It’s Christmas already and you can easily feel it. There are Christmas lights all around, children singing Christmas carols, heavy traffic, the windy and cool breeze of air, and of course, lots of hams in the grocery! This is the season where everyone is busy with Christmas parties and gifts buying. After all the business in schools, social groups, and offices’ parties, here comes Noche Buena. The 24th day of December is perhaps the busiest for the family, especially for moms. It is a special day where most families are busy preparing foods for Noche Buena that usually celebrated during 12 midnight. It may be hard to think of dishes that will please your family but, you can make it easier with these Noche Buena Food Ideas

3 Helpful Tips for Picking Food Dishes For Your Noche Buena

Tip#1: Keep the Traditional Noche Buena Starter Pack

Of course, there should be Noche Buena must-have like:aa

• Ham
• Queso de Bola
• Fruit Salad
• Fruitcake

Tip#2: Make sure the dishes will compliment each other

The most common mistake is mixing up the wrong dishes that makes your Noche Buena a nightmare. You have to avoid that. First, you need to write what are the things you want for the celebration. This Noche Buena Food Ideas list might be helpful:

• Soup
• Pasta
• Beef dish
• Seafood dish or fish dish
• Chicken dish
• Vegetable salad or vegetable dish
• Drinks

No need for a pork dish since you already have a ham. For the dessert, you can stick with the traditional fruit salad or fruitcake. Here are some food-mix suggestions that you might want to consider for your Noche Buena:

Noche Buena Food Ideas Choice A:

• Asparagus Soup
• Carbonara
• Roast Beef
• Buttered Shrimp
• Chicken Wings in Mango Sauce
• Garlic Parmesan Potatoes
• Lemon Juice

Noche Buena Food Ideas Choice B:

• Mushroom Soup
• Lasagna
• Beef teriyaki
• Roasted Salmon
• Chicken Lollipop
• Buttered Vegetables: corn, carrots, and peas
• Starwberry Iced tea

Noche Buena Food Ideas Choice C:

• Egg dopped soup
• Baked Macaroni
• Beef Steak
• Crabs in Oyster Sauce
• Chicken BBQ
• Mashed potatoes
• Four Seasons Juice

In choosing your food, make sure there is something salty, saucey, sweet, and a little tangy. You can also create a theme for your Noche Buena such as Japanese, Italian, or simply Pinoy dishes.

Tip#3: Have a very light dinner prior to Noche Buena

Make sure your family will have a light dinner, a vegetable salad or light pasta will do. In doing this, you will not ruined their appetite in time of Noche Buena. For some families, they do it earlier and served as their dinner too. But mostly, families will wait until 12 in the midnight to eat and give thanks for the celebration. It is also a great time of opening gifts and checking kids’ Christmas socks if Santa fill up with goodies.

For sure, everyone is excited what is gonna be in the table for Noche Buena. The food doesn’t have to be extra special, what matters is your family will appreciate what is on the table. And of course, the spirit of Christmas matters when families are strongly tied up to each other.