Saveur How to Eat Your Luck in the New Year

From: Saveur - Saturday Jan 02, 2021 01:00 pm

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Teh Halia

01/02/2021

Breakfast Without Borders

Scrambled eggs and pancakes may be lovable, but they score zero points for creativity. This year, tear up (what’s left of) the script—with morning fare from farther afield.

Japanese New Year's Soup

Japanese New Year's Soup

In Japanese homes on the first day of the year, the dish to eat is ozoni, a good luck soup composed of pink-rimmed fish cake, daikon, carrot, and shiitake mushrooms floating in a rich dashi along with mochi, and chewy rice cakes.

Selyodka Pod Shuboy (Layered Herring Salad)

Selyodka Pod Shuboy (Layered Herring Salad)

In Poland and Germany, herring is considered a bearer of good fortune. In this recipe, salt-cured herring becomes a lavish centerpiece when layered with apples and a sour cream-mayonnaise dressing.

Saladu Ñebbe (Black-Eyed Pea Salad)

Saladu Ñebbe (Black-Eyed Pea Salad)

Simple and satisfying, this chile-spiked black-eyed-pea salad dressed with fresh lime juice is a great side dish for grilled fish.

Grape Tart

In Spain, it's thought that eating one grape with every strike of the clock at midnight brings good luck for the New Year. This grape tart lets you eat all 12 grapes in just a few sweet bites.

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