HERE AT the Petersfield Post, we’ve been looking at different food traditions from all around the world over the Christmas period.

And featured in December’s Delicious. magazine, there are some corkers.

In Spain, they have the poop log. The Tio de Nadal is a yule log of some kind, brought out in Catalonia and Aragon on December 8. Children ’feed’ a hollow bit of wood with dried fruit and nuts. Then on Christmas Eve, they hit it with sticks so it ’poops’ out sweets and other gifts stored in the log. When a herring is released, it signifies it has nothing more to give!

In Japan, millions head to KFC over the festive period, a tradition which has been going since the 1970s.

At this time of year you’d be lucky to get hold of some marzipan pigs in Germany and Austria. The pig is good luck in Germany and when the New Year comes, lucky pigs made from marzipan are exchanged. Some are even holding a lucky clover.

If you ever find yourself in Denmark over Christmas you may be served up a portion of caramel potatoes. Brunede kartofler has been part of feasts on Christmas Eve for generations.

A tradition in Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic is to lay some carp in a bath - before slicing it and frying it with potato salad. In the old days before refrigeration came long, the festive fish were kept in the tub.

All these wonderful facts - and more - can be found in the latest edition of Delicious. magazine.