It has long been the tradition around the world to celebrate New Years with certian foods. these foods are supposed to bring luck and prosperity for the coming New Year.
From the AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH:
Cooking - New Year's Foods Promise Good Luck by AICR
"The ancient Romans gave gifts of nuts, dates, figs and round cakes. Northern Italians attempt to attract wealth at the New Year by eating lentils, symbolizing coins. In the Piedmont region of Italy, the New Year’s Day meal of risotto signifies wealth with its abundance of small grains. Another Italian custom is to eat sweets for a year of good luck."
"In Spain, you are promised good luck in the new year if, at midnight, you eat one grape with each stroke of the clock."
"Here in America, a legendary New Year’s dish is Hoppin’ John, a casserole of rice and black-eyed peas, sometimes flavored with pork. It is thought to have been introduced to the South by African slaves. The dish was traditionally served with a shiny dime buried deep. The person whose portion had the coin was guaranteed good luck in the new year."
Other traditional foods in the US are sauerkraut, corn (or cornbread), greens, and pork.
Now I am not willing to say they work, but hey, there are fun to read about and you never know!
Other sites offering good luck food information:
- NewYorkDailyNews
- Allrecipes.com
- About.com---have pop up blockers on!
- English-Zone.com
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