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Feast of Flavors: North Carolina’s Favorite Christmas Foods

Author Kayla Morgan

As the holiday season is in full swing, BonusFinder.com, a gambling website, wanted to know what festive foods Americans love during Christmas. They asked over 3,000 people about their holiday traditions and favorite eats.

Most popular Christmas main dishes

In North Carolina, the favored Christmas main dish is ham. In fact, 30 states chose this festive classic as the top pick. Nationally, 35% of Americans cast their vote in favor of ham as the ultimate Christmas dish. Following closely in second place is roast turkey, securing the preferences of over one in four (27%) respondents across the U.S., with the dish emerging as the primary choice for residents in 8 states.

Additional main dish favorites include roast chicken (18.7%), roast beef (16.4%), prime rib (16.3%), and steak (13.3%). Meanwhile, newer contenders like pasta (12.9%) and lasagna (12.3%) claimed the seventh and eighth positions.

Most popular Christmas sides

Transitioning to Christmas sides, North Carolina shows bread or rolls as the statewide favorite. Overall, bread or rolls reign supreme as the preferred side dish, securing 26.4% of Americans and earning the top spot in 15 states.

Mashed potatoes closely follow, with 26% of respondents across 13 states. The top 5 sides include stuffing (21.1%), gravy (20.9%), and macaroni and cheese (20.5%), each claiming the top spot of the most popular festive side dish in six states.

Most popular Christmas desserts

In North Carolina, cheesecake is the favorite dessert. The study reveals an overwhelming fondness for cheesecake, with 29 states and more than one in four (28.2%) U.S. respondents voting in favor of the dessert. Cheesecake leads the dessert preferences, trailed by sugar cookies (20.3%) and chocolate chip cookies (19.4%). Rounding out the top 5 are traditional Christmas beverages, including hot chocolate (17.7%) and eggnog (17.5%). The list extends to include fudge (17.1%), red velvet cake (15.2%), cinnamon rolls (14.5%), Oreo cheesecake (12.2%), and fruitcake (11.3%).

See which dishes were the favorite main courses, side dishes, and desserts in various states during Christmas with the complete list here.

Kayla is the midday host on Detroit’s 105.1 The Bounce. She started her career in radio back in 2016 as an intern at another Detroit station and worked her way here. She's made stops in Knoxville, TN, Omaha, Ne and other places before returning to Detroit. She’s done almost everything in radio from promotions to web, creating content on social media, you name it. She’s a true Michigander, born and raised. So, you can catch her camping or vacationing up north to exploring the downtown Detroit or maybe even catching a sports game. During her free time, Kayla enjoys watching movies, roller-skating, crafting, and music festivals. She and her husband together dip into many of the great things Michigan has to offer. Together they also like to travel. A few hobbies of hers include wine and beer tastings, crafting, hiking, roller skating, movies, home improvement projects, gardening, and festivals. She’s always looking to take on more local events happening in the community. She loves connecting with the community. When writing, Kayla covers topics including lifestyle, pop culture, trending stories, hacks, and urban culture.

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