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What is recalentado?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 12/16/2022

The word itself means "Leftovers", In Mexican and other Spanish speaking countries it is a tradition, they usually make food enough for 2 days as they start celebrating the night of the 24th (Xmas eve), all the way to the morning of Christmas.

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∙ 12y ago

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Christmas (December 25) is a national holiday in Mexico. Most businesses close during the day.Most families celebrate with family and friends during the 24th, like most Christian countries in the world. The traditional celebration includes fireworks, piñata and dinner, and continues well into the early morning of the next day.During the 25th, many people are used to the recalentado(Spanish for reheated [dinner]), which consists of having breakfast or lunch with the same family and friends with the dinner leftovers (most Christmas dinners are lavish and consist of many dishes, including turkey, glazed ham, and traditional Mexican dishes, such as chiles en nogada or bacalao a la vizcaina).

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