10 traditional New Year dishes for a lucky 2021

Every country has its own lucky dish to celebrate a new year coming, and America is not an exception. Can you list all of them? There’re only 3 days left to the end of 2020! Let’s explore 10 traditional New Year dishes to welcome 2021 with teeshirt21!

1. Black-eyed peas

Peas are the symbol of coins and wealth. By having black-eyed peas on your table, you are wishing for the new year with wealth and happiness. This kind of peas contains many vitamins, protein, fiber, zinc, and iron which is the ideal food for vegetarians and people who love a healthy diet. There are so many dishes made of black-eyed peas that you can bring to your dinner, for example, smoky black-eyed peas, Hoppin John’s Casserole, and black-eyed pea salad. 

By having black-eyed peas on your table, you are wishing for the new year with wealth and happiness.

2. Lentils

Besides black-eyed peas, lentil is also a kind of peas that share the same meaning of wealth. Lentils are not only a traditional New Year dish but also provide a great amount of plant-based protein. Vegans love lentils, and so do we. Lentil soup, lentil tomato salad, lentil meatballs are some nice dishes from lentils that we love to introduce you to. 

Lentils are not only a traditional New Year dish but also provide a great amount of plant-based protein.

3. Greens

Greens symbolize money since it has the same color as the US dollar. Americans make greens for New Year to hope for fortune and good things coming in. A traditional green may include collard, cabbage, leafy lettuce, arugula, chicory, escarole, or dandelion. 

Greens symbolize money since it has the same color as the US dollar.

You can easily make a bowl of collard green with 2 main materials including hammocks and stir collard greens. Firstly, you cook hammocks, onions, and chicken broth well in about 2 hours. Then, you put collard greens, some salt, sugar, and pepper into the mixture and keep cooking until you it tastes good which means more than 1 hour. 

4. Cornbread

Cornbread is considered a sign of wealth since it symbolizes gold to Americans. Cornbread can be used in many dishes, in main courses, appetizers, and even dessert. You don’t believe it? Below are some delicious and creative dishes from cornbread that you can’t say “no”. 

• Cornbread dressing
• Cornbread casserole
• Bacon corn muffins
• Tamale pies
• Pumpkin cornbread

Cornbread is considered a sign of wealth since it symbolizes gold to Americans.

5. Pork

Aside from black-eyed peas, lentils, greens, and cornbread, pork is also a must-have dish on a traditional New year meal. Since pork is the symbol of prosperity, having pork on your table will bring you luck for the next year. Pork is not only rich in nutrients but also a favorite choice of many families for a New Year dinner. Ham is the most popular dish from pork these days. You can make a pork supper with pork chops and baked ham for main courses and also add more flavor to your salad. 

Ham is the most popular dish from pork these days.

Here are our 5 traditional New Year dishes in the US. Do you have any other ideas? Don’t hesitate to tell us and check out teeshirt21.com for more creative ideas for a promising New Year!