There is such an unspoken tradition that on the New Year's table there should be those dishes that are to the liking of the symbol of the coming year. So let's find out what the Yellow Dog loves and what does not.

So, if you believe the connoisseurs of the Eastern calendar, the Dog will appreciate:

1. Bright table setting
2. A large number of meat dishes
3. A minimum of fish and everything connected with it
4. Lack or few eggs
5. An abundance of bread products
6. An abundance of cheese and milk
7. Less canned and more fresh

And what is not allowed?

And you can't cook fish. Well, at least that's what they say (all the same experts), and the Dog treats her without enthusiasm. But if the fish is still on the table, then it should have a head, fins and a tail, which in the East is considered a sign of abundance. There should be no broken noodles, because their length is associated with longevity.

You should forget about hot dogs and all sorts of fast food - it turns out that the Dog does not like it (although I personally do not understand how they knew about hot dogs when drawing up this calendar - it is ancient, as ... however, I will refrain from metaphors). Also, a lot of sweets are not recommended, it is harmful to dogs (by the way, yes, if you have a dog, shake it on your mustache - sweets harm the dog's body, and this, in contrast to the calendar features, has been proven). And for obvious reasons, it is worth refraining from korean food... At least from what we consider to be Korean. It is somehow inappropriate to burst the symbol of the year for festive table.

Satisfied dog - successful year

According to the eastern calendar, it is believed that the Yellow Dog is not a greedy animal, but economical. From this it follows that there should be a lot of things on the table, but at the same time the dishes are easy. For the Dog to be satisfied, there must be meat in the assortment on the table. You can cook one huge piece or bake chicken, duck, turkey, and also diversify with cuts different types, after all meat products- favorite food for the Dog. Most best side dish potatoes that night, and in what form - is not so important. But you can cook both buckwheat and rice. Various salads, where you can and should turn on your imagination and decorate a salad in the shape of a dog's face.

Cold and hot snacks. You should also pay attention to herbs and vegetables. Better to cook stewed vegetables in bright colors, such as stuffed bell pepper, stewed eggplant... Also, fruits should flaunt on the table, especially yellow-orange: oranges, to match the upcoming holiday. The Dog will not refuse dessert either: cake, Cheesecake, nuts, beautifully wrapped in colorful papers, dried fruits, etc. Drinks are one of the main components of the festive table. The dog will like natural fruit drinks, compotes, juices. From strong drinks preference should be given white wine, liqueur, mulled wine. The most important thing is that the table is not empty, since Yellow Dog you need to eat well.

Table setting

A dog is a simple creature, which means you should focus on simple things. But everything should be colorful and bright.

Well, in addition, all experts as one claim that on New Year the main thing is hospitality (apparently, these connoisseurs do not sit at home, so they say all kinds of things). Show your hospitality to all your guests, and the benevolent Dog will definitely appreciate it.

How to celebrate the New Year without tragic consequences for the liver and stomach.
New Year's table is a terrible blow to the body. Lots and lots of fat, alcohol, sugar ... No wonder our liver and pancreas are struggling. What must be removed from the New Year's table and how to make the feast at least a little useful, says Mikhail Lebedev, an expert doctor at the Center for Molecular Diagnostics of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor.

Eliminate fat!

Food on New Year's Eve should not be excessively rich in fats and carbohydrates. It is advisable to do without fatty meat, lard, restrict pork. Better to give preference to beef, veal, chicken, turkey and rabbit. With traditional, but very fat duck and the goose must also be careful, it is better to cook them with apples, which absorb excess fat well.
Fatty sauces are a very undesirable component of the New Year's table. Therefore, instead of mayonnaise, it is better to make your own salad dressings using olive or other vegetable oil, yogurt, sour cream. It is better to avoid packaged juices: they contain too much sugar.

Special attention to alcohol! The main thing here is a sense of proportion and reasonable use. You can not drink alcohol on an empty stomach in anticipation of a night feast, this can destroy the whole further holiday. It is categorically impossible to combine alcohol with coffee "to cheer up." Contrary to popular belief, coffee does not help to sober up, but such a combination can lead to an increase blood pressure and cardiac arrhythmias.
Elderly people should be especially careful: fatty food with alcohol, multiplied by sitting in front of the TV, is a very noticeable blow to health.

Alarming symptoms

Monitor the state of the body very carefully: negative impact can be very different, ranging from a feeling of heaviness in the stomach and nausea with banal overeating, ending with toxic effects on the liver, disturbances from of cardio-vascular system... With the use of foods "rich" in stabilizers, preservatives and various artificial additives, the development of allergic reaction.
One more problem - alcohol intoxication and the subsequent hangover. And remember about the "second day", when there is an active finishing of salads and snacks that stood all night on the festive table. Poisoning or acute intestinal infection can result.

The one plate rule

What can you eat? In fact, everything. But it is better to follow the “rule of one plate”: anything is put on the plate, but in small portions, and you need to be content with this as long as possible, preferably throughout the entire meal.
Particular attention should be paid to alcoholic beverages. I mean being extra careful when using them. You need to drink only as part of the festive table, always with a snack and refreshing drinks: fruit drinks, compotes from fresh, ice cream and dry fruits. And remember: quantity matters!

The main rule is prudence

Abundant night New Year's feast- this is a strong stress for the body. Try to minimize it.
The best option is dinner at about 22:00: "farewell to the old year." And for the meeting of the new year, it is better to leave salads, snacks and desserts.
On the New Year's table there must be vegetables and fruits, natural (freshly squeezed) juices. Desserts - light, based on curd cheeses and yoghurts, cottage cheese, fruit and milk jellies.
Be proactive. No need to sit all New Year's Eve in front of the TV: go for a walk, turn on the music and dance!

The same mayonnaise

“There is a kilogram of mayonnaise in the salad, which is tasty, and most importantly, very healthy,” sang Aleksey Kortnev and was absolutely right. Especially about the kilogram. Replace this sauce with sour cream or Greek yogurt... Those who cannot imagine their life without mayonnaise have a way out too: make your favorite sauce at home. This will help protect yourself from preservatives and harmful additives.

Maxim Myasnikov, head chef of the Prozhektor restaurant: “For some reason, mayonnaise is added to any salad from the Soviet culinary repertoire. This greasy sauce spoils the whole dish and turns delicious ingredients into an indistinct mixture. Of course, we are talking about factory mayonnaise! So arm yourself with a mixer, eggs and olive oil: make homemade! "

Alcohol

No, we are not suggesting that you meet a more humane and less high-calorie one, but you probably shouldn't mix champagne with whiskey. Try not to interfere with anything at all: drink the same thing throughout the evening, and in reasonable amounts. And have a snack, be sure to have a snack!

Ilya Doronin, chief bartender of the gastrobar "We're not going anywhere": "I think I won't be too far from the truth if I say that the most dangerous drink on New Year's Eve - this is the second glass of champagne! After it, the degree of fun can rise so much that it won't take long to miss the New Year. These are the deceptively light bubbles. Be careful! However, one glass of sparkling wine to the chimes is a good tradition. "

Vasily Zheglov, chef of the Dukhless bar: “On New Year's Eve, it is better not to drink sweet red wine, sweet champagne and drinks with high content Sahara. Still don't recommend carbonated drinks, even non-alcoholic ones. It is advisable not to change alcohol during the evening, for example, to drink cocktails on the same alcohol basis. "

French meat

Russia has its own incomparable meat recipe, which, to be honest, has nothing to do with French cuisine... Usually a huge shmat of meat is taken and baked with butter, cheese, mayonnaise and potatoes. In general, the best for the team of movers who have just moved all the furniture in your apartment. For guests who came to your party, it is still better to choose something more humane and less high in calories.

Regis Trigel, chef at Sixty restaurant: “Apart from mayonnaise, the most harmful food on the New Year's table is baked dishes. For example, the famous French meat! It is difficult to think of anything more difficult to digest and heavier. Here you can find meat, and potatoes, and a fat sauce made from cheese-mayonnaise. A real blow to the liver! It is much tastier to simply bake the meat, say, in foil, and then serve it with grilled vegetables seasoned with olive oil. "

Salting and smoking

Spicy and smoked - a well-known enemy of the liver, stomach and other organs. They are especially dangerous when combined with alcohol. Replace pickles with fresh ones: you can find decent taste in farmers' markets even at the end of December.

Nikolay Bakunov, concept chef of Duran bar: “In my opinion, the most harmful are vodka and mushrooms, despite the fact that such a combination is quite popular on the New Year's table. All mushrooms are poisonous in one way or another - a matter of the dose of the content of the poison. And when alcohol is consumed, toxins increase! Enter the new year without mushrooms! "

Cakes and pastries with cream

If you want to be sure not to buy a time bomb, make desserts at home. Another option is to go to a time-tested pastry shop. Calculate your strength correctly: are you sure that deep after midnight you will be drawn to sweets? If it comes to tea only in the evening of January 2, then it is better not to buy a cake on December 30. Actually, it is Golden Rule applies to any food: do not purchase meat and fish cuts in advance, carefully check the expiration date - and you will have a holiday!

New Year is just around the corner, so it's time for you to think not only about what you will celebrate the holiday in and what you will give your family and friends, but also what you will put on the table. After all, firstly, the dishes also obey fashion trends, which means that some trends must be included in the fashionable New Year's menu, and secondly, the symbol of each new year has its own "claims" to food, which should be reckoned with!

What can not be cooked for the New Year 2019

Before giving you ideas of what can be prepared for this New Year, it should be noted that from the dishes in no case should they fall on your festive table. To begin with, dishes for the Year of the Pig should not be pork. It is not difficult to guess that the presence of pork may seriously “anger” the symbol of the year, and this, in turn, will negatively affect your well-being next year.

You also need to be careful when choosing the ingredients for the rest of the dishes. And all because the Earth Pig prefers traditions, which means that too "pretentious" dish can offend her. This does not mean at all that exclusive New Year's dishes, but there should not be many of them, but a maximum of three.

Hot dishes for the New Year's table

Hot is the main dish on the New Year's table, so it almost always contains meat. As we said, pork is not an option, but you can use beef, veal, fish or poultry. You can cook with any of these products delicious dishes for the New Year's table, and we'll even give you some ideas.

Meat holiday dishes for a New Year's table of beef that will decorate your holiday, these are:

• beef with pear;
• beef in dough;
• Japanese beef.

If you prefer tender calf meat, you can choose:

• beef stroganoff;
• rump steak;
• veal chops with garlic.

New Year's dishes from chicken fillet or a whole chicken will also look festive. For example, you can serve to guests:

• the Kiev's cutlets;
• chicken breasts with a pear;
• chicken tobacco.

Want to cook original dishes for a New Year's table of meat from other birds? Then you can choose one of following dishes:

• turkey with apples;
• stuffed goose neck;
• Peking duck.

If you want to cook fish dishes for the year of the Pig, then pay attention to the recipes:

• mackerel with bell pepper;
• fish with spinach;
• steaks from red fish.

A trendy New Year's menu for those who closely follow trends must include vegetarian meals... Thus, you can serve on the festive table:

• stuffed eggplant with mushrooms;
• stuffed tomatoes with cheese and garlic;
• stuffed pepper with vegetables.

What can you cook for the New Year: salads

The symbol of 2019 loves abundance, so why more salads will be on your table - so much the better. Of course, no fashion can influence traditions, therefore "Olivier", vinaigrette and "Herring under a fur coat" can be called a must-have of any holiday. However, even these salads can turn into new dishes for the New Year's table if they are slightly modified. For example, many are puzzled over what can be prepared from shrimp for the New Year, without even suspecting that they can be used in the Olivier salad.

Vinaigrette, for a change, can be made with herring or beans.

If you decide to offer your guests absolutely new New Year's dishes, then make the "Fur coat in a new way" salad with apples!

You can endlessly list all the existing salads and offer their new options, but if you want your 2019 New Year's menu for guests to really like the symbol of the New Year, then be sure to include the Pig in the Garden salad in it!

What to cook for the New Year from snacks

As we said, New Year's table should literally burst under the weight of the dishes, so you cannot do without cold appetizers. At the same time, nothing prevents you from showing off originality and culinary skills, serving guests unusual dishes for the New Year's table!

The decision of what to cook for the New Year 2019 can be influenced by both the cost of the products and the time it will take to prepare a particular dish. That is why we have selected for you different ideas of what you can cook for the New Year, if you do not have extra time or money!

For those looking for more budget solutions, New Year's potato dishes are ideal. For example, you can bake potatoes with cheese in the oven or offer guests stuffed potatoes cheese and sausage. And yet, the most festive look will be in potato tartlets that can be with any filling!

TO inexpensive snacks for the New Year can be attributed and:

• lavash snacks;
• canapes with sausage and cheese;
• sandwiches with sprats.

For those who don't mind cooking interesting dishes for the New Year's table, we recommend paying attention to:

• stuffed eggs with beets and herring;
• rolls of pancakes with caviar;
• savory snacks on chips.

If you are ready for culinary feats, then you can prepare snack bars new year cakes... For example, "Napoleon" with pineapple or eggplant cake "Delight".

New Year's dishes 2019: desserts

The menu of the New Year's table 2019 must necessarily include desserts, but unlike salads and appetizers, there can be one dessert. If you want it to be trendy, then you can choose the "Princess" cake. At the same time, it can be either a cake in the form of a princess or regular cake decorated with a crown.

If you think that making the Princess cake is beyond your power, then you can mold homemade Rafaello sweets. After all, for this you only need to have condensed milk, coconut flakes, vanillin, butter, almonds and desire!

Dishes for the New Year's table with decorations

Festive look will give a feast original design dishes. After all, it doesn't matter what New Year's dishes for the New Year 2019 you have chosen, since they can all be decorated additionally!

The decoration of dishes for the New Year's table can be in the classic "winter" style - with salads-snowmen and Christmas trees or snacks in the form of snowballs, but if you want something new, you can decorate or decorate the dishes in the form of flowers or cartoon characters. The choice is yours!

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Last year, it was not recommended to serve poultry dishes on the New Year's table. Wondering what you can't cook for New Year 2018 (Year of the Dog)? This and many other questions are of interest to housewives on the eve winter holidays... Therefore, let's find out what the yellow earth Dog does not like.

Hostess next year not so picky in food, but still there are points that should be considered when preparing for new year holiday... After all, everyone wants to be happy in 2018, and therefore you need to like the dog as much as possible.

What should be mandatory on the festive table

According to experts in oriental culture, the Yellow Earth Dog is a kind and completely non-greedy animal. At the same time, she does not like squandering and window dressing. On the festive table should be exactly as much as you can eat in one evening. Do not stand at the stove for a long time and cook many dishes to amaze your guests. It is better if the food is straightforward. For example, baked chicken, turkey or duck, or one large piece of meat, no matter pork or beef. Bones must be present in the meat. Perfect option baked pork ribs.

Not only potatoes can be used as a side dish. Duck can be stuffed with buckwheat, and chicken with rice. Vegetables are also suitable: cabbage of all kinds, stewed eggplants, bright bell peppers. Salads are best served in the form of dog faces, sprinkled with yolk or canned corn, to the best way match the totem animal.

As you understand, the dog loves meat in any form, so the table must have:

• smoked meat cuts;
• various types of sausages; all types of meat, preferably processed over an open fire;
• game cooked in any way;
• jellied meat, aspic; pates; meat salads of all kinds.

A variety of breads should be present, preferably homemade or on the wood. After all, a dog is a pet and loves everything natural.

The table should be served and fresh vegetables and fruit, preferably yellow color: bell peppers, oranges, tangerines, pears, apples, bananas.

You can add to the dessert fresh berries, dried fruits, bright candied fruits. As for sweets, it should be limited, because such products are contraindicated for the hostess of the year. Better if on the festive table appears cottage cheese casserole or other milk products with the addition of nuts, dried apricots, etc.

In general, in order to please the dog, there should be plenty of everything on the festive table, but without any special culinary tricks. Nor will she understand the vegetarian New Year's Eve.

What you can't prepare for the Year of the Dog

The hostess of the year doesn't like fish. She is contraindicated in varieties where there is a lot small bones, therefore it is necessary to exclude from New Year's menu any river fish: carp, pike, etc. She will not like the tastes familiar to us, "herring under a fur coat." Salads with caviar, salmon and other red fish are best postponed until better times. It is also necessary to abandon the now fashionable sushi and rolls.

In preparation cold cuts you need to make sure that there is no horse meat or horse sausage... As you know, dogs do not like this breed of animals.

We hope that you are not an avid fan of Korean food and you will not be exotic dishes from dog meat. Just as Feng Shui experts say, you need to exclude broken noodles from the menu. It turns out that longevity depends on the length of the noodles. You should not tease the dog with food such as hot dogs and other fast foods.

As for drinks, it is undesirable to serve: kvass, beer, lemonade. Cook regular compote or make fruit drink and juice. Will not greet the mistress of the year and strong alcohol... You've probably seen in life how a dog reacts to drunk people.

It is better to finish the preparation of dishes by lunchtime, so that by the New Year you have time to relax and look fresh and cheerful. The hostess of the year will not like it if you are overwhelmed and cannot celebrate the holiday cheerfully and carefree.

As a rule, dogs don't like cats, so try to keep them away from the festive table.

In general, the dog belongs to active animals, so it will not really like it if you do not constantly sit at the festive table. Come up with fun activities, games, contests to please her to the maximum.

What else will the symbol of 2018 like?

The heroine of the year can rightfully be called a village animal. She will surely like simple and uncomplicated things in everything:

Dishes

It must be natural. Focus on country style. Place earthenware jugs of drinks on the table. Place wooden spoons in salads. Can only stand on the table ceramic tableware... When using dessert, put a samovar with a bundle of bagels on the table.

Decor

Decorate the octa with natural linen curtains. This material is perfect for napkins, tablecloths and chair covers. When choosing a decor, pay attention to the favorite colors of the totem animal: yellow, orange, beige, brown, gold, etc. When choosing decorations for the Christmas tree, you should also adhere to the same trend. Among the toys can be wooden, clay figures of dogs, stars from twigs, garlands of dried citrus circles.

clothing

The New Year's outfit should be chosen based on the Dog's favorite colors (see above). As for the style, you should prefer loose styles so that nothing bothers you to have fun. The dog will like it, because it is a mobile animal. Among the jewelry, you can choose yellow and orange bijouterie. The best option there will be beads or a necklace made of natural stones with wooden elements. No doubt the Dog will also like amber jewelry.

• The pre-New Year's cleaning should be completed before sunset, so as not to accidentally sweep family happiness out of the house.
• On the eve of the holiday, do not lend money and return the borrowed money yourself.
• Choose an outfit and jewelry that will appeal to the totem. They should not be pretentious and match the color of the year.
• If you wish to have strong family, then do not be lazy and tie the table legs with a thick rope.
• For entertainment, refrain from playing cards. This will protect you from unnecessary excitement for the entire next year.
• Choose simple and inexpensive natural stone or wood presentations. This will drive away mercantile people from you.
• When the chimes strike, throw a coin into the glass and make a wish, then carry it constantly with you in your wallet. The desire will certainly come true.

• If you want to get rid of something (for women), throw a light shawl over your shoulders. At the last chiming chime, throw it off, and you will forever forget about what prevented you from living.
• To live a carefree whole year, try to peel a tangerine during the chimes and put it under the tree, and then drink champagne, making a wish;
• If you have a fireplace, keep the fire on until early morning. Also, no one should occupy objects related to fire: candles, matches or firewood.
• On New Year's Eve, do not be afraid of the awkward moment when you have a sneeze. This is a testament to a happy year for everyone present.
• If from the tree during new year's eve three balls fell and crashed, then expect a replenishment in the family soon.
• For love to reign in the family, you need to kiss the first thing after waking up on January 1.
• On the first day of the New Year, you should not do hard work, otherwise the whole year will be hard.
• Unmarried girls, upon meeting with a stranger on January 1, can determine from which side their betrothed will come.
• Earlier, on the first day, girls who wanted to know their future went for milk. If it hasn't sour for seven days, then this year there will definitely be a wedding.
• By meeting with the animal on the morning of January 1, they also judged what would happen. So the cat foreshadowed romantic meeting, the bird is a long journey, and the dog said that there would be a meeting with an old friend or a new acquaintance.
• It was a bad omen to receive a watch, a towel or a mirror as a gift. If, nevertheless, you were presented with such gifts, then give the donor a symbolic coin. This will save you from negative consequences.