The New Year brings family and friends together around tables of traditional foods and customs.
Stuffed turkey is a traditional meat, and when preparing a holiday table, two or three main courses are often served.
It's all followed up with a selection of traditional sweets, Greek coffee and spirits.
Perhaps the most anticipated tradition of the New Year is the cutting the Vassilopita, New Year's cake. A coin or small medallion is inserted during baking and, it is said that whoever gets the piece with the coin will have an extra measure of good fortune in the coming year.
Sample Menu
Salads, Appetizers, Dips
Tzatziki
Small Feta Cheese Pies
Romaine Lettuce Salad
Greek Country Salad
White Bean Salad
Main Dishes
Stuffed Turkey with Chestnut & Raisin Stuffing
Reddened Beef Stew
Lamb Fricassee
Side Dishes
Rice with Angel Hair Pasta
Dilled Peas with Red & Green Peppers
Roasted Potatoes with Garlic, Lemon, Oregano (cooked with the turkey)
Cheeses
Slices of feta cheese
Slices of another table cheese
Sweets, Desserts, Coffee, Spirit
Vassilopita (New Year's Cake or Bread)
Traditional Holiday Sweets
Galaktoboureko (custard phyllo pie)
Greek Coffee
