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Thanksgiving pie made from orange squash.
Pumpkin Pie
Star-shaped puff pastry filled with prune jam.
Joulutortut
Christmas bread shaped like baby Jesus in Wallonia.
Cougnou (cougnette)
Airy meringue dessert topped with summer fruit—Christmas classic.
Pavlova
Deep-fried dough balls dusted with powdered sugar
Oliebollen
Rich, creamy holiday drink—sometimes spiked.
Egg Nog
Crisp gingerbread cookies baked throughout December.
Piparkakut
Caramelized spiced biscuit beloved at St. Nicholas time.
Speculoos
These crustaceans are often grilled for Christmas lunch.
Prawns
Spiced cookies enjoyed for Sinterklaas
Speculaas
Red-and-white striped peppermint treat hung on trees.
Candy Cane
The showpiece Christmas ham.
Joulukinkku
Chocolate ‘Yule log’ roll common on Belgian holiday tables.
Bûche de Noël
No-bake festive slice of coconut, dried fruit and cereal.
White Christmas slice
Fruit-and-almond Christmas bread—the Dutch version of stollen.
Kerststol
Sweet side dish of mashed tubers topped with marshmallows.
Sweet Potato Casserole
Warm spiced drink; the Finnish take on mulled wine.
Glögi
Flemish beef-and-beer stew, a hearty winter market staple.
Carbonade flamande
Rich dried-fruit pudding served in the summer heat.
Plum pudding/Christmas pudding
Colorful almond-paste figures gifted by Sinterklaas.
Marzipan / Marsepein
Southern New Year’s good-luck legume.
Black Eyed Peas
Creamy rice porridge hiding an almond for luck.
Joulupuuro / Riisipuuro
Yeast-raised waffle with pearl sugar served at winter fairs.
Liège waffle (gaufre de Liège)
Fruit used to decorate Pavlova along with berries.
Kiwi
Flaky almond-filled pastry loaf served around Sinterklaas.
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