Top 50 Chinese new year dishes 2016

Chinese new year is all about enjoying traditions, giving honour to family, friends with some delicious dishes. We have researched about the top 50 Chinese new year dishes in 2016 which are explained below. These dishes are eaten in the new year for their symbolic meaning in Chinese horoscope calendar. Not only the dishes matter but also their preparations, ways to serve them and eating them means a lot to everyone. The most common Chinese New Year foods include fish,  Long Noodles, Nian Gao, Tangerines and Oranges, Niang ao, dumplings, Pomelo and spring rolls.

1. Tangerines and Oranges

The tangerine (Citrus tangerina) is an orange-coloured citrus fruit this is closely related to, or probably a type of, mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata).

The name changed into first used for fruit coming from Tangier, Morocco, defined as a mandarin variety. Beneath the Tanaka class system, Citrus tangerina is considered a separate species. Underneath the Swingle device, tangerines are taken into consideration to be a group of mandarin (C. Reticulata) varieties.At the same time as tangerines genetically resemble mandarins, the genetics are still now not very well studied.[dubious – discuss].The time period is presently implemented to any reddish-orange mandarin[citation needed] (and, in a few jurisdictions, mandarin-like hybrids, inclusive of a few tangors), however the term "tangerine" may additionally but acquire a specific genetic meaning.

2. Long Noodles

Noodles are an critical element and staple in chinese cuisine. There may be a superb sort of chinese  noodles, which range in keeping with their location of manufacturing, components, form or width, and way of guidance. They're an vital a part of maximum local cuisines inside China, in addition to in Singapore, and other Southeast Asian international locations with sizable overseas chinese  populations.The Tray of Togetherness

3. Nian Gao

Niangao (nin gou in Cantonese), sometimes translated as year cake or Chinese New Year's cake, is a food prepared from glutinous rice and consumed in Chinese cuisine. While it can be eaten all year round, traditionally it is most popular during Chinese New Year. It is also traditionally eaten during the Duanwu Festival. It is considered good luck to eat nian gao during this time, because "nian gao" is a homonym for "higher year." The Chinese word 粘 (nián), meaning "sticky", is identical in sound to 年, meaning "year", and the word 糕 (gāo), meaning "cake" is identical in sound to 高, meaning "high or tall". As such, eating nian gaohas the symbolism of raising oneself taller in each coming year (年年高升 niánnián gāoshēng). It is also known as a rice cake.

1. Pomelo
2. Jai
3. Long Leafy Greens and Long Beans
4. Whole Fish
5. Sweets
6. Yuanbao (Jiaozi)
8. Chinese New Year Recipes
9. Jiaozi Dumplings – from my friends Nate & Mary Kate on Epicurious (who just came out with their Chinese cookbook Feeding the Dragon!)
10. Chicken Lettuce Cups – Nate & Mary Kate on Epicurious
11. Stir Fried Prawns with XO Sauce – Noob Cook
12. Stir Fried Leeks with Vegetable – Noob Cook
13. Chinese Almond Chicken – Appetite for China
14. Braised Bok Choy – Taste Hong Kong
15. Sichuan Wonton – Appetite for China
16. Steamed Pork & Shrimp Dumplings (Sui Mai) – Flavor Explosions
17. Steamed Chicken in Lotus Leaf – RasaMalaysia
18. Stir Fried Pine Nuts with Corn and Peas – RasaMalaysia (dish means “full of gold and jade”)
19. Stir Fried Broccoli and Scallop – RasaMalaysia (“richness and abundance”)
20. Baked BBQ Pork Buns – RasaMalaysia
21. 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)
22. Flank Steak with Fried Noodles – Food Network
23. Ketchup Prawns – Sea Salt with Food
24. Egg Dumplings – Show Shanti
25. Homemade Chili Oil – Show Shanti
26. Singapore Black Pepper Crab – Sea Salt with Food
27. Chinese Long Beans – Washington Post (long beans = longevity)
28. Chinese Almond Cookies – Simply Recipes (beautiful, Garrett, just beautiful!)
29. Fortune Cookie Recipe – Martha Stewart
30. Fortune Cookie Recipe video – Cookbook Maniac (love her tips for fortune cookies)
31. Chocolate Fortune Cookies – Martha Stewart
32. Vegetarian Buddha’s Delight – Epicurious
33. Orange Peking Duck – recipe from Ken Hom, author of Ken Hom’s Top 100 Stir Fry Recipes
34. Sweet & Sour Pork – recipe from Grace Young, author Breath of a Wok
35. Buddha’s Delight with Tofu & Brocooli– Cooking Light
36. Peanut Sesame Noodles – Appetite for China
37. Soy Sauce Chicken – Appetite for China
38. Water Chestnut Cake with Ginger – Appetite for China
39. Dragon Well Tea Shrimp – Appetite for China
40. Dan Dan Mian – Appetite for China
41. Stir Fried Noodles, Taiwanese Style – Explore Hong Kong
42. Chinese New Year Cake – Asian Grandmother’s Cookbook
43. Scallion Pancakes – Tigers and Strawberries (perfect recipe. we made these many times)
44. 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)
45. Tea Smoked Duck – Cooking Channel
46. Nian Gao Cake – Asian Grandmother’s Cookbook
47. 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 Dad’s hometown dishes)
48. Stir Fried Shanghai Nian Gao – mmm-yoso
49. Lion’s Head Meatballs – NY Times (lion = strength; big round meatballs = family togetherness)
50. Fuscshia Dunlop’s Braised Pork Belly – Cookbook Maniac
51. Chinese Walnut Cookies – Lily’s Wai Sek Hong
52. Paper Lined Cup Sponge Cake – Lily’s Wai Sek Hong
53. Dragon Cookies – Lily’s Wai Sek Hong (love this idea – we’ll make these dragon cookies w/my kids)
54. Almond Cookie Cresents – Lily’s Wai Sek Hong
55. Double Sided Gold Noodles – Lily’s Wai Sek Hong (one of my favorite noodles as a kid)
56. Steamed Pork Bun Recipe + how to fold Chinese buns video – Christine’s Recipes
57. Braised Chinese Mushrooms – Christine’s Recipes (easy dish to make, we always have whole Chinese mushrooms on CNY)
58. Egg Custard Pastry – Christine’s Recipes (with a cheater crust! brilliant)
59. Stir Fried Glutinous Rice – Christine’s Recipes
60. Stir Fried Broccoli with Fish Fillet – Christine’s Recipes
61. Tomato Chili Prawns – Christine’s Recipes (shrimp = laughter and joy)
62. Butter Cookies – Christine’s Recipes
63. Braised Chinese Mushrooms – Christine’s Recipes
64. Baked Coconut Cake – Christine’s Recipes
65. Radish Cake – Christine’s Recipe

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