Christmas for me is usually a time for sharing and giving especially with family members. Unfortunately, since my husband and I moved to South Australia a few years ago, we did not have any family to share our Christmas celebrations with. Whenever Christmas approaches, we would often start to miss our family back in Malaysia and would wonder what they are doing during this festive season.
Although we do miss our family back home during Christmas time, we have to be thankful because since we arrived in South Australia, we never celebrated Christmas alone.
I was amazed by the amount of hospitality shown by our local Aussie friends who always made sure we had somewhere to go to during Christmas. When Christmas is near, we would always get invitations to our Aussie friends’ family reunion dinners/lunches so that we do not feel left out during this important occasion.
Spending Christmas reunion dinners/lunches with local Australians are a good experience because it helps us to understand more about the local food and culture.
A typical Australian reunion dinner/lunch will usually comprise of cold meats such as hams or roast turkey slices, dips and crackers, mixed nuts and nibbles as well as a large range of cold salads. As it is summer time in Australia in December, it is pretty obvious that most Aussie families would prefer to have cold meals for their reunions. However, there are no fast and fixed rules when it comes to dessert preferences. A traditional dessert would usually be a deliciously rich Christmas pudding served with a dollop of custard. However, not everybody would stick to having Christmas puddings for Christmas.
Here are photos of some of the food we ate during our Christmas reunion dinners/lunches with our Aussie friends in 2013:
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| Lovely Christmas decorations at the dining table |
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| A typical Australian Christmas reunion meal |
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| A slice of traditional Christmas pudding and ice-cream |
What was your Christmas celebration like in 2013? Was it an enjoyable experience? I hope it was.
Cheers,
Caroline Poh
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