An alternative Christmas
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What dish says Christmas to you - roast turkey, goat? Carp perhaps? What about fried chicken?
In Japan nothing says \\u2018festive family food\\u2019 more than a bucket of KFC fried chicken. And if you\\u2019re Jewish and from the US, a Christmas meal will almost certainly mean a trip to Chinatown.
Ruth Alexander unearths the origin stories of these two unlikely, but incredibly popular, - alternative Christmas food traditions, and finds out how food can help give you a sense of belonging, even if celebrating Christmas isn\\u2019t for you.
(Picture: Bucket of fried chicken and bowl of Chinese food. Credit: Getty/BBC)
If you would like to get in touch with the show please email thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk
Contributors:
Nina Li Coomes, writer based in Chicago, USA
Rabbi Joshua Plaut, author \\u2018A Kosher Christmas: \\u2018Tis the Season to be Kosher\\u2019.
Producers: Sarah Stolarz and Simon Tulett
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