Traditional temptattions: great-tasting holiday foods from around the world

摘要

"Nutritious holiday foods" is as good an oxymoron as "homecooked fast foods." And holiday meals are anything but-they're rich, delicious, sugar-, fat- and cholesterol-laden feasts that temporarily place nutrition on the back burner. Reviewing the traditional holiday recipes of many nations, one realizes how important sweet foods are at celebrations. We all remember holiday parties with tables weighed down with endless displays of sweet concoctions piled high on oversized platters. Even those who rarely enter the kitchen can spend days there providing holiday guests with a fanciful array of festive cookies, cakes and confections. On this world tour, we've chosen some sweet and some nonsweet foods to spare your body an onslaught of over-rich holidayfare.