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Have you ever wondered about where our favourite holiday foods come from? What really is a figgy pudding, or how does a Roman Pope stop the world from enjoying German stollen? Join host and...
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While many associate it with New Year's Day across the American South, its roots in Virginia and the broader Tidewater region reveal somethi...

This dessert is made from leftovers, and started in medieval Europe. It can be made any time of the year but especially comes out during the...

Some cookies cooperate. Zimtsterne do not. And yet, every December, across German-speaking Europe — and far beyond it — these white-topped c...

Dense, dark, and encased in pastry, it is not immediately inviting to modern eyes. This pastry offers an unusually clear window into Scotlan...

Merry Christmas all. We're exploring the history of some of the amazing desserts I had, and still have, for the holiday season. We're lookin...

This dish has its beginnings in Austria. It's perfect as a treat after a day skiing down the mountains or shopping at all the Christmas mark...

This delicious pastry is thought to have been created because the Vikings needed a sweet treat after battle. While the original recipe conta...

This dessert takes us to the lush country of Indonesia. Starting back from over 400 years Dutch colonizers brought their influence to create...

This Ethiopian meal is full of flavour and spice. Its origin can be traced back to over 1000 years ago. While the ingredients are simple, th...

This traditional dessert has been around for centuries and is considered part of Japanese culture. It has connections to Buddhism and now ca...

This savoury treat has its origins in pagan Europe and dates back to a time where each ingredient symbolized abundance and prosperity. It's...

This holiday treat started as medallions of bitter chocolate topped with fruit or nuts. People are clamouring for this sweet as early as Sep...

Christmas is a time of family gatherings, especially around food. This dish has been around, some would say, for over 10,000 years. Any good...

This holiday treat started out in the first century but has become a staple for Christmas all over the world. It was a way to use up stale b...

The holidays are filled with family get-togethers. In case of unexpected guests, this dish can be made days ahead and can be kept at room te...

In Newfoundland and Labrador, you can tell Jiggs Dinner is being cooked before you walk inside. Steamed up windows are a sure sign there's a...

Christmas dinner around the world is a sumptuous amalgamation of spices, herbs cooked with a variety of meats and fishes. Most of us are use...

Jewelled breads, studded with candied fruits and nuts, are hallmarks of the Christmas holiday. Fruitcake, panettone, and julekake are favour...

This holiday treat is usually enjoyed during Easter and other celebrations, but it is common for the Christmas season. When baked, it resemb...

This warm winter beverage has its origins in folklore and could be connected all the back to Roman times. It was meant to wake up apple tree...

For many Christmas eve is the main meal for the holiday season. This dish started with a member of the carrot family but is now made mainly...

This dessert has its origins in pre-Christian traditions, but the modern version has only been around for a few hundred years. While it's us...

This dish is rich in flavour and history. Its origins come from Brazil and Africa, but now can be found in the country of India with a touch...

When done right, it's sticky and dense, warmly spiced and distinctively dark in colour. While raisins, suet, brown sugar, spices and brandy...

This holiday treat was found on the tables of many families during the 19 th and early 20 th centuries, but now it's usually found in a few...

This holiday dessert is a newer cousin to a traditional English favourite. Filled with fruit and a little bit of spirits, this cake is a sea...

This donut shaped treat has its roots way back to the seventh century but emigrated to the United States in the early 1800s. Its name remind...

Legend has it that the name for this dessert came from a cry of amazement from a boy at the sight of this gold-coloured cake! It stems from...

This dish is found on the tables of many African countries during the holidays, as well as when there's a large gathering of people for a pa...

This towering dessert almost resembles a children's stacking toy and sometimes there's a prize hidden inside. Made with just a few ingredien...

This sweet treat can be found in the candy dishes of many grandma's homes. Its origin has been lost to history but the mechanism used for th...

During the holiday season hundreds of these treats are made, sometimes by just one household. Their name can be a bit confusing when first h...

Merry Christmas! This is a bonus episode to thank you all for listening. Here are a few weird Newfoundland traditions from the past that hap...

It's the Christmas eve tradition that may not be true to its name. Friends and family gather together on Christmas eve in Italian households...

It's the spice which is the main ingredient in countless breads and cookies. It has travelled the world, starting in Asia, through to Europe...

While it may not be to everyone's taste this holiday food is a combination two different types of meat. It is served in a rich dark gravy an...

While "the holidays" is not technically a scent, but we all know exactly what the phrase "smells like the holidays" means. Catching a whiff...

One can't go through the holiday season without hearing, seeing, or listening to a version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." It is of...

This family of cakes can be found all over Europe and are produced quite unlike the more traditional way of baking in a pan. It can be smoot...

It's the spice that tops your holiday eggnog, in your Christmas baking and is even used in medicine. Discovered in a remote Asian island, th...

This holiday treat can be found all throughout the Netherlands. It is said that eating this treat will save you from the wrath of a goddess....

The rich spicy flavour is a favourite Christmas ingredient in recipes such as Christmas cakes, Christmas pudding, mince pies, cinnamon short...

This holiday treat is enjoyed in many different countries across Europe but it's especially common in Russia and Lithuania. It's made from t...

For some people Christmas has come and gone, leftovers are being eaten and the decorations are being put away, but there's another holiday f...

This sweet treat was once only made during the holidays, or for grand special occasions. It can be filled with your favourite fruit, cheese,...

This dessert has its origins in three European countries and can be linked to various members of royalty. While it can be enjoyed for practi...

During the holiday season pies can be found on practically dessert buffet. This dessert becomes a good way to use up older fruit before the...

It's Christmas eve and you've just set out a pint of Guinness for Santa alongside a mince pie. Tomorrow you will have a feast surrounded by...

Now all of us know the significance of plum cakes around Christmas. Making Plum cakes is an English tradition of ringing in the Holiday, and...

Where there's a party, there's usually cake. This colourful cake is consumed on Old Christmas day and is connected to the three visitors to...
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