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Hsiao-Ching Chou’s Lunar New Year Menu: Whole Steamed Fish, Garlicky Rice Cakes, and the Luckiest Stir-Fry

The author of Chinese Soul Food tells us how she’s celebrating her favorite holiday of the year.

Lara Lee’s Lunar New Year Menu: Crispy Spring Rolls, Veg-Filled Dumplings, and a Favorite Savory Cookie

The London-based chef and cookbook author walks us through her plans for ringing in the Year of the Ox with crispy spring Rolls, veg-filled dumplings, and a favorite savory cookie.

Jason Wang’s Lunar New Year Menu: Juicy Chicken, Bright Green Dumplings, and One Really Long Noodle

The owner of Xi’an Famous Foods talks us through his family traditions and what he plans to eat this year.

Ros Omelette

This omelet, with its rich, comforting, fiery gravy, is enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Of course, you could also whip it up deep into the night, the time when most Goan partygoers looking for something to fuel their endless dancing sessions seek it out on the lively Goan streets.

Lumpia Ayam Sayur

These chicken and mushroom spring rolls are spiced with the sweet and salty flavors of kecap manis, the syrupy soy sauce for which Indonesia is famous.

Kue Keju

These savory Indonesian cookies from cookbook author Lara Lee are perfectly buttery, crumbly, and cheesy. Make a big batch and enjoy them with coffee or tea all week long.

Steamed Fish With Ginger and Scallions

Serving whole fish during Chinese New Year symbolizes the wish for prosperity throughout the year and many happy returns. When you serve whole fish, it's traditional to point the head toward the most distinguished guest.

Lucky 8 Stir-Fry

This mixed vegetable dish takes its inspiration from Buddhist vegetarian cooking and can include any combination of ingredients that represent good luck, prosperity, happiness, family wholeness, and longevity. 

Rice Cake With Mixed Vegetables

Rice cakes are available sliced, marble-shaped, and in batons. There are dried versions, but the refrigerated version is widely available and easier to work with. You can use any combination of vegetables and seasonings here, so feel free to experiment with flavors.

Pork and Chive Dumplings

One great thing about dumplings is that you can use practically anything in the filling—and you can pan-fry them, or boil them, or deep-fry them.

Salted Salmon

This recipe for salted salmon is excerpted from Maori Murota’s Tokyo Cult Recipes. The method, called shioyaki, can be adapted to fish collars as well.

Pak Choi and Kale Dumpling

Packed with greens, these boiled dumplings easily go vegetarian by switching out the ground pork for crumbled tofu.

Concubine's Chicken

Named for the famous 8th century Tang dynasty consort, Yang Guifei, this dish of juicy dark-meat chicken and peppers is sweet, sour, and just a little spicy.

Longevity Noodles

The goal of longevity noodles is to create one long, slick, uniform strand, gently pulled over and over again until you get the right thickness.

The Nom Wah Guide to Making Dim Sum at Home

The owner of New York City’s oldest continuously running Chinese restaurant walks us through two staples of the famed dim sum parlor.

Pan-Fried Chicken and Cabbage Dumplings

These pan-fried dumplings are among the best selling items at Nom Wah Tea Parlor in New York City. The chicken gives the dumplings body, while the cabbage gives them volume.

Shrimp Cheung Fun (Rice Rolls)

The slightly sweet but mostly textural wrapper of the rice roll is the canvas for the sweetness of the shrimp.

Spinach Dumplings

Want showstopping presentation? Make homemade dumpling wrappers to stuff with a filling of spinach, hearty tofu, vermicelli, and fruity Sichuan peppercorns.

This Crispy, Melty, Fresh, and Spicy Sandwich Is the G.O.A.T.

This crispy grilled sandwich layers spiced potatoes, a quick and herby blender chutney, cooling veg, and creamy cheese. Here's Epi contributor Tara O'Brady's take on the classic—whether you add potato chips inside is up to you.

Bombay Masala Chile Cheese Toasties

Melty, cheesy, crunchy, spicy: These sandwiches, a street food favorite in India, check all the boxes.
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