Every week we pull together some great Canadian recipes from Canadian food bloggers around the web featuring one main ingredient or dish. This week, we're getting ready to celebrate with 10 Lunar New Year Recipes!
If you've ever wondered what to eat during Chinese New Year we've got you covered this week.
Chinese New Year, which is also often referred to as Lunar New Year because it's actually a holiday that's celebrated in many Asian countries that follow Lunar calendars, is one of the most celebrated holidays in the world! The new year is usually in late January or early February but moves around from year to year and shifts depending on the moon's cycles. It's a festival that goes on for several days and like most holidays and festivals, there's a lot of delicious things to eat!
Like many holidays, one of the most important things to know about food served during Chinese New Year is that almost every dish is symbolic and has more than one meaning - usually surrounding prosperity and health for the coming year. There are also a lot of puns involved with words that sound similar to other words. There is so much more going on here than just some really good food and it's fascinating to learn why each dish is significant as well as some of the puns that go along with them.
Many of the recipes shared here are authentic family recipes shared by FBC members who celebrate the Lunar New Year. Some of have put their own western twist on their recipes like Joyce's Apple Dan San, and others have shared interesting and lovely stories behind their dishes - like why Vicky from Tiny Sweet Tooth makes her Baked Coconut Sticky Rice Cake in a round pan. And Mairlyn from Family Food Around The Clock, whose roots are in Portugal, shares the connection between the Portuguese Egg Tart and the Chinese Egg Tart!
And of course, it wouldn't be a Chinese New Year recipe collection without sweet AND savoury versions of Nian Gao and multiple Chinese Potsticker recipes... because let's face it, they're so addictively good!
Here's our collection of 10 Chinese New Year's dishes for you to try at home!
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