A map shows the most popular Christmas dishes around the world

People traveling overseas this Christmas whitethorn not find their favourite vacation nutrient connected the menu.

That's due to the fact that accepted vacation fare varies astir the world.

To spot who's eating what this weekend, the culinary website Chef's Pencil created a representation showing what it says are the astir fashionable Christmas dishes astir the world.

Travelers spending the vacation successful the United States, Canada, France, Ireland and the United Kingdom tin expect turkey connected the array this Christmas, according to the map.

Those headed to parts of South America tin excessively — the representation shows turkey is simply a apical Christmas nutrient successful Brazil, Chile and Peru.

Even so, each state has its ain instrumentality connected however turkey is traditionally served, according to Chef's Pencil's research.

"For example, successful Peru, roast turkey slices are served with a melange of creme fraiche, chickenhearted broth, lime juice, jalapeno peppers, caller cilantro and cayenne pepper," the website states. "In Chile, roast turkey is traditionally stuffed with apples."

Pork dishes are adjacent much fashionable than turkey, successful presumption of the fig of countries wherever some are served, Chef Pencil's typical Salomea Restea told CNBC Travel.

Pork is the astir fashionable accepted vacation crockery successful 23 countries, much than the 17 that absorption connected turkey, she said.

Suckling pig is the halfway of the accepted Christmas array successful Spain and Cuba, portion the Philippines feasts connected roasted pork, according to the map.

Filipina Marites Rheme Lopez Javier said "nobody eats turkey" successful her hometown of Bangar, La Union connected the land of Luzon. Instead, families bargain a unrecorded pig to navigator astatine home, oregon a pre-roasted full pig, called "lechon."

"Lechon is precise expensive," she said, adding that a pig that tin provender up to 50 radical tin outgo much than $300.

That's wherefore "liempo," oregon grilled pork belly, is besides popular, she said. It tin provender 10 radical for 300-500 pesos ($5-9), she said.

Roasted pork besides dominates successful Haiti, Switzerland and Slovenia, portion ham is the favored crockery successful Jamaica and South Africa, according to the map.

Julskinka, which translates to "Christmas ham," is simply a acold ham crockery accented with mustard and breadcrumbs that is eaten successful Sweden, portion crispy pork ribs, oregon ribbe, is served successful Norway for the holiday.

In Mexico and different parts of Central America, pork is steamed and wrapped successful maize husks to marque tamales, according to Chef's Pencil.

But pork associated is different vacation deed successful Mexico too.

"In Mexico, a pork associated volition beryllium covered with a generous furniture of homemade adobo, a heavy chili paste with vinegar oregon citrus juice, and enriched with the flavors of onions, garlic, cumin and oregano," according to the article.

Duck dominates successful Denmark, and goose successful Belarus and Russia, according to the map.

Yet chickenhearted is the preferred crockery for celebrations successful Malta and Uganda, it shows. Brazilians besides devour Chester chickens, which are larger than mean chickens but smaller than turkeys, according to the New York Times.

In the Netherlands, revelers grill a medley of nutrient and vegetables astatine the array astatine a festive repast known arsenic gourmetten.    

Italians traditionally devour veal, portion Rwandans grill some beef and goat for Christmas, the representation shows.

Other countries hole a operation of meats for the holiday. Bolivia, for example, has a penchant for picana soup, which is often made with chicken, lamb and beef flavored with vino and beer.

Stuffed cabbage rolls grace Christmas feasts astir the Black Sea, successful places similar Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria, according to the map.

It besides shows residents of Nigeria and Ghana observe implicit jollof atom — a crockery of long-grain rice, tomatoes, onions and spices.

Carp, a freshwater fish, is fashionable successful Central and Eastern Europe, portion saltwater cod tops vacation menus successful Italy and Portugal, the representation shows.

In a station astir Christmas successful Portugal, the question website Portuguese for a Day states, "Christmas is not Christmas without codfish connected the table!"

Sydneysider Paula Williams said Australians consciousness the aforesaid mode — astir prawns.

"Prawns are pivotal for Aussies for Christmas," she said. "People queue up astatine the food markets for prawns. Lines are immense — they're massive."

Since Christmas marks the opening of summer, Christmas successful Australia is "all astir the outdoors," she said.

"It's astir the barbie, sitting successful the prima and swimming," she said. "It's excessively bloody blistery to devour turkey."