A small menu festive enough to channel the spirit of the Lunar New Year.
For as long as I can remember, the Lunar New Year has been the most important holiday of the year. Sure, you might say I’m biased because I’m from Taiwan. But it’s not just in my head: Billions of people across the world celebrate the Lunar New Year. And with hundreds of millions of them returning home to visit their families, it’sThe beauty of the Lunar New Year is that many cultures, from Malaysia to Korea to Vietnam to Tibet to China, celebrate it in their own unique way.
In Taiwan the rituals and traditions revolve around welcoming the new year and spending time with family. There are clear rules for what to do each day, whether that’s decorating spring couplets—propitious verses, written in black or gold ink on red paper, that express luck in the year to come—the day before the new year; wishing each other good fortune ; staying up past midnight on New Year’s Eve ; or wearing new clothes. And of course, a big festive meal is an essential part of the holiday.
While it might be challenging—if not impossible—to host a large meal for a crowd this year, I think we can still find ways to celebrate and pay tribute to the traditions., bringing a little Taipei to New York for me—I hope it brings joy to your table.First up is youfan, my favorite rice dish of all time. This Taiwanese sticky rice specialty is enjoyed on special occasions, like when a baby turns one month old.
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