Chinese New Year

As the Year of the Fire Horse approaches, we mark the New Year by spotlighting traditional dishes originally from Asia, but now appreciated across North America.

Ring in the auspicious year of the dragon — symbolising power, luck, and success in traditional Chinese culture — with these abundant poon choi pots and prosperous yu sheng platters from MICHELIN establishments in Singapore.

Bought too many festive foods? Lighten your load and do a good deed by donating to those in need.

These cute chocolate pigs and luscious flowing cakes are some of the most photogenic Chinese New Year creations from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore.

Don’t know what to say at the reunion table during lo hei? Here are some tips to remember the auspicious sayings that will knock your relatives’ socks off.

Know more about the fruit that you will be exchanging during the upcoming slate of festive home visits.

West Villa Restaurant in Hong Kong has been preparing Nian Gao or Chinese New Year pudding for generations and is giving diners a taste of tradition.

Happy Year of the Pig, which, in Chinese tradition, symbolises wealth. For a hearty meal worth remembering, the Michelin team has rounded up a list of the best Chinese restaurants to mark one of the most important festivals in Asia.

Pig out on these Chinese New Year specials from restaurants and hotels around the island where pork is the star of the show.

Uncover some of the most interesting stories behind the favorite New Year snacks from around the world.

Despite its eccentric appearance, the sea cucumber makes up one of the four types of prestigious dried seafood in Chinese cuisine, and is a fixture in some refined dishes celebrating Chinese New Year. Get to know the different facets of it, from selection to preparation.

Whether you are cooking or gifting, no Chinese New Year grocery shopping list is complete without dried shiitake mushroom. We talk to expert Albert Lee to find out how to choose the best shiitake.

Tips from a dim sum master to make this cloud-like steamed cake.

Executive Chinese chef Daniel Cheung of Shang Palace in Hong Kong shares his recipe for these traditional Chinese New Year goodies that represent laughter and happiness.

Try your hand at this traditional Sichuan dish with a recipe from Si Chuan Dou Hua restaurant.

As Chinese New Year approaches, the top Chinese restaurants in town all launch new New Year pudding flavors to surprise their patrons. We round up some of the highlights this year.