New Year’s Food Traditions from Around the World: Quick Facts

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Twelve grapes at midnight

Toshikoshi soba

Cotechino con lenticchie

Pickled herring

A stack of fried dough balls.

Shredded homemade sauerkraut topped with black peppercorns and a sprig of parsley in a wooden bowl on a rustic wooden surface with a plaid cloth nearby.

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