Christmas

Outside chapels carved from cliffs and caves, elderly women sell sweet, beautiful breads rooted in Armenia’s Christian traditions.

This hot-pink sweet treat that bears only a notional resemblance to poultry is a Canadian Christmastime staple.

Slovakian winters call for a honey-and-bacon hot brandy cocktail.

With this egg-based Christmas dessert, Portuguese pastelarias celebrate a bloodsucking fish.

Smashing this pink candy pig with a tiny hammer is a Christmas tradition in Saratoga Springs.

Finish all your Latvian peas for good luck in the New Year.

This Danish rice pudding appeases wicked elves.

In Venezuela, traditional Christmas bread marries ham, raisins, and olives.

Some families keep their holiday meal fresh by letting it live in their bathtub.

During Christmastime in the Philippines, purple reigns with this colorful sticky rice snack.

In Yorkshire, the holidays usher in this salty-sweet combo.

To do Christmas right, Italians turn to heavenly chestnuts.