Halloween 2019: Check out THESE must have traditional delicacies to gorge on to this All Saints' Eve

Halloween means a lot of sweets and candies. It's the time of the year when you can eat cookies and candies looking like a witches finger or worms and whatnot. This day is like heaven for the people with a sweet tooth because you can always ask for some delicious treats without even feeling guilty about it. If you're heading to a Halloween party or hosting one, you probably want to have some basic delicious and traditional Halloween food items on the menu. Halloween is incomplete without some traditional scary and spooky food. It is usually said that we should avoid non-vegetarian food on this day of Halloween. So, you probably want to keep a lot of sweets and vegetarian food. Now, Halloween special food is a lot more than just spooky cakes and candies.

Here are some traditional food items that you must try on Halloween.

1. Pumpkin Pie

A Pumpkin pie is usually a thanksgiving dish but Halloween is incomplete without some pumpkin. Other than the jack-o'-lanterns, pumpkins are also used to make a delicious pie with some pumpkin fillings and some spice. This delicacy is a must-have on Halloween.

2. Apple

This festival usually comes around the time of Apple harvest and apple-based dishes are an essential part of this festival. A candy apple or caramel apple is a very popular Halloween dish. Apples are inserted with an ice cream stick and coated with toffee or sugar, some people go with delicious chocolate or caramel coating. They are also garnished with dry fruits and nuts.

3. Soul Cakes

Soul Cakes are little biscuit-like cakes that have a cross on them. These soul cakes are a traditional recipe. They were made and given to the children and poor at the time of Halloween and in turn, they would pray for the dead people and it is believed that the prayers from a child or poor can free any dead person's soul from purgatory. Irrespective these little cookie cakes are delicious and you must make them and share them with the poor and children.

4. Barmbrack

It's a traditional Irish dish. It is basically a soft cake-like bread, it is sweet and contains raisins and sultanas. It is usually baked with a small ring in it and the person who gets the ring is often believed to be very lucky.

5. Colcannon

This is another traditional Irish dish. It is basically mashed potatoes with kale and it often contains spring onions and chives and parsley and other such things. This dish is usually a side, but it is often served as the main course because it is so loved. It also contains coins as a prize for Halloween.

6. Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

The pumpkin seeds are great for your health and after carving the pumpkins people are usually left with a lot of pumpkin seeds and instead of wasting this food, the seeds are roasted and served as a delicious, crunchy and healthy snack to go with your Halloween drinks