Jul 4th 2017

On religious holidays such as Christmas and ancient traditions such as Cap Go Meh in China are characterized by a festive atmosphere such as parties or banquets. In those big days there are usually certain foods that become everyone’s favorite menu. The menu can be some cookies or a main dish. Usually these foods have their own meaning related to the feast day. For example, for Chinese, noodles are always enjoyed with the hope the family will have a long life. But not only people in China who have a special dish during the big holiday. Here is Variety of traditional holiday cookies in 4 countries.

Kahk (Egypt)
With a long holiday and a big family banquet, the celebration of Eid al-Fitr in Egypt is very festive and warm. The feast of Eid al-Fitr in Egypt will not be complete without Kahk as the special cookies to welcome this feast. Kahk is a traditional Egyptian cookies made from flour and nuts with a sprinkling of sugar on top. Kahk is one of Idul Fitri's special cookies in Muslim countries especially in the Middle East. Those countries usually have their own Kahk variation.

Baklava (Turkey)
Baklava is a traditional Turkish snack in Turkey and any region that once belonged to the Ottoman Empire. Baklava is made from walnuts or pistaches that are chopped and added with sugar or honey and wrapped in thin bread dough. Baklava is generally cut to size as desired and placed on a large plate. Syrup and honey on top of Baklava's layered texture make this a very delicious cookie to enjoy during turkish festivities.

Besan Burfi (India)
India is famous for its various festivals. One of India's most popular festival is Diwali. Diwali is a light festival for Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs lasting five days between October and November. The festival is enlivened with fireworks, banquets, worship of gods, and the lighting of oil lamps as a symbol of light.

While the banquet is usually enjoyed by eating sweet cakes with many big families and nearest neighbors. One of the traditional cookies served in the ritual is the Besan Burfi, which is a sticky biscuit made from garbanzo bean flour, cardamom, ghee, and sugar. The top of the cake is sprinkled with delicious beans such as green pistachios, walnuts, and peanuts.

Banh Chung and Banh Day (Vietnam)
Banh Chung is a Vietnamese traditional food that is often served during the holidays. Tet is one of Vietnam's famous holiday. It is the New Year festival that is held every early spring. Banh chung and banh day as Viatnemese traditional food has a similar shape and taste like bachang that is made from sticky rice filled with seasoned meat wrapped in leaves and steamed until cooked.

Banh Chung itself is box-shaped rice cake that is meant to symbolize the earth, while banh day is round rice cake resembles a tube to symbolize the sky. These two foods are usually included in offerings for ancestors. During Tet, the Vietnamese will visit their relatives and temples, they forget the problems from last year and look forward to the better next year. While visiting relatives, tet gifts became souvenirs as a symbol of togetherness among families.

Danisa Butter Cookies as popular cookies which has been marketed in 60 countries around the world fits perfectly to be given for many festive occasion, such as Idul Fitri, Christmas, and of course tet gifts. There are a variety of flavor variants that you can choose as tet gifts namely Traditional Butter Cookies, Choco Cashew Butter Cookies, Cooked Butter Cookies, Choco Filled Butter Cookies and Pineapple Filled Butter Cookies.