Traditional New Years' Meals?

[santaman2000]

I made the traditional Southerner's New Year's Day meal again this year:

1) Balckeyed peas
2) Hog Jowl (ususally in the balckeyed peas)
3) Greens (my choice was my family's traditional choice of collard greens although some families use cabbage)

All items are supposed to be for good luck in the new year. The blackeyed peas represent a steady diet of staple food; the hog jowl is for fat and flavor and represent the same in your life; and lastly the greens represent prosperity.

I also added a simple main meat dish, in this case hickory smoked boneless pork simply because it goes well with the other dishes. Ham or sausage is common here as well.

Now my question is, are there any traditional foods at New year in the UK? If so are there any superstitions (good luck in the New Year, etc) associated with them?

 

[swotty]

I had a traditional NYE British meal this year....... beer! Oh, and a steak and ale pie....so more beer....

 

[Graham_S]

In Scotland it would be Steak pie on New Years Day.

 

[santaman2000]

LOL. Our NYE tradition is much the same. Maybe add a good full fatty breakfast shortly after midnight or later just before hitting the bed. But the one I posted about was for NY Day.

 

[toilet digger]

nothing particular springs to mind. asked my lass and she said her family normally had a variation of a roast dinner (like we need any excuse ).

 

[swotty]

Ah...in which case definately the full English breakfast to soak up the ale from the previous evening!

On a serious note, i'm not aware of any traditional meals eaten on New Years Day in the UK......