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February 19: Chinese New Year

Prepare lucky dishes this Chinese New Year! The new year celebration on the Chinese calendar is a 16-day celebration with a specific symbolic cuisine. Many of these dishes symbolize luck and prosperity in the hope that a fresh start will lead to greater developments. Fish, dumplings, spring roles, and rice cakes figure prominently in online food recipes recognizing this holidays.

These recipes feature great food styling too as shown by Dishfolio food photographers. You will not only enjoy excellent Chinese food but you can create an attractive spread. Quick appetizer recipes can arise from the dumplings and spring rolls or combine these elements for ethnic-style family dinner recipes. We will never know for certain whether these dishes actually bring good luck your way so you might as well enjoy eating them. Perhaps the luck is in savoring the meal itself!

Sago Soup

A traditional Chinese dessert

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Tau Foo Fah

A Chinese dessert made with very soft tofu eaten with a clear sweet syrup infused with ginger or pandan

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Ha Gao Dumplings

Celebrate Chinese New Year and your New Year’s resolutions with light and steamy Ha Gao Shrimp Dumplings!

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Pork & Chive Potstickers

Chinese New Year is a busy time! Get a golden heap of beautiful pan-fried dumplings out in less than an hour.

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Chinese White Sugar Steamed Cake

Chinese White Sugar Steamed Cake

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Char Siu Bao (Steamed BBQ Pork Buns)

Char Siu Bao, or Steamed BBQ Pork Buns, are steamed Chinese buns filled with rich, salty-sweet hoisin-glazed pork.

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Chinese puddings

Chinese water chestnut pudding recipe

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Chicken Chow Mein

Skip the Chinese takeaway and make this healthy chicken chow mein instead.

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DIM SUM TRIPE STEW

DIM SUM TRIPE STEW - A Dim sum favorite among Chinese

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STICKY RICE MUSHROOM SHUMAI

An easy-to-make and delicious Vegan Chinese recipe using homemade wrappers

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Chinese Dumpling Soup (Sui Kow) 水餃

These Chinese dumplings are to die for. It can be pre-made and kept frozen for use later. Super delicious!

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Chinese Chili Beef with Puff Pastry Pocket

Tasty wonderful Chinese dish

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Chinese Meatball Soup

Fast and easy Chinese meatball soup recipe - the perfect way to start or end your meal.

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Pumpkin 7-up Hee Pan

Pumpkin 7-up Hee pan is a traditional Chinese steamed glutinous rice cake that is soft and chewy.

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Vegetable Tofu Lo Mein

This Vegetable Tofu Lo Mein is a healthy and delicious twist on the Chinese classic!

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Chinese Spring Rolls

This quick recipe for Chinese Spring Rolls, with chicken and vegetable will show you how to make this authentic and really delicious appetizer at home!

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Chinese Fireballs

Have a Harry Potter Halloween Party with these sweet and spicy Chinese Fireball meatballs!

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Chive Flower Tempura

This Chinese chive flower tempura is definitely one of the tastiest tempura dishes we have encountered! It's seasonal cooking at its best!

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Chinese braised beef stew noodles

Chinese braised beef stew noodles: tender, fall-apart beef with noodles and baby bok choy in a flavorful broth

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Beef Siomai

Traditional siomai with ground beef & chopped onions & carrot wrapped in wonton wrapper. Best when dipped in soy sauce with lemon slice or chili garlic oil.

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Chinese fried Rice

Wonderful Chinese fried rice!!

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Spring roll with vegetables

Spring roll with vegetables

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Lo Mein with Mushrooms and Snow Peas

Lo Mein with Mushrooms and Snow Peas

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Ginger Chicken

Ginger Chicken…who says you have to slog in the kitchen for good food!!

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