Traditional Birthday Foods from Across the Globe
Birthday is a day celebrated in
every culture. Birthday cakes, candles, and parties are the current era’s
trend. Birthday parties were always there but the birthday meals and celebrations
were never look-alikes around the world as they are today. In this era of
trends, very few traditions are left. I find out the remnants of birthday
traditions and popular traditional birthday foods from around the globe. Have a
nice read!
Korean
Birthday Foods
Korean birthday celebrations are as unique as
their culture. The first birthday of the child in Korea is called DOL. The first
step of Korean birthday celebrations is only for female participants. During
prayer rice cakes, water, and seaweed soup are offered. Rice cakes are of
several types and shared only with family members. The main part of the
celebrations is called Toljabee. Toljabee cuisines include rice cakes, seasonal
fruits, and several other dishes. This session of celebration predicts the
child’s future. How? Read it here.
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Traditional
Dol Table
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As for the most loved Korean
birthday dish (Mi-yeok-guk), it is delicious, full of nutrients,
and a way to depict gratitude to your mother. Korean mothers drink it during
pregnancy to replenish the nutrients. If you want to give it a try check this
awesome recipe.
The second most popular Korean birthday dish is rice cake. Rice cakes differ in color, cooking techniques, and
benefits. Here are a basic rice cake recipe and a rainbow rice cake recipe for your special
occasions.
Russian Birthday Foods
Russian birthdays have their own charms. The ear pulling tradition, the flower and money gifts, and the party by the birthday person are the unique traditions of Russian birthday celebrations. In Russia, it is considered bad to gift yellow flowers on birthdays and to celebrate a birthday before the actual date. Meal festivities of Russian birthdays include personalized pies, potato, and beet salad, fish, and Pirozhkis. Pirozhkis are fried dumplings that can either be filled with beef, potatoes or with sweet desserts.
Personalized birthday pies are usually double
crust and filled with fruits. This Russian style pie
Recipe can make your birthdays bloom with classic taste. The
second specialty Pirozhkis’ recipe is Here.
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Pirozhkis
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Chinese Birthday Foods
Chinese are a year ahead from their actual age as a newborn considered a year old. Chinese women miss their 30, 33, and 66 birthdays to save themselves from bad luck. While the Chinese men do not celebrate their 40th birthday in the same context. The most famous Chinese birthday meal is longevity noodles or Chang Shou Mian (长寿面).
They are stirred fried noodles dipped in broth, topped with meat. This birthday meal is a symbol of long life and luck. Hard-boiled eggs are also part of Chinese birthday meals as a sign of fertility. To try longevity noodles check this recipe.
Australian
Birthday Foods
Australian adults do not pay much attention to birthday celebrations
except the 18, 21, 30, 40, 50, and 60th birthdays. On the 21st birthday,
the home key is gifted to the individual as a sign of freedom to leave and come
back home. The traditional birthday meals of Australian birthday celebrations
include potato crisps, tomato sauce, chocolate crackles, and fairy bread.
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Australian Fairy Bread
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lot of these dishes might not be part of modern birthday parties, but fairy
bread is never going to leave the menu. Sweetbread decorated with thousands of
colorful sprinkles is a simple yet great
birthday treats. This fairy bread recipe is something must try.
Netherlands
Birthday Foods
In the Netherlands, birthday
celebrations might not suit the birthday person as he/she is the one to pay for
the party meal and he/ she will also be the party’s waiter. No one help in
serving during the party. Another unique Netherlands birthday tradition is
wishing relatives of the birthday person too. The guests bring gifts and the
gifts must be opened in front of everyone.
The famous Netherlands’ birthday
meals include cream and fruit tart and sugar spread Poffertjes. Poffertjes are
like pancakes but are fluffier and topped with butter and sugar. This
Apple tart recipe is good to start with Netherlands’ tarts.
While the sugar treats Poffertjes can be this
much easy to make.
Swedish
Birthday Foods
Swedish birthdays are awesome and
double awesome for children. Birthday morning the child is served with
breakfast in their bed. The breakfast menu can be a piece of cake, a sandwich,
crispbread, or smorgas. Adults can plan birthday parties the traditional
fascination of which is princess cake. Princess cake is a cream topped sponge
cake. Another popular Swedish birthday cake is Spattekaka cake. Potato flour is
used to bake this traditional cake.
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Princess cake
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Try Princess
cake and Spattekaka
cake to make your birthday sweet and Swedish.
Ghana
Birthday Foods
Ghana’s special birthday meal is
Oto. Sweet potatoes and eggs fried in palm oil to make this dish. The main
course of the birthday party is comprised of Kelewele. Oto is offered on
special occasions.
Ghanian yam is also used as a sweet
potato replacement in Oto. The dish is also presented to gods on the harvesting
of corps. For the Ghanaian Oto recipe click here and
for Kelewele recipe click here.
Mexican Birthday
Foods
Mexican birthday celebrations include “la
Mordida”. During this session, the hands of the birthday person tied at the
back and he has to take the first bite from cake. Mordida means a bite that is
shouted by the participants. The popular Mexican birthday meal includes Arroz
Con Leche, Taquitos sopapillas, salsa, and churros. Enjoy Mexican rice pudding
by clicking Aroz Con Leche.
Mexican salsa is a sort of sauce recipe. A simple and easy homemade recipe is here to
make your day.
English Birthday Foods
English birthday celebrations are the ones which
reach in every corner of the globe. Cakes and candles are pretty like the ones
we all know. However, a unique cultural touch is baking fortune-telling cake
for the birthday person.
Small objects, candies, and coins are mixed in the batter. If a person bites a coin in his piece of cake, then it is considered a sign of wealth in the future. Like this recipe, you can bake different things in a cake.
Japanese Birthday
Foods
Japanese birthdays start with praying in shrines. The birthday
person wears new kimono and they buy candies with “sweet for 1000 years”
written on them. The Japanese children of seven, five, and three years of age
celebrate their birthdays at a festival named Shichi-Go-San. They are received
by priests and presented with sweets.
Japanese traditional birthday cakes are Mochi cakes. These rice cakes are smooth and are filled with a paste of choice. The topping can be soy or sugar powder. Mochi Cakes are not easy to make for everyone. Start from a basic one by clicking here.
German Birthday Foods
In Germany, the birthday person is covered with flour on his 16th birthday,
craked eggs on his 18th birthday, and if you are unmarried on
your 2nd birthday then a pair of socks will be hanged on your door. Germany's
birthday cake is Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte.
It is a black forest cherry cake made from morello cherries and
decorated beautifully. To try Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte at home click here.
Final Words
Birthdays can be as unique as your
personality. The above mentioned are the traditional chunks of birthday foods.
What are your regional birthday traditions? Or how you plan to spend this
day? Don't forget to share. Stay healthy!
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