15 Weird Christmas Foods You Hope You Won't See This Holiday
3. Christmas Pudding
Another appearance for suet - that most festive of whipped animal products. This pudding or pud, as it is sometimes infuriatingly called, harkens back to medieval England, and is of course made of fruits, spices and suet. The suet seems a little odd, but with enough cloves maybe you wont notice and since it's often boiled for about three weeks you won't care. The strangest part of Christmas pudding is the fact that it is aged for up to a year. Traditionally, the pudding is made as part of Stir-up Sunday, where everyone in the house takes turns stirring the pudding and making a wish. Presumably not for less beef fat in their desserts though.
