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Special New Year Foods are essential, traditional, and vital constituent of the great feast and festivity made on the occasion of new year, in all around the world. The New Year's Day is being celebrated on the 1st January (marking the beginning of Gregorian calendar year), or on any other day of the year (for people following diverse other calendars and cultures in all across the world), some special New Year's Day food items are inherently associated with every culture, and in every part of the world.
But, the most important thing is, all the New Year's food items traditionally cooked and served as per the diverse cultures in their respective regions and countries, are essentially and commonly thought to bring good luck, wealth, health, success, and prosperity in the time of the coming New Year ahead. New year food items cooked, served, and consumed on the New Year's Day of their respective calendar year, in all around the world, can be broadly divided into the following six major categories ---- Greens, Legumes, Pork, Fish, Grapes, and Cakes.
Any or more of the Legumes consisting of beans, peas, lentils, etc., is essentially and commonly cooked and consumed, usually with other food items, in a large number of countries all across the world, including the countries of United States (black-eyed peas), Japan (sweet black beans called kuro-mame), Germany, Brazil, Italy, etc.
Any or more Greens (encompassing cabbage, chard, collards, kale, etc.) are also cooked and consumed in United States and Germany, and other countries, on this occasion. Eating twelve grapes at the midnight, is an acclaimed auspicious tradition in the countries of Spain, Mexico, Venezuela, Ecuador, Cuba, and Peru. Pork is one of the most popular new year food items in the countries of United States, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Cuba, Austria, and Hungary. Again, Fish (cod and other fish) is another most popular traditional feast food item on the New Year's Day in many countries including China.
New Year's Eve Party Food
The following food recipes, are among the most globally popular, traditional, and suitable New Year's Eve food recipes, and are elegantly and perfectly suitable for the New Year's Eve party food :
- Prime Rib recipes
- Fondue recipes
- Champagne recipes
- Seafood Linguine
- Prosciutto-Wrapped Scallops with Spinach
- Rack of Lamb with warm Apple and Lentil Salad
- Scallops in Saffron-Tarragon Broth
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