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- 2. A tasty green herb used a lot in Christmas cooking - it's also a girl’s name.
- 6. Indian festival of lights when you might enjoy some Pistachio barfi, Gulab jamun, and Samosas.
- 8. A sauce made of bright red berries and cooked down with some sugar. It is very high in vitamin c, fibre and antioxidants.
- 11. A brown sauce that is often poured over parts of your Christmas dinner. Sometimes runny, sometimes thick, sometimes just right.
- 14. Iconic fruit cake that is eaten at Christmas time, often comes with a coin baked into the middle of it!
- 15. A traditional English dessert with layers of sponge, fruit, custard and whipped cream. Great for Boxing Day!
- 16. A seasoned mix of breadcrumbs, sausage, sage and onion. Usually servied alongside (or inside!) a meat dish.
- 17. Bright purple-ish vegetable sometimes served as a side dish with Christmas dinner. Rich in antioxidants.
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- 1. Jewish festival of lights - some foods eaten at this time of year include Latkes and Sufganiyah (delicious jelly doughnuts)
- 3. A Christmas drink that is traditionally made with milk, sugar, and egg yolks.
- 4. An orange root vegetable that you might leave out for Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen (and, of course, Rudolph). They'll get a good dose of potassium and Vitamin K from it.
- 5. A white root vegetable that is a common side dish on the Christmas table. It is high in fibre and a good source of vitamin C.
- 7. A green furry pot bellied creature with a cat-like face who tried to steal Christmas!
- 9. A white vegetable sometimes served in a creamy white sauce. It is an excellent source of vitamin C, folate and vitamin K.
- 10. Famous Christmas tune by Wham!
- 12. A meat that's sometimes served instead of turkey for a Christmas main course. It's known as the 'national dish' of England.
- 13. A selection of items that come from a dairy and eaten with crackers. A great source of calcium..