Scrumptious foods that also bring good luck?
Traditionally, we pour the bubbly on New Year’s Eve, but what about the menu?
Of course, that depends on where you live.
Cara Cormack
In different cultures, certain foods are believed to bring good luck in the year ahead.
So why is pork a New Year’s food tradition?
First, it has to do with the way pigs behave differently than other animals.
Romulo Yanes
Start your new year off right with these Barbecue Pork Sandwiches With Crunchy Coleslaw.
Cabbage
Right alongside the pork is often sauerkraut orsome form of cabbage.
Try your luck with this recipe for a Japanese Cabbage Pancake.
Jennifer Causey
Black-Eyed Peas
Eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day is a time-honored tradition.
There are a few different reasons they’re associated with luck on New Year’s Day.
Help increase your chances for a prosperous new year with this recipe for Black-Eyed Pea Ribollita.
Caitlin Bensel
So why do people eat collard greens on the New Year?
It’s all about the color green, which symbolizes money and prosperity.
It can’t hurt, right?
Jonny Valiant
Here is a collard greens with bacon recipe that’s simple, delicious, and lucky.
(Besides being delicious, of course!)
They representor even look likethings that represent wealth and good fortune.
Jennifer Causey
Corn spoon bread includes both cornmeal and fresh or frozen corn kernels for extra corn goodness.
Or try this Blueberry Sweet Corn Shortcake for a sweeter way to get a little New Year’s luck.
For New Year’s Eve,nutritious lentilsare traditionally eaten after midnight, along with pork and sausages.
Greg DuPree; Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen
Need more lentils in your life?
Consider adding this Winter Lentil Soup to your New Year’s Eve arsenal.
Herring, heavily traded, was also essential to the country’s prosperity.
Kana Okada
Today, herring still symbolizes good fortune, making it an excellent option for a New Year’s appetizer.
Likewise, pickled herring makes a tasty crostini topper on anycrostini party platter.
Not a herring fan?
Greg DuPree
Sardines are a member of the same fish family, and are also considered lucky.
Try these Smoked Sardine Toasts With Lemon Mayo and Fennel Salad and test this theory for yourself.
Their length symbolizes longevityso check that not to break or shorten the noodles during the cooking process.
Greg DuPree
Servesoba noodles, sesame stir-fried noodles, or try this delicious recipe for Udon With Seared Beef and Zucchini.
They choose 12 specifically to symbolize each month.
Filipinos tend to prefer round fruits, butmangoesandwatermelonalso make the cut.
Caitlin Bensel
In Mexico,grapesare eaten at midnight to symbolize the year ahead.
Throughout the world, pomegranates, a symbol of fertility and birth, are eaten at the new year.
Dumplings
Dumplings are a pan-culture holiday favorite, with every country having their own take on it.
Brie Passano
Dumplings are a big part of Lunar New Year celebrations, as their shape resembles money bags.
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