Holiday Entertaining

10 Recipes to Ring in the Lunar New Year

February  8, 2013

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

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Gyoza

 

Viet Hapa Pho from Furey and the Feast

pho

 

Black Bean Orange Peel Edamame from savorthis

edamame

 

Scallion Pancakes from mrslarkin

SCALLIONPANCAKES

 

Japanese Style Fried Tofu from Madhuja

tofu

 

Slow Roast Duck from merrill

duck

 

Shredded Pork and Chinese Celery Lo Mein from thirschfeld

lo mein

 

Korean Kalbi from edamame2003

kalbi

 

Gong Bao Ji Ding (Gong Bao Chicken) from FrancesRenHuang

gong

 

Ginger Ice Cream with Honey-Sesame Brittle from Jef

ice cream

 

Hungry for more?

 soup chix egg rolls

Noodle Soups

Orange Chicken

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Tell us: how will you be celebrating the Lunar New Year?

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3 Comments

ChezHenry February 10, 2013
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.
 
Amanda L. February 8, 2013
It's also traditional to serve a whole fish, like this one: http://food52.com/recipes/18676-steamed-whole-snapper-with-soy-ginger-and-spring-onions. The word for fish (yú) is a homonym for "abundance" :)
 
Marian B. February 8, 2013
So cool!