“That way your Christmas tree is not 100 percent waste ... food historians said it was far from a widespread tradition. And Belgium’s food agency quickly urged the public against such ...

The Belgian federal food safety agency, AFSCA, is unequivocal: “Christmas trees are not intended ... Ridiculous In Sweden, there's a tradition of harvesting young shoots of wild spruce for ...

In a bizarre post-Christmas celebration trend, people in Belgium are eating Christmas trees to reduce waste. The trend became dominant when a city council suggested making flavoured butter and ...

People in Belgium have been warned not to eat their Christmas trees. Authorities issued the warning in response to a suggestion people could reuse pine needles in recipes as a way to avoid waste.