{"id":3561,"date":"2019-12-16T08:47:17","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T08:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devourromefoodtours.com\/?p=3561"},"modified":"2025-10-21T14:26:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:26:40","slug":"italian-christmas-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/italian-christmas-foods\/","title":{"rendered":"How Italians Do Christmas: The Italian Christmas Foods You&#8217;ll Find on Every Table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Like any other country, Italy has its own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/art-culture\/italian-christmas-legends-folklore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas traditions <\/a>that go back centuries. More than just pasta and pizza, <strong>Italian Christmas foods<\/strong> are uniquely distinguished by their variety, richness, and seasonality.<figure id=\"attachment_27943\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-picjumbocom-christmas-dinner.jpg\" alt=\"christmas dinner table\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-picjumbocom-christmas-dinner.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-picjumbocom-christmas-dinner-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-picjumbocom-christmas-dinner-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-picjumbocom-christmas-dinner-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-picjumbocom-christmas-dinner-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">From main Christmas Italian foods such as roasted veal and salted cod to typical Chistmas sweets such as panna cotta, cannolis, or delicious Italian cookies, Christmas in Italy is a usually a marathon of eating. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/clear-long-stem-drinking-glass-196648\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pexels<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><a href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/christmas-in-italy\/\">Christmas in Italy<\/a> is a time for <em>abbondanza<\/em>, literally, &ldquo;abundance.&rdquo; Italians sit down for long &ndash; we&rsquo;re talking six or seven hours &ndash; feasts of many courses, even more extreme than on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/easter-holidays-italy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Easter<\/a> or other holidays. What they eat depends on the region, as well as on the family, as Christmas is also the holiday for which every family has its own recipes and traditions.&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>No matter which region of Italy you&rsquo;re traveling to this holiday season, we&rsquo;ve put together a little guide of quintessential dishes and desserts of typical Italian Christmas foods.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_75 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">What&#039;s Included<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6901ad149500e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #1fc2de;color:#1fc2de\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #1fc2de;color:#1fc2de\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6901ad149500e\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><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:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/italian-christmas-foods\/#Typical_Italian_Christmas_Foods\" >Typical Italian Christmas Foods<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/italian-christmas-foods\/#La_Vigilia_di_Natale_Christmas_Eve_Foods\" >La Vigilia di Natale (Christmas Eve) Foods<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/italian-christmas-foods\/#Natale_Christmas_Foods\" >Natale (Christmas) Foods<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/italian-christmas-foods\/#Il_Giorno_di_Santo_Stefano_Boxing_Day_Foods\" >Il Giorno di Santo Stefano (Boxing Day) Foods<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/italian-christmas-foods\/#Italian_Christmas_Food_FAQs\" >Italian Christmas Food FAQs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Typical_Italian_Christmas_Foods\"><\/span>Typical Italian Christmas Foods<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>Italian Christmas celebrations feature a delicious variety of regional specialties that highlight the country&rsquo;s rich culinary traditions. Common dishes include antipasti, such as cured meats and cheeses, pasta dishes like lasagna or tortellini in broth, and hearty main courses,&nbsp;like roasted meats or fish. Popular sweets include panettone, pandoro, and torrone, often enjoyed with a glass of dessert wine. While each region has its own signature dishes, the focus everywhere is on sharing generous, home-cooked meals with family and friends.<\/p><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Vigilia_di_Natale_Christmas_Eve_Foods\"><\/span>La Vigilia di Natale (Christmas Eve) Foods<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><h3>Fish and seafood<\/h3><p>Catholic tradition prohibits the consumption of meat on the evenings before religious holidays. <strong>Most Italians, therefore, eat a fishy feast on Christmas Eve.<\/strong> If you go to a fishmonger on the morning of the 24th in any Italian city, you&rsquo;ll see hundreds of plastic bags on ice, each one with someone&rsquo;s surname on the outside and a dozen species of fish on the inside.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The emphasis is on freshness and variety, both of seafood type and cooking method. And, of course, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/food-and-wine\/sustainable-seafood-in-europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the specific seafood and dishes vary by region<\/a>. One might begin with a <em>frittura di pesce<\/em> (fried fish), which could include calamari, baby octopus, or <em>paranza <\/em>(mixed tiny fish). In the north of Italy, you&rsquo;ll definitely find <em>baccal&agrave; <\/em>(salt cod), and further south, <em>capitone <\/em>(eel).<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_19954\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sam-20170809-VENICE-Food-Tour0051.jpg\" alt=\"Venice food market\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sam-20170809-VENICE-Food-Tour0051.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sam-20170809-VENICE-Food-Tour0051-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sam-20170809-VENICE-Food-Tour0051-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sam-20170809-VENICE-Food-Tour0051-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sam-20170809-VENICE-Food-Tour0051-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sam-20170809-VENICE-Food-Tour0051-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">The fish and seafood markets in Italy are pushed to the limits during the Christmas season.<\/figcaption><\/figure><h3>Pasta, potatoes, and pastries<\/h3><p>Of course, we couldn&rsquo;t speak of Italian Christmas foods without mentioning pasta. Linguine with lobster, spaghetti with clams, <em>paccheri ai frutti di mare <\/em>(short pasta with mixed seafood)&hellip;you name it. Whole roasted fish with potatoes is often served as a <em>secondo<\/em>, and Christmas cookies often appear before the midnight mass.&nbsp;<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_29827\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-marc-k-9244891-spaghetti-alle-vongole.jpg\" alt=\"Pasta dish of sphaghetti alle vongole\" width=\"1200\" height=\"842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-marc-k-9244891-spaghetti-alle-vongole.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-marc-k-9244891-spaghetti-alle-vongole-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-marc-k-9244891-spaghetti-alle-vongole-1024x719.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-marc-k-9244891-spaghetti-alle-vongole-768x539.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Spaghetti alle vongole is a classic Italian Christmas dish. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/close-up-of-pasta-dish-made-with-clams-9244891\/\">Marc K<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><p><strong>Insider&rsquo;s Tip:<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> The &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/food-and-wine\/what-is-the-feast-of-seven-fishes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feast of the Seven Fishes<\/a>&rdquo; is an Italian-American tradition in which families eat seven types of fish on Christmas Eve. It is not typically found in Italian families (even though they may eat seven or more types of fish.)<\/span><\/p><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Natale_Christmas_Foods\"><\/span>Natale (Christmas) Foods<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>Historically, especially in southern Italy, Christmas was one of the few days of the year where poor people could eat rich, expensive dishes made with meat, sugar, and exotic spices. The motives may have changed, but the tradition hasn&rsquo;t, and <strong>most Italians sit down for a table-splintering, gut-busting, wallet-shredding Christmas lunch that could be a dozen or more courses.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p><h3>Antipasti<\/h3><p>The <em>antipasti <\/em>almost always include cured meats and cheeses. Many regions, in fact, have special &ldquo;Christmas salamis,&rdquo; which are meant to be cured until the holidays. More elaborate dishes are also common, like <em>vitello tonnato<\/em> (cold roast veal with a tuna-spiked mayonnaise sauce), or infinite variations on <em>frittata<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_19758\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/italian-tagliere-platter-cured-meats-cheeses.jpeg\" alt=\"Italian style cheese and charcuterie board served at aperitivo\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/italian-tagliere-platter-cured-meats-cheeses.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/italian-tagliere-platter-cured-meats-cheeses-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/italian-tagliere-platter-cured-meats-cheeses-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/italian-tagliere-platter-cured-meats-cheeses-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/italian-tagliere-platter-cured-meats-cheeses-330x220.jpeg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">The most typical way to kick off an Italian Christmas food marathon: the <em>antipasti<\/em> platter.<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<h3 class=\"aligncenter\"><em>Tortellini in brodo, pasta al forno, rag&ugrave;&hellip;<\/em><\/h3>\r\n<\/div><p><strong>Traditional Italian Christmas foods often mean kicking off with delicious home-made pasta<\/strong>, often several courses of it. Christmas pasta almost always has some sort of meat in it. Throughout Italy, but especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/food-and-wine\/food-from-bologna-parma-emilia-romagna-italy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on tables in Emilia-Romagna<\/a>, one finds the incomparable <em>tortellini in brodo<\/em>&mdash;meat-stuffed circles in a golden broth of beef and capon.&nbsp;<\/p><p>In the south of Italy, there&rsquo;s <em>pasta al forno<\/em>, or baked pasta. A true &ldquo;everything but the kitchen sink&rdquo; celebration of abundance, <em>pasta al forno<\/em> might have long-simmered <em>rag&ugrave;<\/em>, fried tiny meatballs, salami, hard-boiled eggs, chunks of cheese and a rich bechamel sauce, all baked together until the top is crisp and the inside gooey and impossibly rich.&nbsp;<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_30952\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1290px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tortellini_nel_brodo.jpg\" alt=\"Tortellini nel brodo, a dish with pasta in a broth\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tortellini_nel_brodo.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tortellini_nel_brodo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tortellini_nel_brodo-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tortellini_nel_brodo-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tortellini_nel_brodo-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><em>Tortellini in brodo<\/em> is a classic Bolognese dish, and one that&rsquo;s perfect for the colder winter months. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Tortellini_nel_brodo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marica Massaro<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><h3>Hearty meat dishes<\/h3><p>We&rsquo;re not finished. <strong>Normal Italian meals usually don&rsquo;t include much meat&mdash;maybe a sausage, or a thin cutlet. Christmas is an exception.<\/strong> When it comes to traditional Italian Christmas foods, many families eat multiple carnivorous courses. From the <em>tortellini<\/em> broth, there&rsquo;s succulent boiled meat, called <em>bollito<\/em>, traditionally served with <em>salsa verde <\/em>(piquant green sauce) or <em>mostarda<\/em> (candied fruit in spiced syrup). Some type of roast is very common, like roast baby lamb in Rome, or a baroque <em>faraona ripena <\/em>(guinea fowl stuffed with ground meat and spices). And even after that, some families will have grilled sausages and chops.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Meat dishes are a typical second course when it comes to traditional Christmas foods.<\/p><h3><em>Panettone<\/em> and <em>pandoro<\/em><\/h3><p>And, of course, when talking about Italian Christmas foods, we can&rsquo;t leave out the desserts. We don&rsquo;t have the space to delve into the hundreds of traditional <a href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/holiday-sweets-italy\/\">Italian Christmas sweets<\/a>, but the two most common are <em>panettone<\/em> and <em>pandoro<\/em>. Both are sweet, bread-like cakes, boxes of which can be found stacked high in shops in the weeks before Christmas. The former originates in Milan, and is a fluffy cake, shaped a bit like an oversized muffin, dotted with dried fruit and raisins. The latter (literally, &ldquo;golden bread&rdquo;) is from Verona, star-shaped, with a moister, denser texture, usually served with powdered sugar.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_27378\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Panettone_Nicolettone-e1669281082802.jpg\" alt=\"panettone on white plate\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Panettone_Nicolettone-e1669281082802.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Panettone_Nicolettone-e1669281082802-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Panettone_Nicolettone-e1669281082802-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Panettone_Nicolettone-e1669281082802-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Panettone_Nicolettone-e1669281082802-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Are you Team Panettone or Team Pandoro? Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Panettone_-_Nicolettone_2017_-_IMG_7092_%2831752504105%29.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicola<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Il_Giorno_di_Santo_Stefano_Boxing_Day_Foods\"><\/span>Il Giorno di Santo Stefano (Boxing Day) Foods<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>You&rsquo;d think that after the marathon of eating so many Italian Christmas foods on Christmas Day, Italians would use the following day to relax by themselves and have a nice lunch of raw fruit and Alka-Seltzer. Nope. <strong>Saint Stephen&rsquo;s Day often involves yet another family lunch, maybe not as big as the previous days&rsquo;, but a serious lunch nonetheless.<\/strong><\/p><h3><em>Avanzi<\/em> (Leftovers)&nbsp;<\/h3><p>On the 26th, many Italians show off their prowess with <em>avanzi, <\/em>the leftovers from the previous day. We&rsquo;re not talking about reheating in a microwave, though. <strong>The remaining food from Christmas lunch is reworked, repurposed and re-enriched.<\/strong> Leftover pasta will get mixed with eggs and cheese to make a <em>frittata di pasta<\/em>. Boiled meat will be shredded and stewed with tomatoes and vegetables. The leftover cured meats and desserts from the previous day will be put out to round the meal, because more than enough will have been bought for Christmas.&nbsp;<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_21940\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/casa-mono-sepia-a-la-plancha-grilled-cuttlefish-FCC.jpeg\" alt=\"Grilled cuttlefish with preserved lemon, green olive pieces, and shallot vinaigrette on a round white plate\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/casa-mono-sepia-a-la-plancha-grilled-cuttlefish-FCC.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/casa-mono-sepia-a-la-plancha-grilled-cuttlefish-FCC-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/casa-mono-sepia-a-la-plancha-grilled-cuttlefish-FCC-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/casa-mono-sepia-a-la-plancha-grilled-cuttlefish-FCC-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/casa-mono-sepia-a-la-plancha-grilled-cuttlefish-FCC-640x480.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Christmas week in Italy means one thing: <em>feasting<\/em>. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/68147320@N02\/15426887007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">T.Tseng<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><h3><em>Crespelle <\/em>and other sweets<\/h3><p>Along with leftovers, some families also have new dishes for the day after Christmas. My friend Mario, from Calabria, always has leftover broth with pasta and leftover boiled beef, but then makes grilled sausages and broccoli rabe as a second course, and in the evening, <em>crespelle<\/em>&mdash;fried dough that can be stuffed with cheese or rolled in sugar.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_40346\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cuccidatti_fig_cookie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"866\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Stuffed with figs and covered with sprinkles, <em>cuccidatti<\/em> cookies are particularly popular at Christmas time in Italy. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuccidati#\/media\/File:Cuccidatti_fig_cookie.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gagz135<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Italian_Christmas_Food_FAQs\"><\/span>Italian Christmas Food FAQs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><h3>What do Italians drink at Christmas?<\/h3><p>Well, you always have the typical mulled wine, which in Italian is &ldquo;vin brul&eacute;&rdquo;. Negroni is a also classic Italian holiday cocktail, and, of course, it wouldn&rsquo;t be Christmas dinner without a cold glass of Prosecco or Asti Spumante. After dinner, stuffed family members like to settle in with a nice glass of <em>caff&egrave; corretto<\/em> (a shot of espresso with a small dash of liquor, usually grappa) or even the Italian version of eggnog, called <em>bombardino<\/em>.<\/p><p>A warm espresso with a shot of grappa hits the spot after a very long, very filling Christmas meal. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/taqumi\/4587165959\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Takumi Yoshida<\/a><\/p><h3>What are the typical Christmas gift-giving traditions in Italy?<\/h3><p><span role=\"tooltip\"><span class=\"c5aZPb\" role=\"button\" data-enable-toggle-animation=\"true\" data-extra-container-classes=\"ZLo7Eb\" data-hover-hide-delay=\"1000\" data-hover-open-delay=\"500\" data-send-open-event=\"true\" data-theme=\"0\" data-width=\"250\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi8-Y6J4ZKJAxU1BdsEHdRwOZkQmpgGegQIFhAI\"><span class=\"JPfdse\" data-bubble-link=\"\" data-segment-text=\"La Befana\">Although Santa Claus is a recognized figure around Italy, it&rsquo;s &ldquo;Babbo Natale&rdquo; who brings the presents to families on Christmas Eve. A few weeks later, the Christmas season wraps up on the day of the Epiphany (January 6th) with a visit from la Befana, <\/span><\/span><\/span>a good witch riding a broom who delivers gifts to well-behaved children. However, in some Northern Italian areas, both Santa and La Befanda are outpaced by St. Lucy, who, along with her flying donkey, delivers gifts on December 13th.<\/p><p>Additionally, a popular Christmas tradition for most Italian families is visiting the various elaborate manger scenes and festive <a href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/christmas-markets-rome\/\">Christmas markets<\/a> that pop up around all Italian cities.&nbsp;<\/p><h3>What is a good Italian delicacy to give as a gift during the holidays?<\/h3><p>Well, there are quite a few typical Italian products that make for delicious gifts. You could go the sweet-treat route with a yummy pandoro or a panettone or even a box of delicious biscotti or <em>cioccolato<\/em> (chocolates). Then you always have the crowd favorite of <a href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/buying-wine-rome\/\">Italian wine<\/a>, liquors, or digestifs such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/food-and-wine\/limoncello-lemon-liqueur-amalfi-coast-cinque-terre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">limoncello<\/a>, Amaretto di Saronno, Campari, Sambuca, and Aperol. For home cooks, bottles of quality olive oil or <a href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/modena-balsamic-vinegar\/\">Modena balsamic vinegar<\/a> is always a good bet.&nbsp;<\/p><h3>How do you say &ldquo;Merry Christmas&rdquo; in Italian?<\/h3><p>&ldquo;Merry Christmas&rdquo; in Italian is &ldquo;buon natale&rdquo;. And if you want to wish someone a &ldquo;happy new year, you can say &ldquo;buon anno&rdquo; or &ldquo;felice anno nuovo&rdquo;. Other options to wish someone a happy holiday season include, &ldquo;buone feste&rdquo; (happy holidays) or if you really want to show off, &ldquo;buone feste e tanti auguri&rdquo; means &ldquo;happy holidays and best wishes&rdquo;. (Auguri is a very common, very versatile Italian phrase that can be used for birthdays or most celebrations.)<\/p><h3>What is a traditional Italian Christmas dinner?<\/h3><p>A traditional Italian Christmas dinner often features roasted meats like lamb or veal, pasta such as lasagna or tortellini, and desserts like panettone or pandoro.<\/p><h3>What is a traditional Italian Christmas Eve dinner?<\/h3><p>Christmas Eve in Italy is typically meat-free, centered on seafood dishes like fried fish, clams with pasta, and baccal&agrave; (salted cod), followed by light desserts and wine.<\/p><p><em>This post was updated on October 21, 2025.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Now that we&rsquo;ve covered Italian Christmas foods, are you hungry for more insights into Italian culture? 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