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    Holiday Food discusses various foods that are traditionally eaten during different winter holidays. For Christmas, foods mentioned include ham, turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, panettone, and cookies. Latkes, which are potato pancakes, are eaten during Hanukkah. Mooncakes are eaten in China and other Asian countries during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Paska, a sweet bread, is consumed in Eastern European countries for Easter. Tamales, which are filled corn husk or banana leaf dumplings, are a popular Christmas food in Central America.

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    Holiday Food discusses various foods that are traditionally eaten during different winter holidays. For Christmas, foods mentioned include ham, turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, panettone, and cookies. Latkes, which are potato pancakes, are eaten during Hanukkah. Mooncakes are eaten in China and other Asian countries during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Paska, a sweet bread, is consumed in Eastern European countries for Easter. Tamales, which are filled corn husk or banana leaf dumplings, are a popular Christmas food in Central America.

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    Holiday Food discusses various foods that are traditionally eaten during different winter holidays. For Christmas, foods mentioned include ham, turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, panettone, and cookies. Latkes, which are potato pancakes, are eaten during Hanukkah. Mooncakes are eaten in China and other Asian countries during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Paska, a sweet bread, is consumed in Eastern European countries for Easter. Tamales, which are filled corn husk or banana leaf dumplings, are a popular Christmas food in Central America.

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    Holiday Food

    Warm-up

    1. What are your country's biggest holidays?


    2. Do those holidays have any special food?
    3. What do Americans eat for Thanksgiving?
    What about Easter?
    Vocabulary

    Christmas cookies Thanksgiving turkey Christmas ham

    Panettone Tamales Mooncake


    Questions

    1. Do you celebrate holidays with special food? If so, what holiday


    is your favorite? Why?
    2. Before the holidays, do you cook or do you help someone in the
    kitchen?
    3. Is it better to eat holiday food at home or to go to a restaurant?
    Why?
    Vocabulary

    eggnog latkes paska

    Hanukkah - this is one of Jewish holidays celebrated in late


    November and December
    Mid-Autumn Festival - this is one of Chinese celebrations in late
    September or early October
    Christmas and Easter - two important holidays for Christians
    Dialogue

    Sandra: Merry Christmas, George!

    George: Merry Christmas to you too! How


    are you celebrating it today?

    Sandra: We're going to open presents when


    the children wake up and have a nice dinner
    with family in the evening.

    George: I want to be there with your


    family. Our family is not gathering this year.
    Dialogue

    Sandra: No party? But why? Christmas is


    such an important holiday.

    George: We're not meeting because most


    of my family members have to work.

    Sandra: Well, I understand. I don't want


    you to be alone. You're welcome to join us
    for dinner!

    George: Thank you for inviting me. What


    kind of food will you make today?
    Dialogue

    Sandra: We'll have a some ham, turkey,


    mashed potatoes, gravy, and the desserts,
    like panettone and cookies.

    George: Sounds good! I'll bring some salad


    and watermelon. Would that be okay?
    Sandra: We don't buy watermelons in
    winter, but if you find a fresh one, why not?

    George: Great! I'll come with gifts.


    Vocabulary practice

    eggnog • cookies • Hanukkah • turkey • Christmas

    1. There are only five ________ left.


    2. Americans eat ______ on both Thanksgiving and Christmas.
    3. Mary told me that ________ tastes like melted ice cream. Is
    that true?
    4. When do Jewish people celebrate _________?
    5. I'm going to make some _________ cookies.
    Reading

    Latkes

    Latkes are potato pancakes that came from eastern European countries,
    like Austria, Russia and Poland. Latkes are now related to the Jewish
    Hanukkah festival – and they are delicious! To prepare them, you can
    peel potatoes and grate them. Then, break the eggs into a glass. Add
    salt, pepper, and eggs to potatoes. Fry the latkes on a hot pan for 5
    minutes. Flip the latkes with a spatula. After a few minutes, they are
    brown on both sides.

    Questions:
    1. How do you eat your potatoes?
    2. Do you (or someone else in your family) grate
    potatoes, vegetables, or other food?
    3. Do you have any Jewish friends?
    Reading

    Mooncake

    People in China, Taiwan, South Korea, and other Asian countries have a
    Mid-Autumn Festival every year. The date changes every year because it
    follows the Chinese lunar calendar. On this day, people eat mooncakes.
    They are made with many flavors are in various shapes: round, square,
    heart-shaped, animal-shaped, etc. Mooncakes sometimes have Chinese
    characters written on them to wish good luck or to say what flavor it is.

    Questions:
    1. Do you know any desserts like mooncakes?
    2. How often do you eat sweets?
    3. What do you know how to bake?
    Reading

    Paska

    Paska is a sweet Easter bread that is eaten in Ukraine, Belarus, Russia,


    and other Eastern European countries. Paska is made with milk, butter,
    eggs, flour, and sugar. In other countries, paska
    can be made with cheese. This type of bread
    could have a white glaze on top, which is
    made from sugar and eggs.

    Questions:
    1. Do you prefer sweet or salty bread?
    2. How often do you eat bread? For breakfast/lunch/dinner?
    3. Do you know any Europeans who eat paska?
    Reading

    Tamales

    Tamales is a Centroamerican dish that is steamed in a corn husk or


    banana leaf. People don't eat the wrapping (outside of tamale). Tamales
    can be filled with meat, cheese, corn, fruits, vegetables, or chilies. This
    dish has been eaten thousands of years ago by the Aztecs. Long ago,
    there was only corn inside. Corn is still the most important crop in
    Mexico. During Christmas time, a lot of
    families gather to make tamales.

    Questions:
    1. How often do you eat corn?
    2. Does your family throw out the corn husk?
    3. Have you tried Mexican food before?
    If so, what do you like?
    Discussion

    1. What is the next holiday you are going to celebrate?


    2. How are you going to celebrate it?
    3. Do you eat more sweets during the holidays?
    Additional resources

    1. Learn more about the Mid-Autumn festival by reading this


    article:
    https://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/mid-autumn-festival
    .htm

    2. Read more about Christmas foods here:


    https://www.thespruceeats.com/traditional-christmas-specialty
    -foods-1665645
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