The untold story of 4 iconic Christmas desserts

Behind the famous Christmas desserts are very interesting stories.

Panettone - Sweet Grape Cake

Pannettone is a traditional Milanese bread, often eaten at Christmas. The bread is soft, spongy, buttery and slightly sweet from the main ingredients, which are raisins and dried fruits inside.

The story goes that: There was a young man named Ughetto who came from a noble family in Milan. He worked as a falconer for the duke and fell in love with the daughter of a baker named Tony. Because of the girl's low birth, the two could not be together. So the young man thought of a way to work in the girl's bakery so that they could be together and help her prepare cakes.

But business was not good, so he thought of selling his falcon and using the money to buy better ingredients to make cakes such as: butter, candied fruit, raisins. After many attempts, the shop was crowded with customers lining up to buy at Mr. Tony's shop.

From then on the cake was named Panettone which also means Tony's bread. And the boy's name Ughetto is similar to the local word for raisins (Ugheti) which is also the main ingredient of this cake. From then on they became rich and the boy was able to marry her.

Buche De Noel - Traditional Yule Log Cake

Buche de Noel is also known as Yule log cake. It is said that in ancient times, during the Yule festival, people had to prepare a large log and burn it for 12 nights to welcome the return of the sun god because of the worship of the god. If the log burned before the ceremony ended, it would be a sign of bad luck for the whole year.

So in 1875, a French baker came up with the idea of ​​making a cake shaped like a log instead of a real log. And he decorated the cake with vivid images such as: Santa Claus, pine trees, snow...

Gingerbread House - Lovely ginger house

Warm gingerbread cookies often appear at Christmas. With the shape of a lovely house covered with white snow from sugar and Christmas decorations. The cake is made from honey boiled with ginger and other ingredients.

Cakes first appeared after the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel by the Grimm brothers was born in the 19th century. The story is about a child abandoned in the forest. While hungry, he found a house made of cake and decorated very eye-catching by a witch to lure children. From that story inspired bakeries in Germany. Gradually, cakes became popular at Christmas.

Candy Cane - God's Candy Cane

Candy canes with a little red and a cool taste have gradually become popular at Christmas. And are often made into decorations for Christmas trees. The story behind the candy cane is like this. If you are sharp-eyed, flip the candy cane upside down, it will become the letter J in the English alphabet.

It is also the letter J in the name of Jesus. The white color symbolizes the virginity of the Virgin Mary. The hardness of the candy symbolizes the steadfastness of the church and the promise of God. The red color symbolizes the drops of blood that Jesus shed because of the suffering he endured when he was crucified and died on the cross.

According to Young Knowledge