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Some people know that even though I was born and raised in Thailand, I am a 4th generation Chinese-Thai. There are millions of Chinese-Thais and Chinese food has become so deeply intertwined with Thai cuisine that you cannot really speak of one without the other.
Because of this, Chinese New Year is an important celebration in Thailand, and of course food is at the centre of this celebration! So here are some recipes that I have that could be part of your Chinese New Year table!
Lo Bak Go - Turnip Cake
An absolute classic when it comes to the Lunar New Year. If you make one thing this season, let it be this one. This recipe is my mother-in-law's famous recipe and it's the best I've ever had.
Lo Bak Go Recipe
Crispy Spring Rolls (Egg Rolls)
The filling of these is so good I can just sit with a bowl of it and have it for my whole meal. I got this recipe from my restaurant days and these are still the best spring rolls I've had anywhere.
Crispy Spring Rolls Recipe
Steamed Fish with Ginger Soy Sauce
Steamed fish is an integral part of a Chinese feast, and this is my most popular steamed fish recipe with over 1.5 million views on YouTube! And for good reasons, it is incredibly delicious and works with any white-fleshed fish. If using whole fish, the same technique applies, just scale up the sauce amount according to how big your fish is.
This recipe is perfect if you don't want a complicated meal for Chinese New Year. It's an easy and simple dish that tastes like you spent hours on it. The first time I had this dish at my mother-in-law's place, I knew I needed a recipe!
Aunty Jenny's Braised Chicken Wings Recipe
Char Siu - Chinese BBQ Pork
This char siu recipe is one of my most popular one with over 1.5 million views on YouTube! I promise you it will be better than anything you can buy, especially when you can cook it to juicy perfection and serve it still-warm from the oven. It takes some advanced planning, but the process itself is really straight forward.
Char Siu Recipe
Siu Yok - Crispy Pork Belly (no fry, no boil, no salt crust)
I don't know about you, but in my world, if you have the sweet char siu, you also gotta have the salty crispy siu yok (aka siu yuk or siu yoke) to complete the pork extravaganza. This recipe is the simplest one you'll fine, with guaranteed bubbly, crispy skin if you follow the instructions.
A Chinese New Year feast can be a bit rich and heavy, and this super popular recipe is the perfect vegetable side dish to balance it all. You'll never want to cook gai lan any other way again!
Gai Lan Oyster Sauce Stir-Fry Recipe
Steamed Spare Ribs in Black Bean Sauce
This is my husband's go-to dish at dim sum, so I decided to try to make it at home, and it turned out to be super easy and even more delicious!
Steamed Spare Ribs in Black Bean Sauce Recipe
Grandma's Hainanese Glass Noodle Stir-Fry
You GOTTA HAVE NOODLES for Chinese New Year, am I right?? This is my grandmother's signature dish, done Hainanese style, which is where she's from. I'm so happy to be able to share our family's beloved recipe with you!
Grandma's Hainanese Glass Noodle Stir-Fry Recipe
Tang Yuan - Black Sesame Rice Balls
In the world of Chinese desserts, this is easily my favourite. The chewy mochi-like rice balls are filled with aromatic roasted black sesame seeds. The best part is the soothing, warm ginger broth that they come in.
Congee with Youtiao (Chinese Donuts) Bowls of congee in Beijing are often served with a donut called 油條 (youtiao) that's commonly served at New Year's celebrations. ...
In many parts of Northern China, people eat "Jiaozi" (饺子dumplings) as the most favoured dish for the New Year's Eve dinner. There are different flavours of Jiaozi with different types of fillings, such as meat, seafood and vegetables.
Thailand's Lunar New Year festivities often involve similar dishes to the Chinese celebration, as well as traditional Thai dishes. Families might feast on steamed duck or chicken, snack on rich, glutinous rice cakes and eat mandarins for good fortune.
No washing clothes or hair or bathing. The first and second day of the lunar year is the birthday of the “Water God”, so you are not supposed to use water to show respect for the Water God. No sweeping the floor or taking out rubbish. If you do so, you are carrying your fortune out.
One of the most common offerings to grace the New Year table is a chicken—the Chinese word for chicken, ji, is a hom*onym for good luck. There is no one traditional way to prepare the Lunar New Year bird; it can be steamed, poached, braised, roasted, or smoked.
Leave your hair as it is on the first day of the New Year. The Chinese character for hair is the same first character in the word for prosper. This means washing or cutting it off is seen as washing your fortune away and dramatically reduces chances of prosperity in the year ahead.
Oranges, kumquats, tangerines and pomelos are common Chinese New Year food gifts because they're believed to bring good luck and happiness. The Chinese words for orange and tangerine closely resemble the words for luck and wealth. The gold color also symbolizes prosperity.
Spring couplets, new year paintings, red paper-cuttings and the character "fú" ("fortune", 福) are commonplace decorations for households as well as businesses over the festive season. Spring couplets are a pair of poetry lines that adhere to certain rules, expressing people's hope for happiness, luck and good fortune.
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