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Christmas Day

K

K.D.D.D.D.Soc

Dimitar Berbatov
What do you do on Christmas Day? I've been lucky I've spent my day with my immediate family members for nearly 60 years, this will be my first without that tradition. Both my kids spouses have to work on that day. We will have our "Dinner" on Christmas Eve, I know many countries have that tradition, its lost some of the magic over the years as all my grandkids are "adults" and get few surprises and drink more than me.
 
We are fortunate to have a 16 year old and a 13 year old both obviously still living at home. We do Christmas day just the 4 of us at home and do our visiting Boxing day.

My Christmas consists of getting up, watch the kids open their presents, get comfortable on the sofa and watch some Only Fools and Horses until I inevitably fall asleep. I wake up just in time for Christmas dinner (shout out to the wife), have dinner, chill for a bit and then walk down to the local pub for the evening. Doesn’t sound like much but its tradition and we all enjoy it.
 
Yiddo said:
We are fortunate to have a 16 year old and a 13 year old both obviously still living at home. We do Christmas day just the 4 of us at home and do our visiting Boxing day.

My Christmas consists of getting up, watch the kids open their presents, get comfortable on the sofa and watch some Only Fools and Horses until I inevitably fall asleep. I wake up just in time for Christmas dinner (shout out to the wife), have dinner, chill for a bit and then walk down to the local pub for the evening. Doesn’t sound like much but its tradition and we all enjoy it.
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"Lovely Jubbly"
 
K.D.D.D.D.Soc said:
Ah the great Christmas quiz question. Why is that? We always have Turkey my least favourite roast,
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It’s a weird one but reportedly because of an ad campaign back in the 70s that convinced Japanese people that we (Brits, Americans, Australia etc) eat chicken for Christmas. It’s huge now…we made our reservation in November, and they sell out pretty quickly.

The actual product isn’t Christmassy at all…it’s just normal KFC chicken, but they also offer a BBQ chicken in addition to their fried stuff. But it’s a fun tradition that I’m picking up with my wife and will do with my son when he’s born.

Menu: https://www.kfc.co.jp/campaign/xmas
 
tommysvr said:
It’s a weird one but reportedly because of an ad campaign back in the 70s that convinced Japanese people that we (Brits, Americans, Australia etc) eat chicken for Christmas. It’s huge now…we made our reservation in November, and they sell out pretty quickly.

The actual product isn’t Christmassy at all…it’s just normal KFC chicken, but they also offer a BBQ chicken in addition to their fried stuff. But it’s a fun tradition that I’m picking up with my wife and will do with my son when he’s born.

Menu: https://www.kfc.co.jp/campaign/xmas
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Hahaha, I heard that before from a client, always blows my mind.

Was discharged from hospital yesterday so I can now look forward to mine. We are going to the pub for a meal this year for the first time ever, thought we would let others deal with it.
 
tommysvr said:
It’s a weird one but reportedly because of an ad campaign back in the 70s that convinced Japanese people that we (Brits, Americans, Australia etc) eat chicken for Christmas. It’s huge now…we made our reservation in November, and they sell out pretty quickly.

The actual product isn’t Christmassy at all…it’s just normal KFC chicken, but they also offer a BBQ chicken in addition to their fried stuff. But it’s a fun tradition that I’m picking up with my wife and will do with my son when he’s born.

Menu: https://www.kfc.co.jp/campaign/xmas
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The same thing happened in the UK too. The population got hoodwinked by advertisers into eating rank dry American Turkey as a 'tradition', instead of the actual traditional dish which is Goose (which unlike Turkey is actually edible/quite nice)
 
Gutter Boy said:
The same thing happened in the UK too. The population got hoodwinked by advertisers into eating rank dry American Turkey as a 'tradition', instead of the actual traditional dish which is Goose (which unlike Turkey is actually edible/quite nice)
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Depends how you cook it, my mates missus does one for American Thanks Giving and its unreal. Granted she obsesses over it for the day but man is it good
 
First Christmas without both my parents so it's a weird one.
There's only going to be five of us, the wife and I, my mother in law, sister in law and a widowed aunt. I've still ordered a turkey for 10, just can't bring myself to not.
Will be the usual menu of minestrone soup (wish I could change that they won't let me), turkey with all the trimmings and baked pears in a vanilla and ginger sponge with baileys ice cream.
 
Gutter Boy said:
The same thing happened in the UK too. The population got hoodwinked by advertisers into eating rank dry American Turkey as a 'tradition', instead of the actual traditional dish which is Goose (which unlike Turkey is actually edible/quite nice)
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Gutter Boy said:
The same thing happened in the UK too. The population got hoodwinked by advertisers into eating rank dry American Turkey as a 'tradition', instead of the actual traditional dish which is Goose (which unlike Turkey is actually edible/quite nice)
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We had goose when I was a kid none of us liked it, that really ruined Christmas as than would be our Boxing day meal for us back in 50's, no shops open until 27th and we were strapped for cash in those days.
 
glasgowspur said:
First Christmas without both my parents so it's a weird one.
There's only going to be five of us, the wife and I, my mother in law, sister in law and a widowed aunt. I've still ordered a turkey for 10, just can't bring myself to not.
Will be the usual menu of minestrone soup (wish I could change that they won't let me), turkey with all the trimmings and baked pears in a vanilla and ginger sponge with baileys ice cream.
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Nice
 
Total myth that a turkey dinner is dry. Just buy a decent one, don't overcook it, and let it sit for a good hour or more, depending on size, wrapped in foil before carving.

After a few years having Xmas day at home (after a few years going out for Xmas dinner), we're back to going out this year. Just the 2 of us but after booking we discovered that friends of ours have a table of 13 (all of whom we know, to varying degrees), booked at the same place, plus another couple we know as friends of friends are also booked in there.
Someone in the group of 13 does a bit of DJ'ing and we've been told once the place officially closes around 6pm, it's all ours.
Could be a bit of a messy day/evening.
 
Glenda's Legs said:
Total myth that a turkey dinner is dry. Just buy a decent one, don't overcook it, and let it sit for a good hour or more, depending on size, wrapped in foil before carving.

After a few years having Xmas day at home (after a few years going out for Xmas dinner), we're back to going out this year. Just the 2 of us but after booking we discovered that friends of ours have a table of 13 (all of whom we know, to varying degrees), booked at the same place, plus another couple we know as friends of friends are also booked in there.
Someone in the group of 13 does a bit of DJ'ing and we've been told once the place officially closes around 6pm, it's all ours.
Could be a bit of a messy day/evening.
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What does it taste like though? Even if it isn't dry. There's no such thing as 'turkey flavour', because there isn't any. At best it tastes like cutlery for beef gravy. It's the magnolia anaglypta of food.
 
Gutter Boy said:
What does it taste like though? Even if it isn't dry. There's no such thing as 'turkey flavour', because there isn't any. At best it tastes like cutlery for beef gravy. It's the magnolia anaglypta of food.
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Don’t know how to describe it really. Stronger than chicken but not gamey.
Each other own.
We’ve had goose a couple of times. It was ok but that might just be because I didn’t cook it very well.
 
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