New Year food calories around the world

These are the dishes people eat on New Year's Eve and Day around the world, ranked by calories, from twelve grapes at 40 kcal to a fondue evening at 980.

A plain white mochi rice cake on a white plate

100 g of thinly sliced smoked salmon with a wedge of lemon on a white plate

A Dutch oliebol dusted with powdered sugar on a white plate

1Twelve grapesTwelve grapes, one per chime40kcal 2OystersSix oysters, raw45kcal 3MochiOne plain rice cake115kcal 4Smoked salmonA portion (about 100 g, a small packet)120kcal 5Shrimp cocktailA starter glass with sauce180kcal 6OliebollenOne oliebol with powdered sugar200kcal 7Foie grasA starter portion, a thick slice230kcal 8AppelflapOne appelflap280kcal 9Jelly donutOne jelly donut, sugar dusted290kcal 10Herring under a fur coatA portion, a good slice off the dish300kcal 11OzoniA bowl with mochi300kcal 12Hoppin' JohnA portion of peas and rice with pork300kcal 13KutiaA bowl of kutia300kcal 14BliniThree blini, about 150 g330kcal 15King cakeOne slice, a wedge350kcal 16Toshikoshi sobaA bowl of soba in hot broth380kcal 17Olivier saladA portion, about 200 g390kcal 18TamalesTwo tamales, pork or chicken500kcal 19Pork and sauerkrautA plate of pork with sauerkraut550kcal 20Cotechino and lentilsA plate, a few slices of cotechino on lentils600kcal 21RacletteA raclette evening, cheese, potatoes and ham900kcal 22Cheese fondueA fondue evening, cheese and bread980kcal

Numbers for the portion shown, the same as on each food's page. Sports are for someone of about 70 kg.

The lightest are the luck foods: twelve grapes in Spain at 40, six oysters in France at 45 and a mochi in Japan at 115. Smoked salmon is 120 and a shrimp cocktail 180.

In the middle sit the fried treats and the bowls: an oliebol at 200, an appelflap at 280, a Berliner at 290, and at 300 each herring under a fur coat, ozoni, hoppin' John and kutia. Toshikoshi soba is 380 and olivier salad 390.

The big plates are last: two tamales at 500, pork and sauerkraut at 550, cotechino and lentils at 600, raclette at 900 and fondue at 980. It is one night. Enjoy whichever is yours.

Questions

What is the lowest calorie New Year food?

The twelve grapes from Spain, at about 40 kcal for all twelve.

How many calories in a New Year's Eve fondue?

About 980 kcal for a fondue evening, and 900 for raclette.

What do people eat for luck at New Year?

Grapes in Spain, lentils in Italy, black eyed peas in the American South, soba in Japan and pork in Germany and Pennsylvania.

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