MOSCOW, December 24The most expensive traditional dish on the New Year's table can be found in Japan — a plate of buckwheat noodles in broth will cost about $10.8, and the most budget-friendly one is in Hungary, where a portion of stuffed cabbage costs only $2.5, correspondents from different countries have found out.
analyzed the cost of traditional New Year's dishes in different countries of the world. For calculations, one portion was taken. Also for the New Year's table they took a kilogram of potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, oranges or tangerines, grapes, cold cuts, cheese, a bottle of sparkling wine and local strong alcohol, a loaf of bread and a traditional dessert.
«Nail» of the table
There are two main New Year's dishes in Japan. Thus, toshikoshi soba or buckwheat noodles with tempura made from shrimp, mushrooms, vegetables or fish symbolizes the “passing of the year” and is eaten before the new year begins. It should break off easily, leaving all troubles behind, and be thin and long for a long and happy family life. The dish can be purchased or prepared for about $10.80 per serving.
Already on the first day of the New Year, the Japanese put on the table a special assortment of New Year's snacks, each of which has its own meaning. The Japanese now do not assemble the set themselves, but a ready-made set, which can include from 20 to 73 types of dishes, costs from 70 to 200 dollars.
The most budget-friendly portion of the holiday dish turned out to be in Hungary: they prepare stuffed cabbage, an analogue of our cabbage rolls. It contains many ingredients: pork knuckle, lard, pork fat, cabbage, rice, and so on, but one serving will cost only $2.50. In addition, Hungarians prepare a traditional bagel roll from yeast dough with poppy seeds or walnuts — half a kilo will cost $9.
The main dish for Christmas in France is a bird, such as turkey. If you take a small carcass, then one serving will cost 6.2 dollars. In addition, the French always have foie gras on their holiday table: a small jar costs about $35. Eating turkey is also common in the United States, where one kilogram of it will cost $6.59 or $2.9 per serving.
There is no traditional hot dish in Russia, but poultry is a frequent guest on the holiday table. A baked turkey this year will cost 252 rubles, or $2.7. Traditional New Year's dishes in Russia are snacks: a portion of Olivier will cost 205 rubles, or 2.2 dollars, and a sandwich with red caviar will cost an average of 150 rubles, or 1.6 dollars.
And accompaniment
The rest of the festive table from the set will cost the most in France — 189.3 dollars, of which the most expensive will be cold cuts ($43.3 per kilogram). For a bottle of Calvados you will have to pay almost 38 dollars, and for the popular local dessert “log” — 32.5 dollars.
Next is the United States, where the feast will cost $138: a bottle of bourbon will cost $35, cold cuts will cost another $30, and a bottle of sparkling wine and cheese will cost $20 each. The Japanese will be able to save a little compared to Americans — $126, of which most will go on grapes (almost $32) and cheese ($30.6), and about $13.8 on shochu, a Japanese strong alcoholic drink made from rice. rye and sweet potatoes.
In Hungary, a festive table excluding the main course will cost about $78. A significant part of the budget will be spent on a bottle of strong alcohol ($28.3), cold cuts ($14.2) and cheese ($7.8).
Russians will spend 5.2 thousand rubles, or $56.8, on a New Year's feast without main appetizers. And again, a considerable part of the costs goes to strong alcohol — a bottle of cognac will cost 1.3 thousand rubles. Cheese will cost another almost 700 rubles, and sausage will cost 510 rubles.