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Which celebration dish is your favourite?

We take a trip around the world with 大象传媒 World Service presenters and listeners, finding out which are their favourite foods when a celebration is in order.

A porridge which is hidden around the house to ward off spirits, sweet and delicious pilau shared with neighbours and an ornate box filled with as many as 50 types of food in Japan 鈥� we hear about what鈥檚 on the menu at this time of year.

Ruth Alexander has help from her enthusiastic three-year-old son to make a traditional Christmas cake for the first time and 大象传媒 World Service business presenter Devina Gupta gets stuck washing up after a delicious Diwali feast with her family in Delhi.

Producers: Hannah Bewley, Beatrice Pickup and Rumella Dasgupta

Image: Ruth and her son making Christmas cake, Credit: 大象传媒

If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk

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30 minutes

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Thu 21 Dec 2023 23:32GMT
大象传媒 World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa & 大象传媒 Afghan Radio

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  • Thu 21 Dec 2023 11:32GMT
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  • Thu 21 Dec 2023 18:32GMT
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  • Thu 21 Dec 2023 23:32GMT
    大象传媒 World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa & 大象传媒 Afghan Radio

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