Lunar New Year Recipes

Apple Dan San

https://joyceofcooking.com/comforts-of-the-east-meets-flavours-of-the-west-the-apple-dan-san-is-born/

**The Joyce of Cooking** took the classic Chinese New Year treat of **[Dan San](https://joyceofcooking.com/comforts-of-the-east-meets-flavours-of-the-west-the-apple-dan-san-is-born/)** (which means "deep fried egg goodness" and we're all for that!) and put a western spin on it by making it with apples! And if you needed any more reason to try it, Dan San signifies having more prosperity each year. Sounds delicious to us!

Baked Coconut Sticky Rice Cake For Lunar New Year

https://tinysweettooth.com/2017/01/27/baked-coconut-sticky-rice-cake-for-lunar-new-year/

**[Baked Coconut Sticky Rice Cake](https://tinysweettooth.com/2017/01/27/baked-coconut-sticky-rice-cake-for-lunar-new-year/)** from **Tiny Sweet Tooth** is a Lunar New Year cake she remembers from her childhood and she tells us the lovely reason why she bakes it in a round dish!

Hua Sheng Bing: Chinese Peanut Cookies

https://cultureatz.com/hua-sheng-bing-chinese-peanut-cookies/

Evelyne from **CulturEatz** has declared that her **[Chinese Peanut Cookies](https://cultureatz.com/hua-sheng-bing-chinese-peanut-cookies/)**, also known as Huāshēng Bǐng (pronounced Hua Sheng Bing) may be one of her top 3 cookie recipes ever. That makes them a definite one to try for Chinese New Year!

Salmon Fried Rice Cakes - Salmon Chao Nian Gao

https://www.diversivore.com/salmon-fried-rice-cake-chao-nian-gao/

Both fish and rice cakes are meant to bring prosperity to the lunar new year and in this dish you get both. These **[Salmon Fried Rice Cakes](https://www.diversivore.com/salmon-fried-rice-cake-chao-nian-gao/)** (Chao Nian Gao) from **Diversivore** use a savoury rice cake that's one of our all time favourite things to eat. They're chewy and soak up all the flavour of the dish. So good!

Nian Gao

http://www.cynfulkitchen.ca/recipe/nian-gao/

Here's another version of **[Nian Gao](http://www.cynfulkitchen.ca/recipe/nian-gao/)** that you might be more familiar with - this is the sweet version from **Cynful Kitchen** that looks more like an actual cake. Cynthia shares a lot of her family's memories around making this delicious treat.

Korean Sesame Candy

https://yangsnourishingkitchen.com/sesame-candy-korean-paleo-cookbook/

You can't have a New Year's Celebration without candy. **Yang's Nourishing Kitchen** shared this (paleo friendly!) **[Sesame Candy](https://yangsnourishingkitchen.com/sesame-candy-korean-paleo-cookbook/)** as part of her review of the Korean Paleo Cookbook by Jean Choi.

Phyllo Egg Tarts

https://familyfoodaroundtheclock.com/phyllo-egg-tarts/

Custardy Egg Tarts are another dish that you will see everywhere during Lunar New Year - especially in every Asian bakery you pass! It's believed that they actually were introduced to Macau by the Portuguese, who also love these tarts (and it's rumoured that Tempura actually came from Portugal as well!). These **[Phyllo Egg Tarts](https://familyfoodaroundtheclock.com/phyllo-egg-tarts/)** come from **Family Food Around The Clock.**

Chinese Pot Stickers

https://www.shelovesbiscotti.com/easy-homemade-chinese-pot-stickers/

**[Chinese Pot Stickers](https://www.shelovesbiscotti.com/easy-homemade-chinese-pot-stickers/)** might be the most familiar dish on this to many of us and with good reason - these are little bundles of flavour wrapped in dough and they are so tasty. The also signify prosperity as their shape resembles little gold ingots. This version is from **She Loves Biscotti**.

Jiaozi, aka: Chinese Dumplings

http://www.vibrantfoodvibrantyou.com/recipe/549/

You really can't have Chinese New Year with just one dumpling so we have three. Just like pierogies or gyoza, these delightful dumplings can have a variety of fillings. **[This version](http://www.vibrantfoodvibrantyou.com/recipe/549/)** comes from **Vibrant, Food, Vibrant You**.

Chinese Potstickers

https://foodmeanderings.com/chinese-potstickers/

And our last take on the [**Chinese Potsticker** ](https://foodmeanderings.com/chinese-potstickers/)comes from **Food Meanderings**. She shares some interesting details on what makes Potstickers different from gyoza or won tons!