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In reply to the discussion: Does every one eat pork and cabbage on New Years day? [View all]irisblue
(33,109 posts)12. kelbasa and stir fried cabbage w/onion & caraway seeds now by me and sone spiced black eyed peas
As a kid in Detroit area, pork & cabbage, stuffed cabbage, latkes, beet soup, and only kowalsky kielbasa. As to the sausage both grandmothers & my mom had strong opinions about that brand of sausage, I was in my late 20s before I knew there were other brands. I haven't had that particular brand in years.
Wow, you took me back Msgt.
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Had to vote pass. No option for "Have heard of it, but don't participate"
bearsfootball516
Dec 2018
#1
Most traditions I've been aware of emphasize round (coin-like) foods, e.g., black eyed peas,
hlthe2b
Dec 2018
#3
kelbasa and stir fried cabbage w/onion & caraway seeds now by me and sone spiced black eyed peas
irisblue
Dec 2018
#12
Pork and sauerkraut. Pork is supposed to give you good luck because it's an animal that roots
Cousin Dupree
Dec 2018
#18
My grandfather was raised as a Mennonite and his people immigrated from Switzerland to the
Cousin Dupree
Jan 2019
#82
i have never heard of that. I have heard of black eyed peas and ham hocks in the south..
samnsara
Dec 2018
#19
Nope. We descendents of North Sea Pirates eat herring (in the form of herring salad.)
fierywoman
Dec 2018
#21
I'm from the Northeast and you would have to place your New Year's order a week
amuse bouche
Dec 2018
#71
this year we had a delightful Persian dish made by my son in law's mother
yellowdogintexas
Jan 2019
#76
I know in the US, the "Irish" dish is Corned beef and cabbage, but in Ireland it is
OnDoutside
Jan 2019
#77