The regional sweets would highlight local ingredients (or the lack of). If you were to travel toGrossetoand area, you would find thatVecchiarellewere eaten on Christmas Eve – these would beboiled chestnuts, which are loaded with calories to add substance to the traditional menu with no meat...
As I have indicatedelsewhere:, The Greater Bundahishn is a compendium of ideas that are believed to pre-date Zoroastrianism, but the core is true to the cosmology of that religion. There are also some elements that would indicate knowledge relatively contemporary to its ninth-century appearance...
However, western festivals have no fixed menu. They pay more attention to festival gifts, cards and entertainments. According to legend, Santa Clause sends Christmas gifts to children on Christmas Eve. To a certain extent, gifts have become the most important part of Christmas celebration nowadays...
Using milk or cream instead of water makes polenta even more rich and decadent! We embrace the social tradition of making polenta and stirring it constantly each and every Christmas eve, both in the creamy version and fried with Fontina cheese melted on top! YUM! (photo credit to Leo Gong ...