Traditional Dutch Christmas Foods

Dutch Christmas cuisine includes:

1. Kerststol: Sweet spiced bread with raisins, candied fruit, almond paste, icing.
2. Gourmetten: Tabletop grilling of meats, fish, vegetables with dipping sauces.
3. Wild Game: Venison, pheasant.
4. Roast Goose: Stuffed with apples/prunes, served with red cabbage, mashed potatoes.
5. Oliebollen: Deep-fried doughnuts with raisins/currants, powdered sugar.
6. Speculaas: Spiced shortcrust cookies.
7. Marzipan: Shaped candies.
8. Appelflap: Apple turnover pastry, deep-fried.

Regional and household variations exist.