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Feb 8, 2021 · Bistro Na’s will be offering Lunar New Year Sets for six people, ranging from $500 to $900, and for 10 people, priced at $888, $988, $1,288, and $1,588. These sets include signature items such ...
Feb 9, 2024 · Saturday, Feb. 10, marks the Lunar New Year, welcoming the Chinese zodiac Year of the Dragon. This celebration is observed by millions worldwide, including China, Vietnam, Korea, and, of course ...
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- Fish — an Increase in Prosperity. In Chinese, "fish" (鱼 Yú /yoo/) sounds like 'surplus'. Fish is a traditional Chinese New Year dish on the Chinese New Year dinner menu.
- Chinese Dumplings — Wealth. With a history of more than 1,800 years, dumpling (饺子 Jiǎozi /jyaoww-dzrr/) is a classic lucky food for Lunar New Year, and a traditional dish eaten on Chinese New Year's Eve, widely popular in China, especially in North China.
- Whole Chicken — 'Luck' and 'Wholeness' Chicken is a homophone for ji (吉, meaning 'good luck' and 'prosperity'). That is one thing that makes it such a welcome dish at reunion dinners.
- Chinese New Year Cake — a Higher Income or Position. Glutinous rice cake (年糕 Niángāo /nyen-gaoww/) is a lucky food eaten on Chinese New Year's Eve. In Chinese, glutinous rice cake sounds like it means "getting higher year-on- by year".
Malou Nubla visits China Live in San Francisco to learn how to make traditional Chinese foods for the New year. As seen on California Live on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020.
Jan 1, 2024 · Chicken (鸡 / 雞) The Chinese word “吉 (ji)” means lucky and chicken is homonymous with “Ji”, In Guangdong, there is a saying that “there is no feast without chicken”. Chicken is an indispensable food for the Cantonese new year. People eat chicken to pray for good luck and hope to prosper in the coming year.
Jan 22, 2023 · Tray of Togetherness. Citrus fruits. Almond cookies. Fish. Show 5 more items. Chinese legend tells us that the holiday began when a great dragon-like beast, the Nian (which sounds very much like ...
Dec 28, 2023 · Lawei (Cured Meats) Chun Juan (Spring Rolls) Changshou Mian (Longevity Noodles) Good Fortune Fruit. Babao Fan (Eight Treasures Rice) Tang Yuan (Glutinous-Rice Balls in Sweet Syrup) It's tradition across most of Asia to hold a lavish feast to celebrate the lunar new year, which falls sometime between January and February.
