New Year's Food And What They Mean. And sauerkraut with pork was eaten for good luck on new year's day, because, as the [pennsylvania] dutch say, 'the pig roots forward', historian william woys weaver wrote in sauerkraut yankees. Each dish has a particular meaning.
Chinese new year's eve (jan. The foods represent progress, luck, money and gold. This symbol has also been translated into a popular sweet treat, often featured as a dessert on new year’s eve menus:
It is also traditional to eat mochi (rice cake) dishes during new year's festivities.
Of all the events we celebrate in the south, the menu for a traditional southern new year’s day probably carries the most tradition. Of all the events we celebrate in the south, the menu for a traditional southern new year’s day probably carries the most tradition. Here are 10 traditional new year's day foods and why we eat them: The length of the soup’s soba is said to symbolize a long life, while the buckwheat flour the noodles are made of brings.