Traditional New Years Dishes from Around the World
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Traditional New Years Dishes from Around the World
The Dutch eat oliebollen (literally "oil balls"), which are round doughnuts filled with fruit. I've never gotten up the nerve to make them myself, though -- big pots of hot oil scare me.
Traditional New Years Dishes from Around the World
I don't know if was for good luck but my French Canadian family always ushered the New Year in with a fabulous pork ragout and meat pies made with ground pork, onion, diced potatoes,and a pinch or two of ground clove. Thanks for the memories.
Traditional New Years Dishes from Around the World
people in japan eat mochi, a very chewy pastry made of glutinous sticky pounded rice. apparently several people die after choking on it every new year's.
Traditional New Years Dishes from Around the World
I have to represent the South and say black-eyed peas and cabbage. I saw some people eat greens. Maybe we're just special in Little Rock :-)
Traditional New Years Dishes from Around the World
I was somewhere a few years ago when I had a piece of herring stuffed into me for good luck. Apparently a German tradition that had been transplanted to a UES bar.
Traditional New Years Dishes from Around the World
For good luck in the new year, have to have pork & sauerkraut here in PA Dutch country (lentil soup to start).
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