From Hoppin’ John in the United States to soba noodles in Japan, here’s a tasty sampling of New Year’s food traditions around ...

Pork butt is a fatty cut of meat from the pig's shoulder ... masa dough and is satisfying to eat in a tamale mixture. Tamales ...

Tamales, corn dough stuffed with meat, cheese and other delicious additions and wrapped in a banana leaf or a corn husk ... with cinnamon and spices, eat suckling pig for dinner and decorate ...

Many countries have New Year culinary traditions that have become deeply embedded in local custom over the centuries.

The name was originally ascribed because suckling pigs – which still ... sturdier and more portable. Eating a tamale simply requires unwrapping the corn husks and tucking into the corn-tastic ...

Whether it's making tamales to bring families together or eating 12 grapes to ensure a sweet new year, see 10 foods to ...