New Year's and Christmas menus around the world. What does the New Year's table look like in different countries of the world?
Trips
New Year's recipes of the peoples of the world
New Year's Eve dinner is truly a work of culinary art, no matter where you are. Bright unusual dishes will tell a lot of interesting things about the passions of the peoples of the world. Today we bring to your attention exotic New Year's dishes from all over the world.
Dance of the Frog Legs
Frog legs are a specialty of French cuisine, which is very popular in the countries of Southeast Asia. Most often, an exquisite delicacy is deep-fried or baked in breadcrumbs. There is also a festive version of the dish - frog legs in tomato sauce. Cooking begins with him. To do this, fry a clove of garlic and a stalk of celery in olive oil. When the garlic has acquired a brownish tint, add 200 g of fresh tomatoes and stew for 10-15 minutes. In the meantime, the frog legs are fried in another pan, having previously rolled them in flour. As soon as they are covered with an even light golden crust, they are transferred to a pan with sauce and simmer for another 5-7 minutes. Such a treat is served with dried toasts, and the paws themselves are decorated with greens.
Holiday flavored soup
Who said that soup is not a New Year's dish? Residents of Asian countries eat it with pleasure both on weekdays and on holidays. For example, a soup of mussels and seaweed will quite successfully complement the recipes of original New Year's dishes and surprise guests. The first step is to prepare the mussels (300 g): rinse, peel, boil in water and lightly fry with onions. For density and rich taste, pearl barley can be added to the dish. Boil 5 tbsp. l. barley in a saucepan according to the usual recipe and at the very end add fried mussels with onions and pickled seaweed (200 g). Cook the soup for a few more minutes and at the very end put a couple of cloves of mashed garlic in it. Add any cream sauce or sour cream to the soup to taste and decorate with parsley petals.
Dinner with an ostrich
The dish from our eyes is undoubtedly an exotic New Year's recipe. But for the inhabitants of Africa and Australia, this is quite a familiar treat. It can be slightly adapted to our taste preferences with more traditional ingredients. First, onions are sautéed in a pan with the addition of 5 tsp. sugar and bay leaf. Ostrich liver (300 g) is thoroughly washed, allowed to dry and cut into small pieces. Each of them is rubbed with salt and pepper, rolled in flour and sent to a pan with onions. Meanwhile, take 150 g of pork, cut into the same pieces and spread on the bottom of the baking dish. On top lies a layer of lightly fried ostrich liver along with golden onions. The meat is baked in the oven at 180°C for an hour. Before serving, the finished dish is decorated with fresh herbs.
Green, toothy and delicious
The crocodile is not only a dangerous predator and raw material for chic accessories, but an exquisite delicacy. Crocodile meat tastes like chicken, only it is much softer and more tender. It is not surprising that the New Year's recipes of the peoples of the world, mainly Asians, often include crocodile dishes. Usually they are grilled whole, but for a festive dinner, you can cook something more sophisticated. First, onions are fried in a large frying pan, to which pieces of crocodile fillet (3 kg) are gradually added. Then it is transferred to a deep saucepan, put a little melted butter and pour a glass of water. The fillet is stewed for 10-15 minutes, after which more water is added so that it completely covers the meat and simmer for 30-45 minutes. In the meantime, dressing is being prepared: 400 g of grated cheese are mixed with a dozen eggs and beaten well. Next, the crocodile meat is transferred to a baking dish, flavored with salt and black pepper and poured with cheese sauce. The dish is sent to the oven preheated to 180 ° C for half an hour.
high flight hen
In recipes for unusual New Year's dishes, you can include exotic salads. You won't have to go far for the ingredients, because even the most ordinary one can be prepared with a twist, for example, according to the recipes of the inhabitants of the Caribbean Islands. To do this, we need chicken fillet and liver with a total weight of 600 g. The whole fillet is boiled or grilled, and then cut into small pieces. In a similar way, the liver is cut and fried in butter. We clean a couple of small pears and cut them into cubes, sprinkle with lemon juice and mix with chicken fillet. Pour the fried liver with lemon juice, season with pepper, salt, sour cream and mustard to taste. It remains to combine the two parts of chicken meat, mix thoroughly and supplement the dish with any herbs. This colorful salad is best served warm.
If you are planning to celebrate the New Year in the comfort of your home, gathering guests at a large festive table, then this article will help you prepare for the celebration and prepare treats that will not leave guests indifferent. Given that the coming year is the year of the horse according to the eastern calendar, let's remember the magnificent tradition of cooking dishes that this symbol likes. A horse is not a picky animal, a herbivore, but it is not enough to treat guests with light salads and vegetables with fruits. Let's keep in mind that the presence of such treats must be present on the table in order for the year to be successful. Let's see what is traditionally served on the New Year's table in different countries of the world. With a variety of traditional dishes, you are sure to find something to your liking.
England
None of the traditional New Year's holidays in England is complete without plumpuding, which consists of bacon, bread crumbs, flour, raisins, eggs and spices. Before serving, the pudding is sprinkled with rum and set on fire, which makes the holiday even brighter. Also traditionally, a stuffed turkey with vegetables and gooseberry sauce is served on the table. Turkey with vegetables is considered a traditional dish and pleases guests at any holiday.
America
The idea is also considered a traditional American dish, but unlike the English one, the American turkey is cooked differently. In very simple terms, the turkey is stuffed with all the products that are “littered” in the refrigerator. Usually it is cheese, garlic, prunes, apples, cabbage, beans, mushrooms, spices.
Austria, Hungary
In these countries, serving a bird to the festive table is a bad sign. Superstitious inhabitants of these countries believe that if you serve a bird to the festive table, then happiness can fly away. Traditional Austrian cuisine is rich in its delights. So, you can serve schnitzel, strudel to the festive table, you can also cook a traditional Austrian fish salad. In Hungary, it is customary to serve traditional bagels at the festive table - poppy seeds and nut rolls, which migrated from Jewish cuisine.
Denmark, Sweden
Cod is considered the main New Year's festive dish of the Danes. This dish symbolizes happiness and wealth. Lutefix, a fish dish made from dried cod, is always served on the festive table of the Swedes.
Germany
Herring is considered an integral and symbolic dish of the festive table in Germany. It is believed that herring will definitely bring happiness in the coming year. Traditional and no less important dishes on the festive table are Sauerkraut - stewed sauerkraut with sausages, Eisbein - boiled pork knuckle and, of course, many types of German sausages. (each region has its own varieties).
Israel
It is important to note that in Israel the New Year is celebrated in September. The New Year's festive table of the inhabitants of Israel has a number of its own rules. The main rule is that bitter, sour and salty dishes are removed away. The table is covered with sweet dishes. Also on the table are usually present honey, dates, pomegranates and apples. Challah - holiday baking - dipped in honey. This tradition is followed by many people. In this way, the Israelis “sweeten” the coming year. Boiled fish, baked apples, cabbage, and beets are also served on the festive table.
Holland, France
On the festive table of the Dutch, you will definitely find deep-fried donuts and salted beans - one of the main national dishes - just for the New Year. In France, the traditional New Year's table is not complete without roasted chestnuts, oysters, beautifully decorated goose pâté sandwiches, cheeses and, of course, French wine.
Poland
The traditional Polish New Year's table has 12 dishes. An old Polish tradition is to eat a piece of herring to the sound of the chimes. It is believed that the sharper the herring. The better the year will be. Fish is considered an obligatory dish, especially carp - a symbol of family happiness.
Romania, Australia, Bulgaria
Among the many traditional dishes presented on the festive New Year's tables, you will definitely try a special pie. Its peculiarity is that one of the guests in a piece of cake will surely come across a coin, or a nut, or a peppercorn. The happy owner of the find will start a family next year.
Japan
On December 30, mochi are always present on the pre-holiday table - small boiled rice cakes that are made with fruit and sprinkled with sesame seeds. Long noodles must be present on the New Year's holiday table. The longer it is, the longer the life of the participants in the feast will be. Seaweed, roasted chestnuts, peas, beans, boiled fish are often on the tables; these ingredients are the key to happiness, success in business, health, peace of mind.
This article will focus on national dishes on the New Year and Christmas holiday table. But first, a short introduction about whether it is customary to celebrate the New Year in all countries of the world.
January 1 is New Year's Eve according to the Gregorian calendar. But on the world map there are countries in which the New Year comes at a completely different time. Or this date is not assigned the status of a holiday and weekend. In which countries do not celebrate the new year?
For example, Muslim countries do not celebrate the new year, since the celebration of the change of dates is alien to Islam in principle. Muslims can go to a restaurant or home dinner on this day at the invitation of friends, but rather out of respect.
Some countries living according to the Persian calendar celebrate the new year - Navruz - on March 22. For example, Iran, Afghanistan. And on this occasion, specific national dishes are being prepared.
In some countries with a Persian cultural heritage, both holidays are celebrated (January 1 and March 22), but they are given different meanings. For example, in Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Albania and Macedonia.
In Israel, the New Year - Rosh Hashanah - is celebrated according to the Jewish calendar and this happens in the fall. And on January 1, the New Year is celebrated only by people from the former USSR.
In Asian countries, rich in their national holidays and rituals, there is an equal attitude towards January 1. For example, in South Korea, January 1 is a day off, but you should not expect magnificent celebrations, they will happen later - on the day of the Korean New Year - Seollal, which is set according to the lunar calendar.
A similar story is in China. There are no noisy festivities and folk festivals on January 1. And the Chinese New Year (Chunjie), which falls on the period from January 21 to February 21, is already celebrated on a grand scale, with fireworks, processions and a traditional family dinner.
It is no secret that in the Catholic part of Europe and America, Christmas, which is celebrated on December 25, is of great importance, and all the main efforts and festive preparations are directed to this holiday. The New Year is celebrated more modestly and in the format of parties with friends.
And in countries located on the territory of the post-Soviet space and professing Orthodoxy, the New Year is celebrated earlier than Orthodox Christmas (January 7), and, as a rule, more magnificent feasts are arranged on New Year's Eve from December 31 to January 1. This has been happening since the times of the Soviet Union, when religious holidays were banned by the authorities and people began to celebrate the New Year on a grand scale.
Gathering at the festive table for the whole family is a wonderful tradition! New Year's holiday table - as one of the symbols of the holiday. Some countries have developed their own superstitions about what needs to be put on the table in order to attract happiness, prosperity, good luck in the coming year, and what dishes should be avoided. The recipes of some traditional dishes have not changed for centuries!
Let's go with you on a gastronomic journey through the countries and see what dishes are on the Christmas and New Year tables in the countries celebrating these holidays!
What do they eat for New Year and Christmas in different countries?
Italy
Christmas is the most important and expected holiday of the year in the Catholic part of Europe! But, probably, the strongest emotions and adherence to traditions are in Italy, where almost the entire population professes the Catholic faith. In addition, it is in Italy that the Vatican is located, where the Pope conducts a festive mass.
Diner Stars After the Christmas Mass, the Italians gather at home for.
In each region and family there is a certain established order. Someone prepares a fast eve dinner, and the next day arranges a sumptuous festive dinner. For some, one flows smoothly into the other. On a lean table, as a rule, they cook (eel or cod), with spaghetti. For a gala dinner, the hostesses offer and, or cold cuts, sausages, tortellini (Italian dumplings) in broth.
For dessert - Italian pies: panettone (cake with dried fruits, reminiscent of Easter cake) and pandoro ("golden bread"), e, as well as dried fruits and nuts.
Traditional Italian Biscotti But it is not customary to treat apples, as they symbolize original sin.
Christmas festivities smoothly flow into New Year's. Italy is a country of fun, so the New Year is celebrated here noisily and cheerfully.
On the New Year's table there are the same Italian dishes. Traditional fish and seafood. It is believed that fish caviar eaten on New Year's Eve will bring wealth.
Pork dishes are obligatory: pork legs and sausage - which symbolize the movement forward. But chicken dishes are avoided.
Also, nuts, lentils and - as a symbol of health and longevity are put on the table.
Traditional holiday pastries also have a place on the New Year's table.
A glass for the New Year is raised not with champagne, but with Italian wine!
England
For the English, Christmas is a family holiday with many traditions and customs. It is believed that how you celebrate Christmas is how you will spend the next year, so everyone tries to have fun from the heart and set a rich table.
As a side dish - baked vegetables or potatoes. Favorite sauces - and sauce from.
For dessert you will be served Plum pudding. This is a traditional holiday dessert in the UK and Ireland. For its preparation, bread crumbs, prunes, raisins, almonds, honey are used. Pudding is considered a family tradition and its recipe can be passed down through generations. It is prepared, as a rule, in advance - 2-4 weeks before the holidays. During serving, they flambé - pour cognac or rum over it and set it on fire.
Traditional ones with dried fruits and nuts are also prepared in advance.
The sweet table is quite diverse, on it you will find shortbread and macaroons, shortbread and sweet rolls. Of the strong drinks, the British prefer - punch and English spiced ale, the bowl with which is traditionally raised for health and well-being!
The New Year is celebrated with cheerful companies in pubs or at home, but without a magnificent feast, with alcoholic drinks and light snacks.
In New Zealand, Australia and other countries that were English colonies, the traditions of celebrating Christmas, including culinary ones, have passed.
America
And in the New Year, they manage with snacks and drinks, indulging in fun. They prefer strong alcoholic drinks and.
There are many versions of the origin of the world's first cocktail, up to the most romantic ones. But they are all connected in one way or another with the “cock tail”. It is confirmed in writing that the first mention of a cocktail was in 1806 in New York, in the Balance and Columbian Repository, where the following definition was given to a cocktail - “A stimulating liquor consisting of any alcoholic drink with the addition of sugar, water and bitters from herbs."
Among the New Year's cocktails among Americans are popular:
Red Currant Champagne - a cocktail of champagne and redcurrant or cranberry puree;
Ginger Sparkler - champagne, ginger slices and sugar;
Champagne Punch and Sangria - punches and sangria with different berries and fruits;
Cranberry Sparkler is a non-alcoholic cocktail based on cranberry puree, orange juice and sparkling water.
In the cuisine of the southern states, the influence of Latin American cuisine is also felt. On the Christmas table, there may be tamal - a dish of meat and corn, which is cooked in corn leaves.
Canada
In the English-speaking part of Canada, Christmas dinners are similar to English and American dinners.
The main dish of the table is turkey. It is served with potatoes or mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce.
For dessert, pudding. Bake traditional.
Obviously, in the French-speaking part of the country, the traditions of France dominate.
France
In France, the main holiday of the year is Christmas.
The whole family gathers for reveillon - dinner on Christmas night - on December 24 and indulges in a feast almost until the morning. exquisite and diverse, replete with a large number of vegetable dishes, cheeses that are famous throughout the world, high-quality wines,.
Needless to say, Christmas dinner turns into a gourmet feast.
The French are gourmets, there are always delicacies on the festive table: foie gras (goose liver), oysters, king prawns, and others, as well as French cheeses and roasted chestnuts.
A number of dishes have a ritual past and symbolize this or that action.
A traditional dish on the French table is poultry, goose or duck, cooked with a special delicacy, stuffed, for example, with mushrooms, goose liver or truffles, marinated with various spices and baked.
Another traditional dish is the festive rooster, the kaplan, which is bred and fed in a special way for its larger size and more delicate taste.
Another tribute to tradition is the Christmas log - Buche de Noel. There was an ancient custom of burning a Christmas log, dating back to paganism, when the arrival of the winter solstice was celebrated by burning a log. Now no one burns the log, but the tribute to tradition has remained, and the log appears on Christmas night in the form of a sweet roll on French tables. The French also have territorial gastronomic features of the Christmas table.
Le pain calendeau is a traditional Christmas bread from the south of France, part of which is given to the poor.
In Provence, it is customary to serve 13 desserts (according to the number of 12 Apostles and Christ), which include all kinds of sweets and dried fruits.
And, of course, all this variety is washed down with French wine and champagne. And what else, in the homeland of the drink?
Belgium
In European countries that border on each other and have common historical roots, cultural and culinary traditions are similar.
Belgian cuisine has incorporated many of the French, Austrian and German.
On the festive table in Belgium there are meat dishes, a special role is given to pork (it is considered the most prolific animal).
Among the sweets, in many respects similar to all European ones, one can note the Christmas wreath - ritual cookies with almond filling, sprinkled with almonds and candied fruit, in the form of a ring. , which the Belgians consider their national product, can be found here all year round, even on the New Year's table.
Germany
Christmas in Germany is the most long-awaited holiday of the year. Preparations for it begin in advance. Already in November, Christmas markets begin to work in the cities. On them you will meet all the attributes of Christmas, decorations, souvenirs, try traditional spicy mulled wine, and other national treats.
A few weeks before Christmas, the Germans prepare (Stollen) - a traditional Christmas cake. To prepare it, raisins and dried fruits are soaked in cognac or rum in advance, and after baking, the stollen is generously sprinkled with powdered sugar and sent for storage - to ripen until Christmas night.
On Christmas Eve itself, or Holy Night (Weihnachten), German families gather around a richly laid festive table.
As in many other European countries, the main dish on the festive table is roast goose. It can be prepared with apples and prunes, or with dumplings, and each family has its own signature recipe.
Garnished with potatoes and vegetables. In addition to the goose, stewed cabbage (Sauerkraut) and fried sausage or pork knuckle (Eisbein) are always served.
Also on the Christmas table is always present.
And this is not accidental, since the fish is an ancient symbol of Christianity.
In general, everything that is served on the table on Christmas Eve is symbolic. There is a tradition of serving seven or nine courses for the "holy supper". Mostly cereals, seeds, and other products that represent new life - wheat, peas, beans, nuts, poppy seeds, caviar, eggs. And wheat porridge seasoned with oil and honey is attributed magical properties. solid and sound, like everything German. Many recipes have survived to this day unchanged from the Middle Ages.
In pre-Christian times, the Germanic peoples celebrated the winter solstice at about the same time. Therefore, many dishes have retained their recipes, but acquired a new meaning and moved into the category of Christmas.
Originally, traditional German pastries were gifts to the pagan gods, who were coaxed with gingerbread, marzipan, and fruit pies.
And now baking is always present on the tables in the form of stollen, gingerbread and gingerbread houses.
In eastern Germany, it is popular, which shows the influence of the national gastronomic culture of the eastern neighbors.
Austria, Hungary
Also, the Wiener Schnitzel, which has found worldwide popularity, can be served.
And, of course, pastries, which Austrian cuisine is famous for. It can be classic, Linz tart, Sacher cake and others.
In Hungary, it is customary to serve traditional bagels - poppy seeds and nut rolls - to the festive table.
Norway, Sweden, Finland
Let's look in the north of Europe, in the Scandinavian countries, and see how Christmas is celebrated in Finland, Norway and Sweden.
Christmas is also the main holiday of the year for them. Each of these countries has its own peculiarities of celebrating this event.
Finland is the place where the tale of Santa Claus comes true. After all, it is here, in Lapland, that the residence of Santa Claus (in Finnish - Yolupukki).
Christmas Eve is about the same as in other European countries: a church service, a meeting with relatives, a festive table.
The main Christmas dish in Finland is pork ham. For garnish - baked vegetables: potatoes, carrots, rutabagas. Of the cold appetizers, the Finns prefer beetroot salad (similar to ours).
On the table, there is always milk rice porridge with almonds. According to legend, the one who gets it will have good luck and good health next year.
Many pastries are being prepared, including traditional gingerbread cookies and puffs with plum jam.
The traditional drink of the winter holidays is spicy glög, which is very similar to mulled wine.
Norway also has a respectful attitude towards Christmas and touching traditions.
When preparing festive dishes, do not forget to leave a plate with refreshments for the Norwegian Santa Claus - Julenissa, as well as feed the birds. The holiday is held quietly and in a family way.
Fish is a must on the festive table: a cod dish called lutefix and herring.
Pork ribs, roll and sausages. Garnished with mashed potatoes.
And for dessert - rice cream with nuts and 7 types of cookies.
In Sweden, there are now tendencies not to bring the religious component of the holiday to the fore, Christmas for the Swedes is a period of “seasonal greetings”, an occasion to gather relatives and friends, exchange wishes and gifts.
As in all Scandinavian countries, fish dominate. The Swedes have this fish casserole - "The Temptation of Jansson". The filling of the Christmas table is traditional for the Scandinavian peoples - pork (ribs, ham, aspic); pickled herring and cod; sweet rice porridge, gingerbread cookies and saffron buns, which are baked here on the feast of St. Lucia (December 13).
Russia
Russia occupies a vast expanse from the Baltic in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east, and from the White Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south. Needless to say, how diverse are the traditions and cuisine of the nationalities inhabiting the country?
For example, in the cuisine of northerners there are a lot of sea fish, rye pies, mushrooms. It is similar to Scandinavian cuisine. On the Don, they cook game, eat a lot of vegetables and fruits, much in cooking was adopted from the Turks. And in Siberia and the Urals - among the Tatars and Udmurts. phenomenally versatile!
Culinary traditions have undergone significant changes in the course of historical events. These are the reforms of Peter the Great, when elements of Western European culture, way of life, and culinary traditions were borrowed. Under Peter I - from Holland and Germany. And under Catherine II and Alexander I - France.
The Soviet era also formed certain tastes and laid down the culinary traditions of entire generations of the people.
And despite the fact that under Peter I the transition to the Gregorian calendar took place and a decree was issued to celebrate the new year on January 1 and decorate the house with Christmas trees, it was in Soviet times that this holiday acquired a dominant role, replacing Christmas.
Calendarly, the New Year comes earlier than Orthodox Christmas (January 7), so it accounts for larger celebrations.
The New Year's table matches the scope of the holiday and the breadth of the Russian soul. The abundance of cold - from pickles (
For garnish - potatoes in the form of mashed potatoes or baked, vegetables. If it comes to dessert, then this could be it!
Tangerines and champagne - another symbol of the New Year!
Now imagine that this whole set can be supplemented with regional and family traditional dishes and drinks!
For people who keep the Christmas fast, “to resist” is a serious test.
But the more joyful is the meeting of Christmas and the Christmas meal!
A traditional Christmas dish is kutia, a wheat dish with honey, poppy seeds, raisins and nuts.
Since the time of Rus', pork dishes have been served on the Christmas table: sausages, jelly and even a roasted pig. In addition, other meat dishes were prepared: goose with apples, hare in sour cream, lamb.
An indispensable dish for Christmas, as well as for all holidays, were pies: open and closed, kulebyaks, pies, kurniki, saiki, shangi, as well as. They washed down with mead and sbiten.
All kinds of gingerbread, marshmallow, cookies, and brushwood relied on the sweet table.
Many of these dishes are still being cooked today, perhaps not on such a grand scale…
The common history of Russia with the peoples of Ukraine, Belarus and the countries of Eastern Europe professing Orthodoxy makes the traditions of celebrating Christmas and New Year, including culinary ones, similar.
Our gastronomic journey is coming to an end, although the list of countries and the study of their traditions is endless!
The history and traditions of the countries of the world, despite regional peculiarities, have much in common! New Year and Christmas are warm family holidays. The main thing is not what you put on the festive table, but who will gather at it together to wish each other happiness, health and prosperity next year!
Christina Belko
Hello! My name is Christina. When I was a little girl, I loved to look at my mother's cookbooks and sculpted plasticine dishes for my dolls. Now I myself am a mother of two kids and love to pamper them with different goodies. Searching for interesting recipes and sharing culinary wisdom has become an exciting hobby for me. I draw inspiration from my family, books and walks around the beautiful city of St. Petersburg. For my family, I choose tasty and healthy food. When cooking, I use simple and affordable ingredients, often resorting to the help of a double boiler. I love Russian cuisine, I think it is part of our history and culture. Also, in our menu, dishes of national cuisines that have proven themselves all over the world often appear. The recipes that I offer you are loved by my family and friends. I hope you enjoy them as well! I will be happy to answer your questions, accept comments and suggestions! Leave your comments on the site or email me [email protected] and @kristinabelko on Instagram.
The English put Christmas plumpudding on the table. It is prepared from bacon, bread crumbs, flour, raisins, eggs and various spices. Before serving, the pudding is doused with rum, set on fire and flaming put on the table.
In addition to pudding, turkey is served with gooseberry sauce. In general, for any holiday in England, a stuffed turkey with a vegetable side dish is served.
America
But on the holiday tables Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia there is never a Christmas goose, duck, chicken, turkey - they believe that you can’t eat a bird that evening - happiness will fly away.Cheese pies. Often a coin is placed in a pie or pies, it is believed that wealth (or a broken tooth) awaits the one who finds it.
Vietnam
 |
Germany
In Germany, on New Year's Eve, there must be herring on the table, it brings happiness in the coming year. They also prepare a New Year's cake, pork with stewed cabbage.
Even at Christmas, brightly colored dishes with apples, nuts, raisins and all the pies that were baked that week are sure to be served. The symbolism here is special: the apple is left from the apple tree of the knowledge of good and evil in paradise, nuts with hard shells and tasty cores mean the secrets and difficulties of life, as the proverb incarnation: "God gave the nut, but man must crack it." Even in Denmark they eat duck or goose stuffed with fruits (usually apples), rice pudding sprinkled with cinnamon, sweet rice porridge with cinnamon and raisins did not harm the owners of the house throughout the next year).In contrast to Protestant Lutheran Denmark, where fasting is not observed, Catholics Lithuania On the eve of Christmas, they eat only lean food. Their Christmas table consists of kusocha (kutia), salads, fish dishes and other lenten foods that do not contain meat. Only the next day, on Christmas itself, after a family visit to the church, is it allowed to taste the roast goose.
Christmas is celebrated in a big way. Prepare as many different dishes as possible. Popular sweets include wine dough pies, macaroons, and caraway biscuits. Even in Spain they eat roast lamb, shellfish, turkey, suckling pig.Israel
IN Portugal- dried salted cod, very sweet port wine. 2-meter colored rice columns are being prepared, after the symbolic rituals of sacrifice to the gods, they are taken home.Italy
Consumes black pudding, apples, local sparkling wine.Netherlands
The Dutch on the New Year's table present such a delicacy as deep-fried donuts. Roasted chestnuts, pies. They also eat oysters, foie gras, champagne and cheeses.Poland
Be sure to fish - it, especially carp, in many countries is considered a symbol of family happiness and prosperity; mushroom soup or borscht; barley porridge with prunes; dumplings with butter; for a sweet chocolate cake. IN Romania, Australia, Bulgaria they bake New Year's pies, and not simple ones, but with surprises: whoever gets a coin baked in the filling, a nut, a pepper pod, he will get a family next year, he will be lucky.Scotland
 |
Today in Scotland, a large round sand cake is baked for the New Year's table, topped with sugar-cooked almonds, nuts, sweets, sugar and marzipan figurines. They are usually decorated with national emblems: heather, Scottish cross, arms crossed over the sea, mountains and others.
Sweden
"Lutefix" - a fish dish made from dried cod, pork.
China
Even on New Year's Eve, most Chinese people eat fondue. A cauldron with meat broth is placed in the middle of the table, and a fire is made under the cauldron. Meat (beef, lamb), fish, squid, shrimp, and other seafood are cut into paper-thin slices, laid out on plates and placed around the pot. Guests sit around the table and cook their own food. When the water boils, each person takes a slice of meat, fish or other favorite food and dips it into the boiling broth. When the slice is cooked, it is dipped in soy sauce and consumed with pleasure.Finland
In the Philippine Islands, people prepare a wide variety of food on New Year's Eve, the more food, the better, since a rich New Year's table is considered a pledge of the same rich edible coming year. IN Tibet housewives bake mountains of pies with a wide variety of fillings in order to give gifts to all acquaintances and strangers: the more you give out, the richer you will be.Japan
In the temples of Japan on the night of the New Year, at exactly 00:00, they put the most ordinary noodles on the table. Noodles must be uncut, because the longer the noodles, the longer our life.In general, housewives in Japan prepare food for the New Year from products that, as they believe, bring happiness: seaweed gives joy, roasted chestnuts - success in business, peas and beans - health, boiled fish - calmness, good spirits, herring caviar - happy family, many children. Japanese families help themselves, sitting on their knees around a low table, decorously without noisy conversations and drinking songs - nothing should distract from thoughts about the future, about what awaits in the coming year.
Well Russia · Ukraine · Belarus…
Almost until the middle of the 19th century, the Russian New Year's menu did not exist, and what is now considered an invariable part of the New Year's table - all these suckling pigs with buckwheat porridge and geese with sauerkraut or apples - actually came from the Christmas table. At the beginning of the 19th century, cuisine was not complicated. Even in the homes of the nobility, pickles and mushrooms, radish salad could well have been on the New Year's table. They also served a piglet, veal fricassee, fried poulards, boiled trout in wine, ruffed flesh. And, by the way, apricots, oranges, grapes and pears - greenhouses were in vogue, fruits were grown in the middle of winter in St. Petersburg, and in Moscow. |
The second coming of Olivier salad has come - with doctor's sausage instead of hazel grouse. It was prepared in a large basin and generously seasoned with mayonnaise. Piglet, goose or duck were desirable but not required. Under the chimes, it was imperative to open a bottle of "Soviet champagne".
And among the older generation, with the advent of televisions, the table finally won.In the New Year, they always try to eat what the animal in whose honor the year is named after likes. Once upon a time, Goose in Apples was considered a traditional dish on the table. Today, this half-forgotten tradition is, unfortunately, a rarity, but Olivier and Fur Coat have become native and, indeed, folk!
Have a bountiful New Year's table!
Sources: newyear.redday.ru, kulinarochki.ru
Photos - from the Internet.
Christmas is a special holiday for many people around the world. And, perhaps, one of the most important traditions is the Christmas dinner. What dishes are served on Christmas Eve at the festive table in various parts of our planet? Traditional German treats are mulled wine and a candied fruit pie called stollen. Stollen is often baked with humpbacks, in memory of the camels on which the Magi reached the cradle of Jesus. Many Bulgarians go hungry on the eve of Christmas, and for the holiday they treat themselves to stuffed vegetables, soup and pies. 
The festive table of the inhabitants of Fiji consists of fish wrapped in banana leaves, stuffed chicken and baked pork. It is cooked in an earthen oven “lovo” lined with heavy stones. 
In the United Kingdom, fig pudding serves as a table decoration. It should be doused with brandy and set on fire. 
The Italians call Christmas dinner the "Feast of the Seven Fishes". A variety of seafood dishes are served at the table - squid, cod, anchovies, as well as pasta with shellfish. 
The French also prefer seafood. Lobsters, oysters and foie gras usually flaunt on the table. 
A traditional Swedish Christmas dish is rice pudding. An almond is hidden in one of the servings, promising good luck to the one who finds it until the end of the year. 
Costa Ricans enjoy tamales, a pork and corn dish that has been passed down from generation to generation. 
In Ethiopia, they eat "doro wat", roast chicken served on thin flatbreads. And forget about knives and forks, this dish should be taken with your hands. 
In South Africa, Christmas comes in the summer and locals flock to the braai, an African grill, to roast lamb, turkey or pork. 
It's also summer in Australia in December, and Australians have a Christmas barbecue. They roast turkey, lamb and large shrimp. 
Ghanaians eat corn porridge, okra stew and mashed various root vegetables called fufu for Christmas. 
Most of those who find Christmas in Antarctica celebrate the holiday on board the ship. So they have to make do with meat, canned food and frozen vegetables. 
Christians in Egypt observe a strict fast for three days before Christmas. The main dish at this time is "kushari", it is made from pasta, rice and lentils seasoned with tomato-vinegar sauce. 
In India, biryani or curry is served for the holiday - a dish of rice and spices with the addition of meat, fish, eggs or vegetables. Dessert is a sweet milk pudding. 
The Filipinos prefer a whole baked suckling pig with a ball of yellow cheese put in its mouth. 
In Iceland, Christmas dinner starts at 6 pm and consists of a wide variety of meat dishes, including reindeer. 
In Argentina, they serve "vitel ton" - veal in tuna sauce, as well as turkey, pork, and bread. Often, a gala dinner is served in the backyard barbecue style. 
Finnish people organize a buffet for Christmas, which includes ham, bread, fish, various casseroles and vegetables, as well as warmed wine with spices 
In the US, many people prefer "egg nogg", or heady eggnog - a drink made from beaten eggs with sugar and wine. 
Believe it or not, on Christmas night, a lot of Japanese people gather at KFC to eat crispy chicken with a side dish. 
Loading...
