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8 Chinese New Year Recipes Ideas for a Lucky Year!

2/6/2021

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Chinese New Year 2021 is Friday February 12, 2021 and it's the Year of the OX!  

It's a longstanding Chinese tradition to have a nice family gathering for dinner on CNY Eve, complete with lucky red envelopes and symbolic Lunar New Year foods.  

Below are my 8 recommendations for what you should consider adding to your menu.

(✿ For a video preview of these recipes, check out my video for 8 Chinese New Year Recipes for You.)

1.  Chinese New Year Cake (sweet sticky rice) | 年糕  Niángāo
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A very traditional sweet dessert made from sticky rice, the name of this cake literally means "higher year".  Steamed, then served as is, or lightly pan fried, this dish tastes like warm sweet mochi.

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Breakfast Sausage Fried Rice ♥ Holiday Gatherings Made Easy

12/16/2015

 
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If you're in charge of cooking this holiday season and want to spend more time with family and friends, consider my entree of choice for large gatherings: 

                            • Breakfast Sausage Fried Rice •

It's easy to make in big batches and if you have rice at home, you will most likely have the other ingredients on hand.  It's perfect for those last minute family visits and potlucks.

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Dragon Boat Festival (Daunwu) & Bamboo Sticky Rice Traditions

6/5/2015

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Dragon Boat Festival is coming up in mid-June and this year it's June 20th, 2015.  It's an annual tradition that began more than 2,300 years ago that's been passed down from generation to generation.  It's probably most famously known for it's Zòngzi (粽子) which is Bamboo leaf wrapped sticky rice, and Dragon Boat Racing.

2 Cooking Styles of Sticky Rice Dumplings . . . Every year, my grandmother would make us Zòngzi to eat and this year I finally asked her to teach me.  I found out there are 2 types of the sticky rice dumpling cooking styles:  Steamed & Boiled. 
They are both pretty much the same, with the exception of the type of rice used.  The version that I made in my video recipe tutorial was the boiled type.

The History of the Poet. . .  When I asked my grandfather how Dragon Boat Festival came about, he told me it's a story that began 2,356 years ago (not sure how he got so exact on dates given it's a legend, but I appreciated the details).  There was a poet who was also a chancellor of a country and unfortunately, during that era there were lots of wars.  

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Chinese New Year 2015 - MY MENU.

2/4/2015

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Chinese New Year (CNY) 2015 will be on February 19th.  It's the year of the Sheep (or Goat) but I like saying Sheep better + plus the little guy looks like a cute sheep, don't you think?

I get a lot of questions about what recipes I plan on making for CNY or what menu items should be served.  I think it really depends on your family and what your traditions are.  Most people will celebrate Chinese New Year with a family dinner on the eve before CNY day, (so this year it will be February 18th).  

Growing up, my Grandma would always make us Taiwanese Style Hot Pot which was fun and delicious for everyone.  Hot Pot for us was a meal that was traditionally served for Asian holidays and special occasions.  She would also cook Turnip Cakes (those yummy squares often served in Dim Sum restaurants) and Chinese New Year Cakes (sticky rice cakes).  If you haven't had the Chinese New Year Cakes before, they taste like a warm gooey mochi.  (Yum!)


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