Did you know that tomorrow is Lunar New Year’s Eve? Before I went to China and Vietnam, I was mostly unaware of this major holiday. Yet after spending seven years there, I now find myself wistful at this time of year, as I think of the friends, food, and festivities I left behind. Thankfully, through Facebook, I am still in touch with some of the people I came to know and love during my time in Asia.
Authentic Chinese and Vietnamese food can be a little more difficult to find though. To help in my quest, I have gathered of lots of tantalizing ideas on my Lunar New Year Celebration board from this year and last year!
This coming year is the year of the sheep on the lunar calendar. In honour of the occasion, I have collected more fantastic Asian recipes to share this week. These may just inspire you to try something new too! What will it be? Let’s take a look…
Savoury Category
1. Braised Abalone and Shiitake Mushrooms over Bok Choy by The Piquey Eater
2. Manchurian Chickpea Bowl (Vegan) by the Taste Space
3. Kimchi Stew with Tofu and Mushrooms (Vegan Kimchi Jigae) by the Taste Space
4. Ginger-Garlic Green Beans by Within the Kitchen
5. Honey Garlic Eggplant by Relish the Bite
6. Pan-Fried Noodles with Baby Corn Manchurian by Relish the Bite
7. Chicken Salad Rolls with Peanut Sauce by Within the Kitchen
8. Cleansing Ramen Soup by Food Well Said
9. Chicken Satay Noodle Bowl by In Search of Yummy-ness
10. Quinoa Fried “Rice” by In the Wild Kitchen
11. Chicken Fried Noodles with Black Bean Sauce by Life Made Sweeter
12. Inside Out Potstickers by Swirls and Spice
Sweet Category
13. Sesame Sticky Rice Cakes with Banana by Swirls and Spice
14. Gluten-Free Peanut Cookies (Fah Sang Peng) by Helene
So can you guess which country each dish might represent? Chime in via the comments and we’ll see what the consensus is!
I like to link up at Allergy Free Wednesdays, Gluten Free Wednesdays, and here.
Also shared at Savoring Saturdays.
Swirls and Spice 
Philadelphia has a great Lunar New Year festival of celebrations that lasts a whole month. We love taking in parades and great food. I can only imagine how wonderful it would have been to be living in China!
A month? Wow, how fun! I was often traveling over the holiday, and the fireworks in Hong Kong were spectacular!
great round up of recipes!
Thanks! Happy Lunar New Year to you!
Lovely round-up of recipes. Thank you for the shout-out. 🙂
Thanks for being part of the celebration, Janet!
I think the link for the ramen soup is broken. Just a heads up!
It’s fixed now. Thanks for alerting me!
Oops, the Chicken Fried Noodles link is broken too!
I love themed recipes, and you have a fun collection here. 🙂 Please come share your blog posts over at the Home Matters Linky Party! We’d love to have you for a visit. The Door is OPEN. http://lifewithlorelai.com/2015/02/19/home-matters-linky-party-25/ 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
Thank you for the invitation! I’m headed over…
This is a great round up Julia… thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much for including my recipe in this post! There are so many great recipes here!
I agree! And I look forward to trying your chicken satay!
What a great round-up Julia! Everything looks amazing! Thanks so much for including mine, I can’t wait to try so many of these 🙂
You’re welcome, Kelly! You’ve got great recipes! I’m eager to try those Chicken Fried Rice Noodles! 🙂
Nice round up! It can be especially hard to find gluten-free options for some Chinese cuisine, so a list like this is great.
When I lived in Asia I ate rice every day. But restaurant foods have more wheat-based items. There are so many Chinese dishes that are naturally gluten free, which is more representive of what the average Chinese person eats.
Great collection of recipes! Thanks for linking up this week!
-Cindy
It’s always fun to share ideas!
What a great roundup! The food looks amazing…and now I’m hungry LOL Thanks so much for joining us at the #HomeMattersParty – please share us with your friends, and we hope to see you again this Friday!
Oh my goodness, those all sound delicious! Thanks so much for sharing them with us at Savoring Saturdays! I can’t wait to give some of them a try. 🙂