Usher in the Year of the Snake with luck, prosperity and good health with these traditional foods found on the new year table.

For cookbook author Kristina Cho, noodles — especially the Chinese versions she grew up with — are like poetry. “Something about the name, the shape, the look of it, is supposed to symbolize ...

A popular lucky New Year's Day dish in Germany is pork and sauerkraut, promising as much luck as the many strands in the cabbage. Noodles In Japan, soba noodles are served on New Year’s.

Moua immigrated to the United States in 1978, while Keutla arrived three years later. Moua jokingly said, "They flew us over Montana and dropped us off in parachutes.

The holiday, also referred to as Chinese New Year, kicks off the beginning of a new year on the lunar calendar. This year, it begins on Jan. 29 and spans 15 days, closing on Feb. 12, the end of ...