Happy New Year 2022 from all of us here at Watson Lake Inn.
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There are many foods with important symbolic meaning eaten for good luck in many parts of the world.
Good Luck Foods for the New Year
Some symbolize financial prosperity, like food that is round like coins. Other type of New Year’s food symbol represents the hope of having food on the table throughout the year. And eating sweet food relates to expecting a sweet year. People bake coins in a sweet cake and the person who gets the coin will have good luck throughout the year. In Spain, Portugal, and parts of South and Central America, 12 sweet grapes, one for each month of the year, are eaten at midnight. The hope is to eat 12 sweet grapes to have 12 sweet months! Another symbol for good luck involves eating food in a ring shape – like doughnuts or ring shaped cakes. This represents coming full circle to successfully complete the year – that’s good luck.
Symbolic Good Luck Foods
Pork – for progress! Pigs root around with their snouts moving in a forward motion, which is why many cultures around the world eat pork on New Year’s Day to symbolize progress for the coming year.
Pomegranates – Seeds have always been associated with fertility. In Greece, they hurl whole pomegranates to the floor to release a flood of seeds that symbolize life and abundance.
Fish – So many fish in the sea. That’s why they symbolized abundance in the new year around the world. While Asian cultures feast on whole fish, Europeans eat cod, herring, and carp. And while you don’t eat the silvery scales, they do stand for coinage and plenty of it.
Noodles and Rice – Noodles, especially extra-long noodles, are thought to bring long life if you eat them without breaking them in the middle. Rice is all about fertility and wealth.
Black-Eyed Peas, Greens, and Cornbread – Even folks who aren’t from the South go all in on eating black-eyed peas and leafy greens for good luck on New Year’s Day. Add a slice of cornbread, and you’ve got “peas for pennies, greens for dollars, and cornbread for gold.”
Grapes – In Spain and Mexico, eating 12 grapes at midnight as the clock strikes once for each hour will bring you luck for the 12 months ahead.
Cakes – Ring-shaped cakes and other rounded sweet treats like the Scandinavian kransekaker – which represent not only deliciousness, but also the year coming full circle. In some traditions, a coin is baked inside to bring an extra serving of luck to the one who finds it.
Staying at Watson Lake Inn
We know you’ve got many options for lodging; but staying with us at Watson Lake Inn, you will indulge in a memorable experience and culinary discovery. Complemented with an indoor environment in harmony with nature through Memon the unique technology that works in many ways. – Holistic comfort that our guests can feel! Choose from one of our three suites for your stay with us in the Granite Dells.
While our lodging is closed in January – we do have dates available for private cooking classes.
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From all of us here at Watson Lake Inn, we wish you a Happy New Year 2022.
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Scandinavian Kransekaker
Germany – Marzipan piglets, cloverleaf for good luck.