Ozoni, full of vegetables and soft orbs of mochi in a soothing broth, is a wonderful way to greet the new year. By Mia Leimkuhler Credit...Kerri Brewer for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett ...

This year the Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 17, marked by the first new moon of the year and concluded by the first full moon.

Ozoni — Japanese mochi soup — is soothing and sustaining, a grounding meal for the first day of the new year. By Mia Leimkuhler Good morning! Today we have for you: A Japanese mochi soup to start the ...

Made by pounding cooked glutinous short-grained mochi rice, mochi is a sticky Japanese food eaten as a sweet or savory treat. Mochi is to Japanese people what latkes are for Jewish people, or black ...