People of some countries consider ham and pork to be the luckiest of all New Year foods. Pork is a lucky New Year food because pigs symbolize progress. In places like Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Cuba, Spain and Austria, roast suckling pig is served for New Year's day.
In other places across the world, other pork delicacies like pig's feet, roast pork and sausages are served. I fix pork sausage with sauerkraut, because if you have pork on New Year's day you live "high on the hog".Our traditional fare consists of black-eyed peas for Peace, flavored with hog jowl for Joy, bacon if I don't have hog jowl. They also represent coins. Greens for Greenbacks (money), and good luck in remembrance of times of hardship and courage.
A pan of cornbread for Gold makes our New Year's Day dinner complete.
It is said that if you eat these foods on New Year's Day, you will have plenty of money for the coming year.
I don't know if it works or not, but it's a tradition that I plan to follow for dinner every New Year's Day. I don't want to take any chances. Who knows what our finances would be without following tradition.
What's for New Year's dinner at your house?
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