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In reply to the discussion: Does every one eat pork and cabbage on New Years day? [View all]dhol82
(9,353 posts)5. I've never heard of this but don't consider it nonsense.
Last edited Thu Dec 27, 2018, 08:59 PM - Edit history (1)
Its a tradition that I never heard of.
The only one similar is Ukrainian Easter when one has cold, boiled fat back with horseradish and hard boiled eggs. Thats along with the Paska.
Comfort food at its best.
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Had to vote pass. No option for "Have heard of it, but don't participate"
bearsfootball516
Dec 2018
#1
Most traditions I've been aware of emphasize round (coin-like) foods, e.g., black eyed peas,
hlthe2b
Dec 2018
#3
kelbasa and stir fried cabbage w/onion & caraway seeds now by me and sone spiced black eyed peas
irisblue
Dec 2018
#12
Pork and sauerkraut. Pork is supposed to give you good luck because it's an animal that roots
Cousin Dupree
Dec 2018
#18
My grandfather was raised as a Mennonite and his people immigrated from Switzerland to the
Cousin Dupree
Jan 2019
#82
i have never heard of that. I have heard of black eyed peas and ham hocks in the south..
samnsara
Dec 2018
#19
Nope. We descendents of North Sea Pirates eat herring (in the form of herring salad.)
fierywoman
Dec 2018
#21
I'm from the Northeast and you would have to place your New Year's order a week
amuse bouche
Dec 2018
#71
this year we had a delightful Persian dish made by my son in law's mother
yellowdogintexas
Jan 2019
#76
I know in the US, the "Irish" dish is Corned beef and cabbage, but in Ireland it is
OnDoutside
Jan 2019
#77