Christmas Life in the Philippines

Christmas is the Birth Day Celebration of Our Lord Jesus Christ during December 25 even thought we don't know the exact date but we used to celebrate His Birth Day according to the Descriptions of his birth. Christmas is one of the most memorable Celebration for all the Filipinos, It was the time to Give whatever you want in the happiness of others especially the Children they are very happy when they receive gift from their relatives, Friends, Family, or someone related to them, I remember when I was still a kid (and I was), during Christmas I jump joyfully when I receive a gift or a coin, I don't like food there is a lot of food in every house we visited during that time even up to now there so many delicacies and delicious foods being served and to be serve this coming Christmas here are some of them:

Food and Drinks During Christmas in the Philippines

1. Tsokolate
hot chocolate, the drink most enjoyed by Filipinos during Christmas

2. Salabat
warm ginger tea, a traditional drink after early morning mass

3. Puto bumbong
purple-colored rice treat cooked in upright bamboo tubes

4. Bibingka flat cake served on banana leaves and topped with a pat of butter and grated coconut

5. Ensaymada
a soft, fluffy pastry topped with finely grated cheese and white sugar

6. Leche flan (
from the Spanish word for milk: leche)velvety custard made with egg yolks, has a rich caramelized topping

7. imported Keso de bola (from the Spanish queso de bola)
ball of Edam cheese usually with a red covering, a traditional Christmas food

8. Macaroni salad,
prepared with Lady's Choice mayonnaiseFilipinos consider it stylish and classy to serve Western foods

9. Fruit salad,
almost always with a mix of sweet condensed milk and cream

10. Roasted kastanyas
piping-hot chestnuts (from the Spanish castañas)

11. Hamon,
especially jamón dulce sweet-cured Christmas ham (from the Spanish jamon)

12. Lechon or litson
whole suckling pig, roasted

13. Kalamay
rice treat cooked with coconut milk.