Menu Ideas
10 Recipes to Ring in the Lunar New Year
The Gregorian New Year -- January first, that is -- brings with it promises of salads and smoothies and generally healthy fare. After a month of all of that, we're excited for a different kind of celebration.
This Sunday will mark the Lunar New Year, celebrated in a variety of cultures and countries -- including China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. To celebrate, we'll be casting off our kale salads for umami-packed noodles, scallion pancakes, and roast duck. For those of you still committed to January resolutions, we tip our hats; we'll be sure to save you some tofu. But that ice cream's all us.
Mushi-Gyoza (Steamed Gyoza) from ourlastsupper
Viet Hapa Pho from Furey and the Feast
Black Bean Orange Peel Edamame from savorthis
Scallion Pancakes from mrslarkin
Japanese Style Fried Tofu from Madhuja
Slow Roast Duck from merrill
Shredded Pork and Chinese Celery Lo Mein from thirschfeld
Korean Kalbi from edamame2003
Gong Bao Ji Ding (Gong Bao Chicken) from FrancesRenHuang
Ginger Ice Cream with Honey-Sesame Brittle from Jef
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Tags: menu ideas, new year, lunar new year, chinese new year, chinese, korean, japanese, vietnamese, asian food, celebrations, holidays, noodles, stir fry, tofu
MarianBull
I take any chance I get to travel, explore, and eat. Coffee is the most anticipated part of my day. I express affection by feeding people. And I love vegetables, especially chocolate.
Comments (3)
3 months ago ChezHenry
An idea for the next Chinese New Year: perhaps a focus on the traditional New Years dishes? Having been married into a Chinese family for 20 years now, I know there are a series of dishes cooked specifically for this occassion, many signifying good fortune
(clams look like coins), longevity(noodles) and others. Might be fun to highlight this, the most auspicious holiday in the Chinese culture.
4 months ago Amanda Li
Amanda is a developer at Food52.
It's also traditional to serve a whole fish, like this one: http://food52.com/recipes.... The word for fish (yú) is a homonym for "abundance" :)
4 months ago MarianBull
Marian is an editor at Food52.
So cool!