When I was a kid growing up in Western Pennsylvania, the traditional dinner for New Year's day in my neighborhood was roast pork with sauerkraut (I grew up in a heavily German / central European area). It was considered bad luck to start the year with poultry. "Dinner" was served at noon so the rest of the day could be be spent relaxing.
My wife is of Italian ancestry and grew up in the New York City area. For her family, New Year's Day dinner was either a pasta dish or seafood and was always served at about 5:00 PM.
Since we've been married, New Year's Day dinner has typically been a seafood meal - today will be grilled salmon.
Do you have any special meal - or traditions to start the New Year?
