The rapid and intense rhythm of life of modern man inexplicably affects the already fleeting time, speeding it up. It would seem that as soon as the series of New Year holidays has passed, it is time to begin autumn preparations for the upcoming winter celebrations.

Modern cooking from different countries is characterized by widespread eclecticism and interpenetration. As a result, the cuisines of the peoples of the world are enriched with seemingly unusual traditions, becoming more interesting and refined.

In turn, the modern New Year's table is completely different from the festive table of our childhood, organized by our parents as a result of the battle over the deficit. Today we have access to previously unimaginable products, from which it would be a sin for a good housewife not to prepare an original New Year's table for her friends and loved ones using amazing traditional New Year's dishes from different countries that have been tested both by time and by people.

For example, the British prepare Christmas plum pudding from dried wheat bread, different varieties of raisins, cherries, apples, almonds and candied fruits. Lemons, oranges, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and star anise are added to it. It is remarkable that these prim people created a whole New Year’s ritual from serving food - the finished pudding is doused with a mixture of rum and liqueur, set on fire and, while burning, impressively marches to the table.

Conservative Americans do not betray their own traditions, but gather families around a stuffed turkey, and our Bulgarian neighbors cannot imagine their New Year's table without moussaka, consisting of meat, mainly lamb and a variety of vegetables: eggplant, tomatoes, zucchini, cabbage, potatoes and others. The great thing is that all the ingredients are put into the moussaka at the same time, leaving the hostess time for other pre-holiday chores. Of course, like any other Balkan dish, moussaka is decorated with a fragrant bouquet of herbs and spices. Bulgarian gourmets add sour cream to the finished dish.

The Dutch serve New Year's Eve rabbit stewed in wine, to which they add onions, lard, sour cream and herbs, and the Danes stuff the duck with apples, prunes and raisins for the New Year, adding festive notes in the form of brandy and cranberry jelly.

India, famous for its unique culinary traditions, celebrates the New Year with raita - okroshka prepared according to the national recipe and biryani - pilaf with lamb, vegetables, fruits, nuts and famous Indian spices. A light dessert with ginger whipped cream.

Reckless gluttons, Italians especially indulge their souls at the table on New Year's Day. In particular, a festive table is not complete without the very special Kotekino sausage, which is prepared exclusively for the New Year and served in a loaf. What makes the dish especially piquant is the fact that in addition to fatty pork sausage, pears, shallots and juniper berries are wrapped in the dough. This Mediterranean blend is generously infused with Italian herbs, brown sugar, vanilla and red wine vinegar.

After having a snack, the inhabitants of the Apennines proceed to the main dishes - Giampone, which is a baked pork leg stuffed with meat, as well as baked seafood. Even on holiday, no self-respecting Italian can do without pasta, which has become a national idea.

On this day, Mexicans prefer to give up burritos and treat themselves to a baked young pig with a side dish of rice, sweet peppers and black beans, as well as snacks from a variety of vegetables and cheese. Tequila is always served as an alcoholic drink. For dessert, Latin Americans happily devour simple flatbreads made from their usual corn flour.

The Germans are also not averse to eating delicious food at the festive New Year's table. On this day, on the tables of real burghers you will find salmon with cream, along with spinach and lemon zest, baked in golden brown dough with spicy pink pepper, aromatic mustard potatoes and fried carp. For dessert, people in Germany prefer nut pie and marzipan cake with cream or meringue.

Of course, it is impossible to imagine the Norwegian New Year's table without fish dishes. On this day, Scandinavians serve a unique salmon soup with vegetables, cream, herbs and croutons. But their New Year’s menu is not limited to fish alone - it traditionally includes stewed meat ribs with various fantastic sauces and cozy, homemade mashed potatoes.

In Portugal and Spain, grapes play a special role on New Year's Eve, making 12 cherished wishes before devouring the next berry.

Leisurely Finns are also not averse to having a hearty snack to warm up on a frosty winter holiday. On the New Year's table they traditionally have chicken legs marinated in fruit vinegar with garlic, spices and mustard. The remarkable thing is that such legs are prepared on skewers, involuntarily reminding us of the transience of time and the inevitable arrival of summer with its kebabs. A must-have cold appetizer in Finland is the national dish of many peoples of the north, Sugdai - marinated fresh fish of fatty varieties.

Culinary connoisseurs who gave the world their great cuisine, the French stun the imagination with exquisite delicacies prepared for the New Year's table. The holiday menu necessarily includes snails, goose pates, excellent cheeses, famous spicy French soups and specially prepared turkey. Traditionally, a pre-marinated turkey is baked in white wine for several hours in the oven with vegetables and aromatic herbs.

The Swedes spare no time in preparing the traditional national New Year's dish called Kropkakor. To do this, a kind of dough is prepared from a mixture of boiled potatoes, ham and bacon, from which balls are subsequently rolled and boiled in salted water.

It is not surprising that New Year's table dishes in Japan have their own sacred meaning. On this holiday, for centuries, the inhabitants of the Land of the Rising Sun have decided, first of all, to wish other people long life. On the menu, longevity is symbolized by long buckwheat noodles - soba.

To ensure that guests at the table in the coming year are not exposed to any illnesses, a dessert made from black soybeans, which symbolize health, is served on the table. In order to bring happiness and good luck to all those gathered in the New Year, it is customary to include chestnut and sweet potato puree in the traditional Japanese New Year's menu.

Modern world cuisine offers many recipes and traditions, by familiarizing yourself with which you will diversify your own celebrations and acquire new traditions and rituals that are specific to your large and friendly family.

If you are planning to celebrate the New Year in the comfort of 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 your guests indifferent. Considering that the coming year is the year of the horse according to the eastern calendar, let us remember the magnificent tradition of preparing dishes that this symbol likes. A horse is not a picky animal, a herbivore, but treating guests to light salads and vegetables and fruits is not enough. 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

Not a single traditional New Year's holiday in England is complete without plumpudding, which consists of lard, bread crumbs, flour, raisins, eggs and spices. Before serving, the pudding is poured with rum and set on fire, which makes the holiday even brighter. It is also traditional to serve stuffed turkey with vegetables and gooseberry sauce. Turkey with vegetables is considered a traditional dish and delights guests at any holiday.

America

The idea is also considered a traditional American dish, but unlike the English one, American turkey is prepared differently. In very simple terms, the turkey is stuffed with all the products that are “lying around” in the refrigerator. Usually these are cheese, garlic, prunes, apples, cabbage, beans, mushrooms, and spices.

Austria, Hungary

In these countries, serving poultry at the holiday table is a bad sign. Superstitious residents of these countries believe that if you serve a bird at the festive table, then happiness can fly away. Traditional Austrian cuisine is rich in its delights. So, you can serve schnitzel, strudel at the holiday table, and you can also prepare traditional fish salad in Austrian style. In Hungary, it is customary to serve traditional bagels at the holiday table - poppy seed and nut rolls, which migrated from Jewish cuisine.

Denmark, Sweden

Cod is considered the main New Year's holiday dish for the Danes. This dish symbolizes happiness and wealth. The Swedish holiday table always includes lutefiks, a fish dish made from dried cod.

Germany

Herring is considered an integral and symbolic dish of the German holiday table. It is believed that herring will definitely bring happiness in the coming year. Traditional and no less important dishes on the holiday 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 holiday table of Israeli residents has a number of its own rules. The main rule is that bitter, sour and salty foods should be kept away. The table is set with sweet dishes. Also on the table are usually honey, dates, pomegranates and apples. Challah - a holiday pastry - is 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 Dutch holiday table you will definitely find deep-fried donuts and salted beans - one of the main national dishes - especially for the New Year. In France, a traditional New Year's table is not complete without roasted chestnuts, oysters, beautifully decorated sandwiches with goose pate, 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 while the chimes are ringing. It is believed that the spicier the herring. The more successful the year will be. Fish is considered a mandatory dish, especially carp - a symbol of family happiness.

Romania, Australia, Bulgaria

Among the many traditional dishes presented on New Year's tables, you will definitely try a special pie. Its peculiarity is that one of the guests will definitely find a coin, or a nut, or a peppercorn in a piece of pie. The lucky owner of the find will start a family next year.

Japan

On December 30, the pre-holiday table always includes mochi - small cakes made from boiled rice, which 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. Tables often contain seaweed, roasted chestnuts, peas, beans, and boiled fish; these ingredients are the key to happiness, success in business, health, and tranquility.

Each dish on the New Year and Christmas table is endowed with its own special meaning and significance in different countries and among different peoples. Let's take a short walk through the traditions of the New Year's table.

New Year's table in France
In France, a holiday is not a holiday if there is no traditional roast turkey at the New Year's table.

What is remarkable about the New Year's table in Austria, Hungary and Yugoslavia
But on the holiday tables of Austria, Hungary and Yugoslavia there are never birds - geese, ducks, chickens, turkeys. In these countries they believe that you cannot eat poultry this evening, as happiness will fly away.

New Year's pies in Romania, Australia, Bulgaria
In Romania, Australia, and Bulgaria, New Year's pies are baked, and not simple ones, but with surprises: whoever gets the pies will be lucky.

New Year's table in Poland
In Poland, you can count exactly twelve dishes on the New Year's table. And not a single meat one! Mushroom soup or borscht, barley porridge with prunes, dumplings with butter, chocolate cake for dessert. The obligatory dish is fish. In many countries it is considered a symbol of family happiness and prosperity.

New Year's table in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
A similar set of dishes is present on the New Year's tables of housewives in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. True, they prefer pearl barley porridge, and strudel is a must - a puff pastry with apples, the pride of every good housewife.

New Year's table in Germany
In Germany, on New Year's Eve they always serve a brightly colored dish with apples, nuts, raisins and pies. The symbolism here is as follows: the apple is the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, the nuts with their hard shell and tasty core symbolize the mysteries and difficulties of life. In Germany they say: “God gave the nut, and man must crack it.”

New Year's table in Spain, Portugal, Cuba
In many countries, in Spain, Portugal, Cuba, the grapevine has been considered a symbol of abundance and a happy family hearth since ancient times. Therefore, the inhabitants of these countries eat twelve grapes at midnight when the clock strikes - according to the number of strokes of the clock. With each grape they make a wish - twelve cherished wishes for each month of the year.

New Year's table in Italy
In Italy, it is also customary to serve grapes, nuts, and lentils at the New Year's table as a symbol and guarantee of longevity, health and well-being.

New Year's table in England
In England, traditional Christmas food is pudding and stuffed turkey with vegetables. Pudding is made from bread crumbs, flour, lard, raisins, eggs and various spices. Before serving, the pudding is doused with rum, set on fire and placed on the table flaming.

New Year's table in America
In America, stuffed turkey is also considered a traditional dish. The turkey is stuffed with everything that is lying around in the refrigerator: bread, cheese, prunes, garlic, beans, mushrooms, apples, cabbage.

New Year's table in Holland
In Holland, one of the main national New Year's dishes is salted beans. This is a very difficult food for the stomach, which cannot be lightened with either vodka or red wine.

New Year's table in Cambodia
In Cambodia, the New Year's table is placed near the window and the family's favorite sweets are served.

New Year's custom in Tibet
The people of Tibet have a cute New Year's custom. Housewives bake mountains of pies with a wide variety of fillings and present them to all friends and strangers. The more you give away, the richer you will be!

New Year's table in Japan
In Japan, for the New Year, they prepare dishes from products that, according to legend, bring happiness. Seaweed gives joy, fried chestnuts - success in business, peas and beans - health, boiled fish - peace and good spirits, herring caviar - a happy family and many children. The New Year's meal in Japanese families is quiet and orderly, without noisy conversations and drinking songs. Nothing should distract from thoughts about what awaits everyone in the coming year.

New Year's table in China
In China. After all, it was the Chinese who gave us all these rabbits, dragons and boars that we are trying to “appease” on the night of December 31st to January 1st. Many of the traditional Chinese New Year foods are vegetarian and well seasoned. However, this does not mean at all that the Chinese deny themselves meat on New Year's Day - they eat it and whatnot. But they prepare it in their own way. For example, a chicken is baked or fried only whole, that is, with the head, legs and tail. In China they believe that this way you can strengthen your family. The same applies to fish: it is also cooked whole so that the family is strong and happy.

History of Russian New Year traditions
At first, under Peter the Great, who ordered to celebrate the New Year from December 31 to January 1, the main thing at the holiday was not the table, but the balls. Following the famous line from the song, for lunch, dinner and breakfast, our ancestors had... dancing and drinks to quench their thirst. Almost until the middle of the 19th century, there was no Russian New Year's menu, 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 houses of the nobility, the New Year's table could easily include pickled cucumbers, mushrooms, and radish salad. They also served suckling pig, veal fricassee, fried poultry, boiled trout in wine, and ruff veal. And, by the way, apricots, oranges, grapes and pears - greenhouses were in fashion, fruits were grown in the middle of winter in St. Petersburg and Moscow. The New Year's menu in the second half of the 19th century already included salmon, caviar, smelt and vendace, cheeses - along with the same radishes and pickles. For some reason, they lost interest in mushrooms, but labardan (cod) and watermelons came into fashion. Game competed with suckling pig fried with buckwheat porridge.

Festive roast pigs

It's time for soft drinks, ice cream and cognacs. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, French, Spanish fortified, Italian and German wines were drunk. And in imitation of champagnes, Don sparkling wines were already made. Of course, we drank vodka, liqueurs and liqueurs, Russian homemade and German beer. By the beginning of the twentieth century, anchovies, lobsters, and sardines began to appear on the New Year's table. It was impossible to do without the notorious pig and goose with apples, but hazel grouse and turkeys were already competing with them. During the Christmas days of 1912, 250 thousand piglets, 75 thousand turkeys, 110 thousand geese, 260 thousand chickens and ducks were sold in St. Petersburg. After the revolution, New Year celebrations were cancelled. But they still met him. True, dancing was only possible quietly, so as not to wake up the neighbors. It was then, presumably, that the habit of sitting at the table arose. The food was meager. They tried, of course, to hang nuts in gold and silver foil and apples on the tree banned by the revolution. The New Year tree was rehabilitated in 1936, along with nightly dancing. The Soviet New Year's table did not become elegant - even sausage cut into circles could decorate it. However, Eliseev’s former stores still sold hazel grouse and caviar. In the forties, the New Year was celebrated with vodka, boiled potatoes and herring, decorated with onion rings. Life became more fun in the fifties. Celebrating the New Year was no longer considered reprehensible. And it became possible to gather not only in a narrow circle, but also in a large group. On the tables appeared: jelly, herring under a fur coat, Baltic sprats. The second coming of the Olivier salad has arrived - with doctor's sausage instead of hazel grouse. It was cooked in a large basin and generously seasoned with mayonnaise.

Pig, goose or duck were desirable, but not required. When the chimes struck, it was imperative to open a bottle of “Soviet champagne.” In cramped apartments, the table took up all the space, so you had to choose: dancing or eating. With the advent of televisions, the table finally won.

Decorate the New Year's menu 2012 with dishes from France, Poland, England, Germany and the Czech Republic.

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New Year's recipes from around the world

1.France

Turkey is the main dish of the New Year's table in France. The French joke: “If there is no turkey, then the New Year may not come.”

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Turkey in French

Ingredients

0.5 kg turkey fillet, 5 small onions, 2 tomatoes, 300 g cheese, mayonnaise, spices, salt to taste.

Preparation

Cut the turkey fillet into thin layers and place in a bowl, sprinkle with spices and salt. Cover with a lid, place a load on top and leave for 20-30 minutes to marinate in its own juice.

Wash the tomatoes and cut into slices, cut the onion into rings. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Place a sheet of foil on a baking sheet and tuck the edges in. Arrange the layers of turkey evenly in one layer, lightly coat with mayonnaise on top. Then add a layer of onions and a layer of tomatoes. Top everything with cheese.

Bake in the oven for about an hour. First on high heat, then on low heat. Serve the dish hot, garnished with herbs.

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2.Poland

On the New Year's table in Poland there is always fish, which is considered a symbol of prosperity and family happiness.

Fish in Polish

Ingredients

300 g pike perch fillet with skin, 1 carrot, 4 g parsley root, 2-3 boiled eggs, 20 g butter, 1 tbsp. l. lemon juice, parsley, salt - to taste.

Preparation

Cut the fish fillet into portions, boil in salted water with the addition of carrots and parsley root.

For the sauce, combine melted butter with chopped eggs, lemon juice, chopped herbs and 2 tbsp. l. fish broth.

When serving, place the fish on a plate and pour over the prepared sauce. Alternatively, garnish with mashed potatoes and carrots.

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3.Czech Republic and Slovakia

In these countries, the New Year's table is not complete without a fragrant national dessert - apple strudel.

Apple strudel

Ingredients

250 g flour, 1 egg, 150 g butter, 1 tsp. vinegar, 1 kg apples, 80 g sugar, 30 g raisins, 100 g bread crumbs, ground cinnamon, lemon zest - to taste.

Preparation

Sift the flour, then pour in the beaten mixture with 6 tbsp. l. warm water egg, 1 tbsp. l. melted butter, vinegar, add salt and knead into a soft shiny dough. Roll into a ball and leave for 30 minutes, covered with a damp cloth.

Cut the dough in half and roll out each half on a linen towel dusted with flour. Stretch the dough from the center in all directions, being careful not to tear it, sprinkle with melted butter, place a layer of peeled and chopped apples on it, sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, washed raisins, chopped zest and bread crumbs fried in 30 g of butter.

Lifting the edge of the towel, roll the dough into a roll. Transfer to a baking sheet and bake in a moderately preheated oven for 30 minutes, brushing occasionally with oil. Cool the finished strudel and cut into slices. Serve, garnish to taste. For example, nuts, mint sprigs, cinnamon or powdered sugar.

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4.Germany

In this country, pies and other dishes with raisins, apples and nuts are always served on the New Year's table. Moreover, each ingredient has its own meaning. For example, nuts are the ability to learn secrets and overcome the difficulties of life, and raisins are a symbol of abundance.

Brownies with nuts - recipe from Germany

Ingredients

2 eggs, 2 egg yolks, 200 g sugar, 6 tbsp. l. crackers, pinch of salt, 2 tsp. dry yeast, 1 tbsp. l. flour, 0.5 tbsp. chopped raisins, 1 tbsp. nuts, 200 g butter, 0.5 tbsp. milk.

Preparation

Beat eggs and sugar, add salt, crackers, yeast mixed with flour, raisins and 0.5 tbsp. nuts Knead the dough, roll it into a layer 0.7 cm thick, place it on a baking sheet covered with oiled paper and bake in the oven for 15 minutes at medium heat.

For the cream, beat the yolks with sugar, pour in the hot milk, stirring. Heat, whisking continuously, in a water bath until thickened. Cool the resulting mass, combine with the whipped butter and beat everything together until fluffy. Add 0.5 tbsp. chopped nuts and mix.

Immediately cut the baked cake into rectangular cakes, let them cool, then cover with cream and decorate to taste.

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5.England

The traditional dessert on the New Year's table in this country is pudding. Before serving, the festive pudding is poured with rum and set on fire. A very impressive decoration for the New Year's table, especially in the Year of the Dragon 2012!

Miracles happen on New Year's Eve! You can go on a trip without even leaving home. It is enough to prepare a traditional holiday dinner from some distant country, such as Japan or Mexico. Or put one of the exotic dishes on the New Year's table: buckwheat soba noodles, stuffed duck, whole baked carp, chocolate-covered turkey, bread pudding or just ginger cookies...

China

Dumplings, noodles, peach broth and dishes made from five types of vegetables or grains, symbolizing 5 separate types of happiness, certainly appear on the Chinese New Year's table. Chestnuts represent profit, a whole fish - abundance, shrimp - joy and happiness, chicken - prosperity.

At this time, peach and apricot trees, tangerines, almonds, and watermelons bloom - their red, sweet pulp symbolizes good luck in the coming year.

Dumplings are made with pork filling, cabbage and onions. Usually a coin or a precious stone is placed in one, and the finder will have great luck in the coming year. Long strings of noodles are perceived as a symbol of long life.

The Chinese are very sensitive to the colors of the festive New Year's table - only rice can be white on it. You must try all the dishes, otherwise you will not be happy.

It is a Chinese custom to cook whole fish on New Year's Day, which is considered a symbol of strong family ties. They also cook the chicken, also whole - with head, tail and paws - this symbolizes family unity.

On New Year's Day, the Chinese always eat a vegetarian dish called “yai”, with the addition of various seasonings.

Japan

To welcome the deities who bring good luck and happiness, the Japanese New Year "oshogatsu" prepares original dishes that are preferred and approved by the gods. The special New Year's cuisine, osechi ryori, includes not only offerings to deities, but also simple dishes that all Japanese eat during the three-day traditional holiday.

There are different versions of osechi, from traditional to modern and even exotic for Japan (Italian, French, Chinese cuisine), but they are all based on the main principle of “hozonshoku” - preserved food.

In Japan, housewives prepare food for the New Year from products that they believe bring happiness: they believe that seaweed brings joy, fried chestnuts - success in business, peas and beans - health, boiled rice - tranquility, herring caviar - family happiness and many children, noodles, like the Chinese, are a symbol of long life. Therefore, soba (noodles) must be uncut, since the longer the noodles, the longer our life.

Philippine Islands

?On the Philippine Islands, people prepare a lot of different foods on New Year's night; the more food, the better, since a rich New Year's table is considered to be the foundation for an equally rich and well-fed coming New Year.

Tibet

Tibetan housewives bake mountains of pies with various fillings for the New Year and treat them to everyone, friends and strangers, because the more you give away, the richer you will be!

In some provinces of Tibet, on New Year's Eve they traditionally eat sheep's head with a side dish of vegetables and sauce. It is believed that a head on a festive table is an auspicious sign.

England

In England, the traditional Christmas food is pudding and stuffed turkey with a vegetable side dish of Brussels sprouts. The turkey is traditionally stuffed with chestnuts, grated breadcrumbs and sage, and served with a wonderful sauce made from gooseberries, cranberries or cream.

Pudding is made from bread crumbs, flour, lard, raisins, eggs and various spices. Before serving, the pudding is doused with rum, set on fire and placed on the table flaming.

In England, if you are invited to visit for the New Year, you must bring bread, coal and a pinch of salt with you, which symbolize food, warmth and prosperity.

USA

In America, stuffed turkey is also considered a traditional dish. The turkey is stuffed with everything that is lying around in the refrigerator: bread, cheese, prunes, garlic, beans, mushrooms, apples.

But the traditional New Year's dish for the inhabitants of the New World is considered to be a dish with the cynical name “Lame John” - pork ham with red beans. In the southern United States, they believe that to be happy and rich in the New Year, you need to eat peas or beans while the New Year's clock strikes. You can often hear that peas, greens, and cabbage symbolize money.

Mexico

Despite the fact that Mexico is the country of burritos, nachos, and fajitas, Mexicans prefer to bake a young pig for the New Year. It is served with a side dish of rice baked in the oven with black beans and sweet peppers.

Mexicans usually serve a lot of vegetables and lettuce, as well as pacio, serano and jalapeno stuffed with hard cheese. For dessert - simple baked goods made from corn flour. Mexicans stuff turkeys the same way. Beans, corn and other vegetables and, naturally, do not spare the fiery hot sauce with chili peppers. Another signature dish they have is chocolate covered turkey.

Italy

?Among the traditional dishes, the New Year's table must include homemade cappelletti, truffles, smoked salmon, campone, turkey, almond cakes, steamed cod or perch in white wine, small dumplings - tortellini with pasciutto ham and cream sauce.

But the main dish of the New Year's table is homemade pork sausage “kotekkino”. It is cut into small circles and served with a side dish of corn grits and stewed lentils. For dessert, Italians prepare pannetone cake with dried fruits inside, reminiscent of Easter cake, decorated with raisins and candied fruits.

In Italy, it is customary to serve grapes, nuts, and lentils at the New Year's table as a symbol and guarantee of longevity, health and prosperity.

Spain

?The Spaniards set a rich table, on which sweets are a must: cookies with cumin, almond cakes. They eat roast lamb, shellfish, turkey, suckling pig, and sherry. In Spain, it is customary to eat twelve grapes at midnight, according to the number of strokes of the clock. With each grape you make a wish - twelve cherished wishes for every month of the year, which will definitely come true!

Germany

In Germany, the centerpiece of the table is goose with red cabbage and potato and bread balls. Be sure to serve a brightly colored dish with apples, nuts, raisins and pies. The symbolism here is as follows: the apple is the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, the nuts with their hard shell and tasty core symbolize the mysteries and difficulties of life.

In Germany they say: “God gave the nut, and man must crack it”. ?If there is herring or carp on the New Year's table, it will bring happiness in the coming year.?

Poland

In Poland, traditionally there are 12 dishes on the table, and none of them should be meat. Definitely fish! The main holiday treat is carp, a symbol of family happiness and prosperity. And also - mushroom soup, borscht, barley porridge with prunes, dumplings with butter, and for dessert - chocolate cake.

A must on the table is strudel - a puff pastry with apples, the pride of every good housewife.

Norway

According to tradition, at Christmas in Norway you need to have 7 baked goods. The most common Norwegian flour products:


Kransekake - a pie made from rings folded into a pyramid
Julekake - Christmas round bun with raisins, Fattigman - brushwood, Krumkaker - waffles, Mandelkake - almond pie.

Pepperkaker - gingerbread cookies.
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India

In India, New Year is celebrated with biryani pilaf and okroshka. Biryani pilaf is, of course, made from lamb. Kishmish, cashew nuts, green peas, pineapples, green peas and a large number of local spices - cumin, cloves, coriander, turmeric, cardamom are added to rice and carrots. Spices give the rice several colors, which is why the dish looks very festive and “elegant”.

The pilaf is served with raita - an Indian okroshka made from kefir, tomatoes, potatoes and cucumbers. For dessert they prepare lasi - curdled milk whipped with ginger and sugar.