Does Louisville have any New Years Food "Traditions"

All,

Being new residents, I was just curious if Louisville and this part of KY has any New Years Eve food traditions ?

Becky and I grew up in northern Ohio where it is tradition to have "pork and saurkraut" for dinner on New Years Eve. Up there EVERYONE eats pork and saurkraut on NYE. The tradition has it's roots in the PA Dutch heritage where it is said that eating pork and saurkraut on NYE will bring one good luck in the coming year. All throughout the "rust belt" you can count on every little mom and pop bar as well as every social club (Moose, Elks, VFW, etc) to serve up heaping portions each NYE. At most of these places 15-20 bucks will (still) get you in the door for dinner, all the Rolling Rock you can drink and live music from some local 3 chord band. Helluva good time.

[Robin Garr]

My family didn't really have any NYE traditions, Steve, but my wife's family always ate oyster stew that evening.

A lot of folks whose ancestors came to the city from more southern or rural regions go for "hoppin' John" on New Year's Day. It's black-eyed peas and something or other. Greens? It's supposed to ensure prosperity in the new year.

My family didn't really have any NYE traditions, Steve, but my wife's family always ate oyster stew that evening.

A lot of folks whose ancestors came to the city from more southern or rural regions go for "hoppin' John" on New Year's Day. It's black-eyed peas and something or other. Greens? It's supposed to ensure prosperity in the new year.

<chuckle> Pork...Black eyed peas...Greens...If it brings luck and/or prosperity then I'm eatting it this year...all of it

My family didn't really have any NYE traditions, Steve, but my wife's family always ate oyster stew that evening.


A lot of folks whose ancestors came to the city from more southern or rural regions go for "hoppin' John" on New Year's Day. It's black-eyed peas and
something or other. Greens? It's supposed to ensure prosperity in the new year.

Seems like I hear about putting a penny in the black eyed peas. The finder is suposed to get good luck?

I don't know if it is a Louisville tradition, but it has always been a family tradition.

New Year's Day though....

Pork roast, mashed potatoes, sauerkraut and black eye peas.

Seems like I hear about putting a penny in the black eyed peas. The finder is suposed to get good luck?

I'm guessing a penny in the black eyed peas would mean good luck or a few boat payments for the finder's dentist.

I make a standing rib roast every NYE, and we have that, along with shrimp cocktail, champagne, and a fancy dessert.

We've always done corned beef and cabbage with a silver dime. I have the same silver dime that my mother used in all her New Year's Day cabbage pots!

My family didn't really have any NYE traditions, Steve, but my wife's family always ate oyster stew that evening.

A lot of folks whose ancestors came to the city from more southern or rural regions go for "hoppin' John" on New Year's Day. It's black-eyed peas and something or other. Greens? It's supposed to ensure prosperity in the new year.

Hoppin' John has black eyed peas, rice, and bacon. They serve that at Alfalfa's in Lexington, and it is really tasty! Not sure what the spicy ingredient is, but I can tell why they call it Hoppin'!

My family has the traditional corned beef, cabbage, mashed potatoes, and black eyed peas.