What Will Be On Your Noche Buena Table This Christmas?

Christmas is right around the corner, and apart from the excitement at the thought of opening the gaily colored boxes under the tree to discover what treasures they hold, Noche Buena is the only other event that occupies the spotlight in the Filipino home. With celebrations stretching well into the next day (and sometimes even longer), Pinoys go all out to make sure there is more than enough food for everyone.

Preparing the Christmas feast takes a lot of planning—in fact, some families draw up lists of potential dishes to be served as early as September! Every family has its own holiday feast staple—that one special dish no Noche Buena table can be complete without, whether it’s lechon, morcon, or the special stew whose recipe has been passed down from your great-grandmother.

What will you be serving for Noche Buena on Saturday evening? Do you have the same thing every year, or will you be trying out new recipes? FN wants to know: