30 chinese new year recipes

Traditional Chinese New Year noodles with glass noodles, dried mushrooms, lily buds, and fermented bean curd sauce. Long noodles symbolize longevity and good fortune.

A Chinese style of peanut cluster. Similar to haystacks but uses crispy chow mein noodles to give it a chocolaty solid crunch.

Crispy sesame chicken just like takeout: chicken cubes in a light, crackly batter deep-fried golden, then coated in a glossy sweet-and-tangy sesame sauce and showered with toasted sesame seeds. Serve over rice.

Chinese dumplings - jiaozi are very popular in Chinese new year!

For Chinese New Year, this vegetarian ham is always welcomed.

A sweet coconut rice cake made with glutinous rice flour, coconut milk, and shredded coconut. This traditional Chinese New Year treat bakes up sticky, chewy, and subtly sweet.

Very popular in Asian restaurants, can be used as a appetizer or main dish, both work very well.

This recipe nowadays is not only cooked in Chinese New Year, but also in normal days!

Bring the Chinese New Year with this scrumptious salad made with delicious tuna fish, jalapeno peppers and chinese white radishes.

Peanuts are a symbol of longevity in Chinese culture. Feel free to vary the basic recipe by experimenting with different combinations of spices.

Eggplant with tofu, tradditional Chinese cooking! Tastes well!

This recipe is very good for celebrating new year, serve for your guests!

Spicy salt and pepper shrimp makes an excellent appetizer or main course.

Fermented black beans can be found at Asian markets; but if unavailable, you can substitute prepared black bean sauce.

Not real spareribs, they are made of vegetables, but tastes very nice, and much more healthier too!

The Chinese believe three is a lucky number, as it symbolizes prosperity. This recipe features an interesting contrast of textures and flavors, with marinated flank steak stir-fried with bok choy, mushrooms, and red onion in a flavourful dark soy and sherry sauce.