The Joe and I have the task of preparing New Year's Eve dinner for the Bernardo/Domingo clan camping trip. I was thinking of putting a creative spin on things and making "good luck" dishes from various cultures after watching a few programs on The Style Network, The Food Channel, HGTV, and The Travel Channel.
I'm torn between how much preparation and research it's going to take and how much all the flavors are going to mix well with each other. So far, I've found out that noodles are for long life in the Chinese culture. I've only uncovered a few desserts from the Philippines. My mom always makes arroz caldo for the New Year. We'll see how this one goes.
Anyone else got any resources?
2 comments:
there's a certain type of "longetivity noodle" Chinese people order for birthday banquets, but I don't know if it's for general long life. They're pretty bland though.
give this a look.
my mom always has grapes for new year's. supposedly round-shaped foods, such as grapes, symbolize money/success because coins are round. get it? is that not so pilipino or what?!
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