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Media Noche 2020 - New Year's Eve Food Ideas

Published: December 30, 2019 Last Modified: May 11, 2024 This post may contain affiliate links.

Media Noche is a Filipino tradition wherein food and drinks are served after we ring in the New Year.

New Year’s Eve 2020 is just a few days away and the whole world will be ringing in the New Year 2020. Different countries have different traditions in welcoming the New Year.

New Year is one of the special events in the Philippines aside from Christmas and Easter. It is a joyful holiday filled with fun celebrated with family and friends.

Although I’ll be spending New Year’s Eve in a cold, wintery place I’ll be in the company of family and friends. No fireworks but lots of pouring drinks, food and so much fun.

media noche new years eve 2019 celebration is Today's Delight

Filipino families have different traditions and beliefs that has been passed on from generation to generation.

My mom for one, practices a few of the traditions when welcoming the New Year. She wears a long polka dot dress. Round signifies prosperity and fortune.

On New Year’s Eve, anything served on the dinner table should be round like fruits, poach or sunny side up eggs, embutido, morcon or any other food that’s round.

Before midnight my mom passes out coins that were placed in our pockets and as soon as  midnight hits we shook our pockets to make noise along with turning on all the lights and opening all the doors. It is believed to bring good fortune.

These are a few but there are many more traditions practiced by other people.

It is common for most Filipinos to stay awake and welcome the New Year with a Media Noche which is a midnight meal.

But before that, around 9 pm on December 31st you hear fireworks everywhere. As midnight gets closer, it turns into a war zone with all the loud explosive fireworks. Fireworks are legal in the Philippines.

Unfortunately, some would also fire their guns up in the air. When I was growing up fireworks lasted till about 1 pm. Once it dies down around 12:30 am, we all ate our midnight meal. Celebration lasted till the wee hours of New Year’s Day, January 1st.

When we were kids, especially as teenagers we looked forward to this celebration. It was a night full of fun, food and drinks with family and very close friends.

It never crossed my parents mind that we smoked but New Year’s Eve was a time for us to freely use  cigarettes to light up fireworks called “lavintador”.

I even pretended that the cigarette smoke bothered me, while inside me I was jumping up and down. Those were the days. What do you expect with teenagers? Those were treasured memories of our childhood days.

Here are Some Food Ideas for Media Noche 2020.

We usually serve anything that is round. It’s been my Mom’s New Years Eve tradition to wear and serve anything round or in a circular serving plate that signifies fortune and money.

Noodles is also present at the table for long life. Some of these traditions or beliefs were adapted from the Chinese.

Sunny Side Up Egg

I assume everyone knows how to make this. Sorry, no link. Some people who doesn't wait for midnight might prepare a sunny side up egg placed on the dinner table.

sunny side up egg is Today's Delight

EMBUTIDO

Embutido recipe is a Filipino style meatloaf is Today's Delight.

MORCON Stove Top or Instant Pot Beef Morcon

morcon recipe

LECHON BELLY ROLL

Roasted Pork Belly.

PANCIT BIHON for long life

Pancit Bihon recipe also known as Pancit Guisado is Today's Delight
Pancit Bihon or Pancit Guisado is stir-fried bihon noodles (cornstarch sticks), pork, shrimp and vegetables.

FILIPINO SPAGHETTI

Filipino Spaghetti is Today's Delight

SEAFOOD PAELLA served in a circular paellera.

Seafood Paella is Today's Delight

BRINGHE

bringhe recipe is Today's Delight

Special Bibingka

2 pans of Bibingka, a Filipino baked rice cake.
Bibingka baked in an 8 inch pan in the oven.

Puto Calasiao

puto calisiao recipe pangasinan is Today's Delight

Palitaw

Palitaw Recipe a Filipino sweet rice cake is Today's Delight

Sapin-Sapin

sapin sapin recipe is Today's Delight

Kutsinta

kutsinta recipe

Nilupak

nilupak recipe

Pichi Pichi

pichi pichi recipe

Mango Cake

easy mango cake recipe

Filipinos love to try different cuisine. For non-traditional food or dessert try serving

Bacon and Egg Breakfast Crescent Ring

bacon and egg breakfast ring

Shakshuka

Kabocha Squash Shakshuka

Chocolate Cake

Easy Moist Chocolate Cake recipe & Not too Sweet is Today's Delight

French Macarons

french macaron filling recipe is Today's Delight

Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

Easy Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies Recipe using Cake Mix is Today's Delight

STEAK MINI QUICHE Steak Mini Quiche Recipe with Mushroom is Today's Delight

RED VELVET CANDY CANE CRINKLE COOKIES

Red Velvet Candy Cane Crinkle Cookies is Today's Delight
Red Velvet Candy Cane Crinkle Cookies a great giveaway for the holidays!

EGGNOG CUSTARD PIE

Eggnog Custard Pie is Today's Delight
Eggnog Custard Pie for the holidays!

SOFT EGGNOG COOKIES

Eggnog cookies with eggnog frosting is Today's Delight.
Easy, delicious, soft Eggnog cookies for the holidays!

FRUIT TART 

To make this fruit tart recipe you need a crust, custard cream and fruits.

If you are a non-traditional family you can serve your favorite food and desserts on New Year's Eve that is not round.

Peanutty/Chocolate Milk prepared by my mom is always on the table for Noche Buena and Media Noche.

LECHE FLAN

Instant Pot Leche Flan is Today's Delight.
Instant Pot Leche Flan cooked in only 14 minutes.

SUMAN SA LIHIYA WITH CARAMEL SYRUP

Easy Suman sa Lihiya a Filipino sticky rice dessert is Today's Delight

CASSAVA SUMAN

cassava suman recipe is Today's Delight

CASSAVA CAKE

Cassava Cake Recipe is a Filipino dessert & it is Today's Delight

Filipino Empanada

Deep Fried or Baked Filipino Empanada Recipe is Today's Delight

CHICKEN MACARONI SALAD

macaroni salad filipino stylechicken macaroni salad recipe

FILIPINO FRUIT SALAD

Filipino fruit salad recipe is Today's Delight

BIKO RECIPE WITH LATIK

This Easy Biko recipe is a Filipino Sweet Rice Cake is Today's Delight
This easy Biko recipe is a Filipino sweet rice dessert, initially cooked in rice cooker then simmered in coconut milk & brown sugar topped with latik.

PLANTAIN BAKLAVA WITH JACKFRUIT & WALNUT IN RUM SYRUP

A slice of Plantain Baklava

BANANA PLANTAIN IN BUTTER RUM CINNAMON BROWN SUGAR SYRUP

Banana Plantain in Butter Rum Cinnamon Brown Sugar Syrup is Today's Delight

Today's Delight wishes everyone a Happy & Prosperous New Year!

Originally Posted on December 29, 2018 @ 11:46 am

Updated: December 30, 2019

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