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So has anyone developed interesting, somewhat different food traditions for the holidays? If so what?
Mine: Out of the blue many years ago my wife decided to make my primary gift one Christmas a motherlode of dried, cured meats. I got probably 10 lbs of assorted jerkies and related meat snacks.
It was such a great hit that it has continued to this day, and I've almost stopped treating myself to beef jerky (a favorite snack of mine) in order to make the Christmas treat all the more enjoyable.
The tradition has also begun to spread. I had so many bags of awesome jerk that I began bringing in in to work to keep at my desk and share. Several guys in my office liked the idea so much that they have put in the annual requests with their own family and started their own tradition.
You're welcome, jerky industry!
Also, she makes a habit of trying to find the weirdest jerkies she can each year to throw them into the mix. Most are nice to experience, but also rather not my taste... had some really ghastly alligator jerky last year *shudder*.. and pemmican, especially with fruit, is not my thing either.
There are also foods that are so absurdly good that they have become a mini-tradition of their own, such as:
Korean Fragrant Jerky. It is a sort of candied, grilled bacon jerky that is just so amazing.
Favorite moment in my jerky-filled Christmas was when I received a "Man Crate" of beef jerky, a little shipping crate that came with its own crow bar to open it. After gingerly trying to finagle the crow back into a grap to pry the box open I finally gave up. My wife said "Hey, they have instructions on their website, would you like to take a look at them?" ... after fussing a bit more I finally said "Oh FINE!" and she tapped away on her tablet and then turned the screen of instructions towards me. In bold 72 point font it said, simply, "Step 1: Try Harder."
I bust out laughing and got a hammer.
Mine: Out of the blue many years ago my wife decided to make my primary gift one Christmas a motherlode of dried, cured meats. I got probably 10 lbs of assorted jerkies and related meat snacks.
It was such a great hit that it has continued to this day, and I've almost stopped treating myself to beef jerky (a favorite snack of mine) in order to make the Christmas treat all the more enjoyable.
The tradition has also begun to spread. I had so many bags of awesome jerk that I began bringing in in to work to keep at my desk and share. Several guys in my office liked the idea so much that they have put in the annual requests with their own family and started their own tradition.
You're welcome, jerky industry!
Also, she makes a habit of trying to find the weirdest jerkies she can each year to throw them into the mix. Most are nice to experience, but also rather not my taste... had some really ghastly alligator jerky last year *shudder*.. and pemmican, especially with fruit, is not my thing either.
There are also foods that are so absurdly good that they have become a mini-tradition of their own, such as:
Korean Fragrant Jerky. It is a sort of candied, grilled bacon jerky that is just so amazing.
Favorite moment in my jerky-filled Christmas was when I received a "Man Crate" of beef jerky, a little shipping crate that came with its own crow bar to open it. After gingerly trying to finagle the crow back into a grap to pry the box open I finally gave up. My wife said "Hey, they have instructions on their website, would you like to take a look at them?" ... after fussing a bit more I finally said "Oh FINE!" and she tapped away on her tablet and then turned the screen of instructions towards me. In bold 72 point font it said, simply, "Step 1: Try Harder."
I bust out laughing and got a hammer.