Sunday, February 10, 2013

What to eat for Chinese New Year Infographic

Chinese New Year begins February 10, 2013! The Chinese have a long list of superstitions of what to eat/not to eat.here are some of the most important!

Infographic: What to eat for Chinese New Year!

Gong Hay Fat Choy!

From top left:

  1. My Mothers Famous Chinese Egg Rollsor Vegetable Spring Rolls with video(egg rolls look like gold bars, which symbolize wealth)
  2. Chinese Boiled Pork Dumplings(also symbolize wealth)
  3. Pan Fried Shrimp & Pork Potstickers(wealth)
  4. Shrimp Fried Rice(shrimp for happiness and joy)
  5. Chinese Broccoli Beef Noodles(noodles for longevity)
  6. Fresh Pear and Shrimp Stir Fry(shrimp for happiness and joy)

From top left:

  1. Long Life Fertility Noodles and Happy Shrimp
  2. Chinese Lettuce Cups(lettuce = rising fortune)
  3. Hainanese Chicken Rice(serve your chicken whole & cut at table for Chinese New Year. Cooking a whole chicken or duck represents health carving it before serving would meant to cut your health)
  4. Chinese Tea Eggs(for prosperity)
  5. Chinese Whole Steamed Fish
  6. Stir Fried Beef with Nectarines(nectarine = happiness, health)

See moreChinese New Year Recipes on Steamy Kitchen!

More Chinese New Year Recipes

Thai Larb Lettuce Cups from my good friends Diane and Todd of White on Rice Couple
Dan Dan Mien from Jeannettes Healthy Kitchen
Jiaozi Dumplings- from my friends Nate & Mary Kate on Epicurious (who just came out with their Chinese cookbookFeeding the Dragon!)
Chicken Lettuce Cups-Nate & Mary Kate on Epicurious
Stir Fried Prawns with XO Sauce- Noob Cook
Stir Fried Leeks with Vegetable- Noob Cook
Chinese Almond Chicken- Appetite for China
Braised Bok Choy- Taste Hong Kong
Sichuan Wonton- Appetite for China
Steamed Pork & Shrimp Dumplings(Sui Mai) Flavor Explosions
Steamed Chicken in Lotus Leaf RasaMalaysia
Stir Fried Pine Nuts with Corn and Peas RasaMalaysia(dish means full of gold and jade)
Stir Fried Broccoli and Scallop RasaMalaysia(richness and abundance)
Baked BBQ Pork Buns RasaMalaysia
Soy Sauce Chicken RasaMalaysia(though serve your chicken whole & cut at table for Chinese New Year. Cooking a whole chicken or duck represents health carving it before serving would meant to cut your health)
Flank Steak with Fried Noodles- Food Network
Ketchup Prawns- Sea Salt with Food
Egg Dumplings- Show Shanti
Homemade Chili Oil- Show Shanti
Singapore Black Pepper Crab- Sea Salt with Food
Chinese Long Beans- Washington Post (long beans = longevity)
Chinese Almond Cookies Simply Recipes (beautiful, Garrett, just beautiful!)
Fortune Cookie Recipe Martha Stewart
Fortune Cookie Recipe video Cookbook Maniac (love her tips for fortune cookies)
Chocolate Fortune Cookies Martha Stewart
Vegetarian Buddhas Delight Epicurious
Orange Peking Duck recipe from Ken Hom, author ofKen Homs Top 100 Stir Fry Recipes
Sweet & Sour Pork recipe from Grace Young, authorBreath of a Wok
Buddhas Delight with Tofu & Brocooli- Cooking Light
Peanut Sesame Noodles Appetite for China
Soy Sauce Chicken- Appetite for China
Water Chestnut Cake with Ginger Appetite for China
Dragon Well Tea Shrimp Appetite for China
Dan Dan Mian Appetite for China
Stir Fried Noodles, Taiwanese Style Explore Hong Kong
Chinese New Year Cake- Asian Grandmothers Cookbook
Scallion Pancakes Tigers and Strawberries (perfect recipe. we made these many times)
Chinese White Cut Chicken Sunday Nite Dinner (serve your chicken whole & cut at table for Chinese New Year. Cooking a whole chicken or duck represents health carving it before serving would meant to cut your health)
Tea Smoked Duck Cooking Channel
Nian Gao Cake- Asian Grandmothers Cookbook
Shanghai Style Nian Gao Donna Cooks (rising higher each year This dish is a must for our table I love the soft, chewy noodles. This is also one of my Dads hometown dishes)
Stir Fried Shanghai Nian Gao mmm-yoso
Lions Head Meatballs NY Times (lion = strength; big round meatballs = family togetherness)
Fuscshia Dunlops Braised Pork Belly Cookbook Maniac
Chinese Walnut Cookies Lilys Wai Sek Hong
Paper Lined Cup Sponge Cake Lilys Wai Sek Hong
Dragon Cookies Lilys Wai Sek Hong (love this idea well make these dragon cookies w/my kids)
Almond Cookie Cresents Lilys Wai Sek Hong
Double Sided Gold Noodles Lilys Wai Sek Hong (one of my favorite noodles as a kid)
Steamed Pork Bun Recipe+how to fold Chinese buns video Christines Recipes
Braised Chinese Mushrooms Christines Recipes (easy dish to make, we always have whole Chinese mushrooms on CNY)
Egg Custard Pastry Christines Recipes (with a cheater crust! brilliant)
Stir Fried Glutinous Rice Christines Recipes
Stir Fried Broccoli with Fish Fillet Christines Recipes
Tomato Chili Prawns- Christines Recipes (shrimp = laughter and joy)
Butter Cookies Christines Recipes
Braised Chinese Mushrooms- Christines Recipes
Baked Coconut Cake Christines Recipes
Radish Cake Christines Recipes


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