Min, I just posted a new entry because we had a long talk about regional variations of holiday food in the U.S. and it is a really fun topic. (at least for me. I'm fascinated by the regional US variations in things like gravy, stuffing, desserts, and such). Oh, I hope someone explains the red velvet cake or chess pie. As I say over in that entry, I've had everything from Christmas cookies to fondue, to trifle, to Buche de Noel at Christmas. It's all over the place and I've never seen a pudding ever.