New Year's Eve and New Year's Day 2026
Seeing the year out: a cold platter of kulen and ham and sarma at midnight, then a New Year's Day lunch of roast pork for luck.
Thursday, December 31, 2026
Cooking plan
What to make on which day, so the holiday itself is only warming up and serving.
2 days before · Tuesday, December 29
Sarma (stuffed sauerkraut rolls) · New Year's Eve dinner
Roll the sarma and simmer them three hours with the smoked meat and the rest of the sauerkraut.
Walnut roll (orahnjača) · New Year's Eve dinner
Bake the walnut roll: knead, prove, roll out, spread the filling, roll up and bake about 45 minutes. It keeps a week.
The day before · Wednesday, December 30
Russian salad (francuska salata) · New Year's Eve dinner
Boil and dice the vegetables, fold in the pickles and mayonnaise, and chill overnight.
Poppy seed roll (makovnjača) · New Year's Day lunch
Bake the poppy seed roll; pour hot milk over the poppy seed so it swells before you spread it.
On the day · Thursday, December 31
Cold platter · New Year's Eve dinner
Slice the meats and cheese an hour before serving so they come to room temperature.
Sarma (stuffed sauerkraut rolls) · New Year's Eve dinner
Reheat slowly; sarma gets better every time it is warmed.
Beef broth with noodles · New Year's Day lunch
Simmer the meat and vegetables for three hours and strain the broth.
Roast pork with potatoes · New Year's Day lunch
Rub the meat with salt, garlic and caraway and leave it overnight somewhere cold.
Red cabbage salad · New Year's Day lunch
Slice and salt the cabbage and dress it; it softens by tomorrow.
-1 days before · Friday, January 1
Beef broth with noodles · New Year's Day lunch
Heat the broth and cook the noodles in it.
Roast pork with potatoes · New Year's Day lunch
Roast two hours at 180 °C, the last hour with the potatoes, basting with the juices.
Questions
- What is eaten on New Year's Day in Croatia?
- Pork for luck, because a pig roots forward, with soup, red cabbage salad and last night's sarma.
- What to cook for New Year's Eve?
- A cold platter of kulen, ham and cheese for when guests arrive, sarma waiting on the stove until midnight, and a cake baked the day before.
- How much kulen and ham per person?
- For a starter, about 50 g of kulen, 50 g of ham and 50 g of cheese per person, with bread and pickles.
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