{"id":7893,"date":"2021-12-03T19:00:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T18:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=7893"},"modified":"2021-12-13T15:38:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T14:38:37","slug":"a-traditional-christmas-dinner-in-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/a-traditional-christmas-dinner-in-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"A Traditional Christmas Dinner in Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is generally certain social and cultural significance that goes along with foods prepared for specific holidays and festivals, and this significance is what causes them to be as traditional as they are. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It could be due to the weather of the time of year it is prepared for, or related to the taking advantage of specific fruits that are in harvest at that time, which people in years past working the land naturally would have used.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-11170\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-11170 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_11170\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_11170' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/34.png\" class=\"slider-11170 slide-11171\" alt=\"rental apartments in Madrid\" loading=\"lazy\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio home inquilinos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/34.png 850w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/34-300x64.png 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/34-768x164.png 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/34-640x137.png 640w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/34-810x173.png 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, with the passing of time, many traditional foods have evolved from just a necessity or convenience to being more elaborate and delicious gastronomic celebrations, meant to be shared with loved ones during special times such as the Christmas holidays. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what do Madrile\u00f1os traditionally feast on around Christmas? Today, we\u2019ll be telling you just that in this article from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>ShMadrid<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/a-traditional-christmas-dinner-in-madrid\/#a-traditional-madrid-christmas-feast\" title=\"A traditional Madrid Christmas feast\">A traditional Madrid Christmas feast<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/a-traditional-christmas-dinner-in-madrid\/#cocido-madrileno\" title=\"Cocido madrile\u00f1o\">Cocido madrile\u00f1o<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/a-traditional-christmas-dinner-in-madrid\/#side-dishes\" title=\"Side dishes\">Side dishes<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/a-traditional-christmas-dinner-in-madrid\/#christmas-dessert\" title=\"Christmas dessert\">Christmas dessert<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"a-traditional-madrid-christmas-feast\"><\/span>A traditional Madrid Christmas feast<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madrid is a highly multicultural city, where for centuries people of all different Spanish regions and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/a-taste-of-home-in-madrid\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>different countries<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have coexisted. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11280\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/table-gb2854b9fe_640.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11280\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/table-gb2854b9fe_640.jpg\" alt=\"table set for christmas\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/table-gb2854b9fe_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/table-gb2854b9fe_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For this reason, <strong>food eaten in Spain at Christmas<\/strong> can vary dramatically among one another, but it\u2019s true that there are certain conventional foods that many homes eat at this time of year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/long-term-rental\">Stay in Madrid for a few months<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"cocido-madrileno\"><\/span>Cocido madrile\u00f1o<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what that generally includes: one of the star plates of Madrile\u00f1o <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/patatas-bravas\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>gastronomy<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the well-known <\/span><em>cocido madrile\u00f1o<\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a nutritious and restorative stew that contains beans, vegetables and meat. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7894\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nom.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7894\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7894 size-shareaholic-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nom-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"Cocido madrile\u00f1o\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nom-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nom-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nom-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nom.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nom-810x608.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by josewolff via VisualHunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/spending-christmas-in-madrid\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Christmastime<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it is traditional to take the broth of this soup and save the rest of the ingredients. This stew is usually cooked slowly over four hours, with love and care, gradually adding tomato to the dish to create its distinctive color. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The stew is meant to set the stomach and prepare it for the other, heavier parts of the <strong>traditional Madrid Christmas meal in Spain<\/strong>, which we\u2019ll describe below. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Related article: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/where-to-go-for-christmas-dinner-in-madrid\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where To Go For Christmas Dinner In Madrid<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"side-dishes\"><\/span>Side dishes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a side dish to <em>cocido madrileno<\/em>, many Madrid households serve red cabbage, julienned and boiled with bacon and onion to give it more flavor. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a delight to eat, and is without a doubt the best prelude to a larger meal worthy of such an event as Christmas. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To spice it up, it is generally served with seafood or snails cooked with black pudding, pepper and chorizo sausage, making a delicious meal. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7896\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/14661772655_a8f83fa520_b.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7896\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7896 size-shareaholic-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/14661772655_a8f83fa520_b-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"several side dishes with the christmas dinner in madrid\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/14661772655_a8f83fa520_b-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/14661772655_a8f83fa520_b-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/14661772655_a8f83fa520_b-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/14661772655_a8f83fa520_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/14661772655_a8f83fa520_b-810x456.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by MaxH42 via VisualHunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two typical ways that main dishes tend to go; if we\u2019re talking about fish, the most common dish is a juicy baked sea bream with lemon, parsley and garlic. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you prefer meat, it\u2019s common to cook a delicious suckling pig, baked lamb or pickled partridge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/\">Book your rental via ShMadrid<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"christmas-dessert\"><\/span>Christmas dessert<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/the-best-pastry-shops-in-madrid\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>dessert<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as in nearly all the autonomous Spanish regions, it\u2019s customary to serve an assortment of nougat and dried fruit and, in some cases, a type of cake filled with chocolate and pastry cream and decorated in holiday style, called the <\/span><b>Christmas log<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This recipe is not a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/paella-madrid\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>traditional Spanish recipe<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but originally a French dessert, although it is widely known among many households in Madrid. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11279\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/christmas-dinner-g013698506_640.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11279\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/christmas-dinner-g013698506_640.jpg\" alt=\"dessert with christmas\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/christmas-dinner-g013698506_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/christmas-dinner-g013698506_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All these plates, as previously mentioned, can vary depending on the tastes and different backgrounds of the families, but these are some of the more common Christmas dishes in the Spanish capital. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you find yourself in Madrid at this time of year, we recommend trying some of these delicious and traditional dishes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Were you aware what food they eat in Spain with Christmas?<br \/>\nShare some of your favorite Christmas recipes!<\/b><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-center kksr-disabled\"\n    data-id=\"7893\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; 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