Parade to celebrate Chinese New Year complete with red lanterns and a dragon.
Chinese or Lunar New Year is also called Spring Festival. It is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The year 4710 - the year of the dragon - begins on the 23rd of January and will last for 15 days. Chinese months are reckoned by the lunar calendar, with each month beginning on its darkest day. New Year festivities traditionally start on the first day of the lunar month and continue until the fifteenth, when the moon is brightest. Legend has it, that in ancient times Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. Twelve came, and Buddha named a year after each one. He announced that the people born in each animal's year would have some of that animal's personality traits. Those born in the Year of the Dragon are powerful, energetic, sensitive, trustworthy, brave, strong and sometimes excitable. I'll bet they also love to eat. Food is an important part of the New Year celebration and certain foods are included for their symbolic value; noodles are served for longevity, oranges for wealth and prosperity and a whole fish for abundance and togetherness. I thought this would be a good time to reprise some of the Chinese recipes we've posted here. I want to wish all who will be celebrating, a happy and auspicious New Year. Gung hay fat choy, 恭喜發財.
Long Life Noodles
Nian Gao - Sticky Rice Cake
Open Mouths Laughing - Kou Xiao Gao
Pearl Balls - Louie's Chinese Meatballs
Crock-Pot: Asian-Style Country Ribs with Garlic Black Bean Sauce
Shrimp Cakes with Sweet and Sour Tomato Sauce
Shanghai Noodles
Yangzhou Fried Rice
Salt and Pepper Pork Chops
Stir Fried Chicken with Broccoli
Orange Ginger Chicken
Lamb Shreds with Deep Fried Cellophane Noodles
Chow Fun
Shrimp Omelet from the Pearl River Delta
Salt Roasted Chicken
Garlic Stewed Spareribs
Singapore Noodles
Chiang Mai Curry Noodles with Chicken
Spicy Noodles with Curried Peanut Sauce
Lion's Head Meatballs
Minced Chicken with Oyster Sauce
Chinese-Style Almond Cookies
Very cool photo's Mary how fun!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful selection you have given us, I'm deciding which to look at first. And I'm thinking it will be the sticky rice cakes. I'm especially interested in this post because my granddaughter is Chinese!
ReplyDeleteHey! I click on the shrimp omelette link and it's not working, just to let you know =)
ReplyDeleteThe recipes look incredible!!
Whoa! That's a lot of dishes from Chinese cuisine you've made!
ReplyDeleteSeveral links to the recipe post aren't working, Mary.
I'd like to try the noodles - love to try different sorts of peanut sauces. The links aren't all working, but I'll come back later.
ReplyDeleteLast week we went out for Dim Sum to Victoria's most famous Dim Sum restaurant. What a treat it was!
Gung Hay Fat Choy!
Great post, love the wonderful dishes you posted:) and the photos too of course!
ReplyDeleteActually, none of the links work.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what kind of luck I'd be having if I actually finished such a sumptuous feast!! Now my mouth's watering ...
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!!
OMG! what a great posting! Thanks a lot for sharing with us :)
ReplyDeleteMary please can you check your links, none of them are working!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the information though. Diane
Wow! I never realise, before today, taht there was so much chinese recipes on your blog. everything looks really good to celebrate chinese New Year. Think I'm gonna prepare some chinese food to, you inspired me. Have a nice week end Mary!
ReplyDeleteAll links have been restored. Thanks for letting me know. Have a great day. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeleteOMG! Great post. I'm impressed that you cooked all these Asian dishes in the past.
ReplyDeleteI love the fact you made Chinese New Year Cake - Nian Gao.
Didn't know the Buddha legend but you know I love it. And this is the year of Dragon! And I am a dragon - looking forward to a dynamic year. Happy Chinese New Year, Mary.
ReplyDeletePressed "send" too early. You know I went straight for the noodles - but thinking will be doing orange chicken. Something about the bright citrus in January.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great menu! Love your blog!
ReplyDeleteIm still getting 404 errors to the links.
ReplyDeleteSo many sound & look so good.. Yum! Cant wait to try a few of them! Thanks for a great post!
what a fabulous collection of recipes! I've been trying to decide on a traditional dessert to bring into work for CNY...and this is a great help!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing that info! I never knew much about Chinese New Year- so interesting!
ReplyDeleteSo many links! Thank you for sharing. Happy Chinese New Year to you!
ReplyDeleteThese dishes all looks amazing! I love the curry and peanut sauce combo....one of my favorite dishes....yum!
ReplyDeleteLove your Chinese New Year roundup! Happy Year of the Dragon!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos and info...Happy Chinese New Year!
ReplyDeleteGong Hay Fat Choy to you! :) What a lovely post and wonderful collection of recipes. Thanks for sharing. Wish you a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting these, I've been on the look out for some good, authentic Chinese dishes!
ReplyDeleteWow what interesting and gorgeous food! Thanks for sharing :-)
ReplyDeleteEverything in this round-up looks fabulous. I'd especially love to try the Kou Xiao Gao, the "Open Mouths Laughing". Love the name!
ReplyDeleteYum! What delicious-looking food. I was born in the Year of the Dragon and I definitely love to eat.
ReplyDeleteNow I am hungry!
ReplyDeleteHappy Chinese New Year!
Melinda
Your post looks like a Chinese buffet of MY DREAMS!! Oh, everything looks good!!!
ReplyDeleteJust to let you know, we enjoyed the Chicken with the Salsa Fresca tonight!! I added avacado and sea salt to the salsa... my socks are STILL going up and down!! We loved this. Thank you, Mary. Yours are the go-to recipes I enjoy. blessings ~ tanna
Mary, Sooo many great recipes and so little time! I especially liked the slow cooked Asian Ribs and the salt & pepper pork chops. Mouth is now watering... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
ReplyDeleteWow Mary - this is a great collection of recipes for Chinese New Year. We had a little celebration at my house last night and the girls helped me to make steamed dumplings. I didn't know you had so many great noodle recipes...I am going to have to make these for the actual day...they all sound divine!
ReplyDeleteyeah, the chinese believe that those born in the year of dragon are powerful, one of the strongest animal in the animal zodiac chart..not suprised to see more couples working towards for dragon child this year. great chinese food you hv there!
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