New Year's food around the world

[Nabiki]

I'm curious to know what's traditional for you to eat on New Year's.

I'll start with mochi (savory, not sweet). It's traditional in Japan and I love the stuff so I break out my mochi maker and cook up the sweet rice to make it every year. I got to see it being made the traditional way when I was in Kyoto for New Year's a while back.

Something like this.

Edit: I forgot to put pictures of my own mochi!

https://flic.kr/p/QJNZaZ

https://flic.kr/p/QaM42d

 

[R2elk]

Pork & sauerkraut with dumplings, served with mashed potatoes.

 

[AntiqueB]

@R2elk is very civilized. Pork and sauerkraut, and a lot of booze was traditional for my mom's family!

 

[R2elk]

@R2elk is very civilized. Pork and sauerkraut, and a lot of booze was traditional for my mom's family!

My parents were teetotalers so there was no booze.

 

[sourland]

We have no New Year's traditions.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Black-eyed peas. No pork here.

 

[tripletfeb]

Being German, we eat pork and sauerkraut with mashed potatoes on New Year's Day. Brings good luck for the new year

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

Cabbage for health, black eyed peas for luck, and collard greens for wealth. Then we have whatever protein we want

 

[Nabiki]

Cabbage for health, black eyed peas for luck, and collard greens for wealth. Then we have whatever protein we want

That was featured on Sorted Food during this last week or so. They have a fun "guess where in the world" challenge where they take a dish, have their people try it and try to figure out where it's from.

 

[AntiqueB]

My husband always makes dukkuk. It's a soup with sliced rice cake in it.