New Year's table of different countries of the world
The tradition of presenting special New Year dishes to the New Year's table exists in many countries of the world. For example, in Spain, Portugal and on Cuba be sure to serve grapes to the table. It is necessary to eat every hour with a grape. Who will have time to eat all twelve grapes (according to the number of clock strokes), what awaits in the New Year is happiness, because grapes symbolize abundance.
Italian the housewives always serve grapes, nuts and lentils to the table. These products symbolize health and well-being for Italians.
AT Of Japan to the New Year's table serve sea kale,roasted chestnuts, peas and beans, boiled fish, caviar. These products symbolize joy, success in business, health and a happy family. In addition, the Japanese in the New Year use a special New Year's cold snack "o-sechi-riori."
In Of France The New Year's table is decorated with a roast turkey. In addition to traditional turkey, the Frenchmen serve oysters, pate of goose liver, champagne and cheeses.
And here Austrians and Hungarians believe that the bird can not be served at New Year's Eve - happiness will fly away. Therefore, on their New Year's table you will not find a turkey, goose or chicken.
Residents Great Britain It is customary to serve turkey with sauce fromgooseberry, pudding with brandy to the New Year's table. This pudding is made from bread crumbs, flour, fat, raisins, eggs and various spices. Before serving, pudding is poured with rum (brandy), set on fire and placed on the table with flaming colors.
AT Germany at Christmas they serve fried goose, and on New Year's Day - a dish with apples, nuts, raisins and pies. This dish symbolizes cognition, secrets and difficulties of life.
But in Spain on the New Year's table is obligatory roast lamb, suckling pig. Also the Spaniards in the New Year eat shellfish and turkey, singing a wonderful sherry.
AT Denmark it is customary to cook rice pudding with cinnamon, stuffed duck or goose.
AT Belgium in the New Year, a veal sausage with truffles is served, boar meat, traditional cake, wine. And in The Netherlands On the New Year's table must be game, rabbit or venison.
The tradition of baking into a New Year pie coins or nuts for luck is in the Romania, Australia, Bulgaria. Who will get a piece of a pie with a coin, that will bring luck in the New Year. And who will pull out a piece of bitter pepper, then expect trouble.
AT Poland The New Year's table is served by twelve leavendishes. The Poles are preparing mushroom soup, barley porridge. Necessarily on the table should be fish, as a symbol of family happiness. The sweet cake to the New Year's table in Poland is served with a chocolate cake.
AT Czech Republic and Slovakia housewives also serve twelve lean dishes to the New Year's table. And the object of pride of every good housewife is a layered roll with apples - strudel.
AT Cambodia The New Year is served by the most favorite sweets in the family, and the New Year's table is put closer to the window.
Mistresses from Tibet in the New Year baked a lot of pie withvarious fillings and treat these pies to everyone: both acquaintances and strangers. Residents of Tibet believe that the more pies you distribute, the richer you will be in the New Year!
Do you have any traditional dishes for the New Year's table?
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