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New Year’s Even has a few traditional recipes that signify luck, good fortune, and well-being for the coming year, such as black-eyed peas, greens, fish, cornbread, lentils, and pomegranates.
In this recipe (perfect for New Year's Eve dinner), Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski pairs juicy, bursting sweet grapes with charred red onion, loads of rosemary and crispy and ancho chile-rubbed chicken.
New Year's foods are dishes traditionally eaten for luck in the coming year. Many traditional New Year dishes revolve around the food's resemblance to money or to its appearance symbolizing long life, such as long noodles or strands of sauerkraut. Sweets, symbolizing a sweet new year, are often given or consumed.
A major New Year’s food tradition in the American South, Hoppin’ John is a dish of pork-flavored field peas or black-eyed peas (symbolizing coins) and rice, frequently served with collards or ...
Another traditional food, cornbread, can also be served to represent wealth, being the color of gold. On the day after New Year's Day, leftover "Hoppin' John" is called "Skippin' Jenny" and further demonstrates one's frugality, bringing a hope for an even better chance of prosperity in the New Year. [7]
This is a very traditional dish for New Year's Eve enjoyed across Italy; the round shape of the lentils and cotechino are said to resemble coins, ushering in a year of prosperity and good fortune.
It remains a traditional New Year's Day side dish for many Pennsylvania German families; in fact, many families believe that it is bad luck if not even a small piece is consumed on New Year's Day, as is the case with pork and sauerkraut. The stomach is purchased at one of the many traditional butchers at local farmers' markets.
Traditional lo mein is made with fresh lo mein noodles, which can be found in Asian markets. This easy dinner comes together in just 30 minutes, so it’s perfect for weeknights. View Recipe