I grew up in the desert southwest. In my younger years we’d eat menudo (beef tripe) on NYD. Yup we were hung over college kids.
As I got older and settled down with my first wife her traditional NYD meal was tamales, carne asada tacos with pinto beans and Mexican rice. She was a gringo haha
I moved to North Florida 13 years ago, my second wife’s tradition is a straight up southern.
Pork, black eyed peas, mustard, turnip or collard greens, white rice, southern cornbread (no sugar) and sweet tea. (I’ll pass on the sweet tea)
Dessert a piece of warm buttered cornbread with Tupelo honey.