Kue Natal merupakan bagian dari tradisi di berbagai kebudayaan yang ada di masing-masing negara. Mungkin Anda malah belum pernah mendengar nama kue-kue ini, tapi siapa tahu di antaranya mungkin ada yang pernah Anda cicipi. Berikut ini merupakan kue-kue tradisional yang ada di beberapa negara seperti :
Australia : Anzac Biscuits, White Christmas
Austria : Linzer Cookies, Nut Boats, Sacher Torte Cookies, Vanilla Kipferi
Amerika Serikat : American Flag Cookies, Colorado Cowboy Cookies, Georgia Lizzies, Minnesota Munchers
Belanda : Jan Hagels, Letterbanker, Speculaas
China : Chinese Almond Cookies, Chinese Fortune Cookies
Denmark : Danske Smakager, Musner
Finlandia : Finnish Chestnut Fingers, Piparkakut
Hungaria : Hungarian Kifli four, Hungarian Nut Foldovers, Hungarian Nut Rolls
Inggris : English Toffee Squares, Mom’s Scones
Irlandia : Irish Whiskey Cookies, Mom’s Irish Soda Bread, Soda Bread Cookies
Italia : Anginetti Cookies, Anisette Cookies, Cannoli, Chocolate Cherry Biscotti, Chocolate Florentines, Cranberry Almond Chocolate Biscotti, Cranberry Biscotti in a Jar, Florentines, Gingerbread Biscotti, Italian Fig Cookies, Italian Flag Cookies, Italian Tea Cookies, Italian Love Knots, Italian Tea Cakes, Pizzelles, Ricotta Cheese Cookies, Strufoli, Torta Fregolotti, Venetian Layered Cookie Bars
Jamaica : Coconut Pralines
Jerman : Aachener Printen, Berliner Kranser, Brown Sugar Spritz, Buttergeback, Caramel Almond Wafers, Chocolate Chip Spritz, Edelman Cookies, Eggnog Spritz, Frosted Lebkuchen, Hecker Nuesse Kuchen (Hickory Nut Cookies), Klutchens, Lebkuchen Spice Spritz, Lemon Cinnamon Cookies, Mandelbrot, Mint Kiss Spritz, Pfeffernuesse, Pina Colada Spritz, Springerle, Spritz, Stollen, Teebroedchen (Christmas Tea Biscuits), Weihnachtskekse
Kanada : Canadian Flag Cookies, Quebec Maple Date Cookies, The Original Nanimo Bar
Meksiko : Bizcochitos, Mexican Flag Cookies, Mexican Wedding Cakes
Norwegia : Eggnog Kringla, Kringla, Kringla II, Norwegian Cookies, Norwegian Wreath Cookies
Perancis : Almond Macaroons, Cinnamon Madeleines, Lace Almond Cookies (Tuiles), Lemon Madeleines, Madeleines, Madeleines, Pine Nut Crescents
Peru : Alfajores
Polandia : Kolaczki, Krusczyki
Puerto Rico : Mantecaditos
Rusia : Kolachki, Russian Tea Cakes
Skotlandia : Scotch Shortbread, Scottish Shortbread
Spanyol : Palmeras, Pastel de Navidad, Spanish Sand Cookies
Swedia : Aunt Ellen’s Man’s Cake, Fattigmann, Pepperkakor, Sandbakelser, Swedish Dream Cookies, Swedish Hardtack, Swedish Rolls
Swiss : Basler Brunsli, Basler Lekerli, Biberli, Chrabeli, Mailanderli, Spitzbuben, Zimtsterne
Yunani : Greek Honey – Walnut Balls, Koulourakia, Kourabiedes, Kourambiethes, Melomakarona
Yugoslavia : Yugoslavian Christmas Cookies.
Kalau Anda penasaran dengan rasa kue yang ada, mungkin Anda dapat mencarinya di restoran-restoran dari negara yang bersangkutan. Atau mungkin Anda bisa berkreasi sendiri, siapa tahu nanti di Indonesia akan ada kue tradisional juga dari hasil karya Anda. Jadi, buat kue apa buat Natal kali ini?
Sumber : okezone/lh3