Fascinating Christmas traditions around the world that Malaysians should know

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire is a winter tradition in the West that is usually associated with Christmas. Or at least, that’s what Mel Torme and Robert Wells want us to believe in their very popular, The Christmas Song.

In Malaysia, we roast our chestnuts with coffee beans, and we certainly don’t eat them near an open fire. They’re not particularly known as a Christmas snack either, as we can easily get them freshly roasted from the weekly pasar malam, or even the mall.