![]() ![]() ![]() How you enjoy them is up to you-either leave them steamed or take an extra step to pan-fry for a crispy-edged finish. Traditional recipes call for dried shrimp and/or Chinese sausage-both are replaced in this recipe with meaty shiitake mushrooms. Lo bak go is a savory, dense cake made with taro root or turnips. You could easily make a meal out of these.Ĭelestial Peach 7 Taro Root Cakes by Celestial Peach This recipe layers on the textures and flavors with a mix of sticky rice, shiitake mushrooms, and a complex sauce to coat every single crevice. One look at this puckered dim sum has us drooling. The Woks of Life 6 Sticky Rice Mushroom Shumai by The Woks of Life Bonus to the vegan nay-sayers: this dish has a ton of protein. The dried wheat gluten is very similar to tofu in that it acts like a sponge, soaking up whatever flavors you add to it. Hong shao kao fu is made with dried wheat gluten, wood ear mushrooms, dried lily flower, and peanuts, all soaked in a dark, slightly sweet soy-based sauce. You’ll have to swing by your local Asian market to pick up the main ingredient for this cold appetizer, and once you try it, you’ll constantly crave it. The Woks of Life 5 Braised Wheat Gluten with Mushrooms by The Woks of Life Each little muffin is an explosion of textures and flavors that make it impossible to stop at just one. Excerpted from her book by the same name, these Dduck Dduck Goo sweet rice cakes are delightfully chewy on the inside, crispy on the outside, and studded with crunchy mixed nuts and seeds. Korean Vegan 4 Korean New Year’s Rice CakeĪs devout fans of The Korean Vegan’s social media posts and all-consuming cookbook, we turn to her for recipes that honor the Korean Lunar New Year. The result is a lightly sweet, toothsome dessert one can enjoy while viewing the holiday’s concluding event-the lantern festival. Despite its name, this flour is actually gluten-free, and it’s the same used to make the outer chewy shells of mochi. These sweet dumplings, or tong yuan, are made with glutinous rice flour. Mary’s Test Kitchen 3 Sweet Chinese Rice Dumplings in Ginger Syrup by Mary’s Test Kitchen We’re talking about crispy, flaky, fried spring rolls stuffed with soft veggies. Steamy Kitchen 2 Vegetable Spring Rolls by Steamy Kitchenīreak out the deep-fryer or a deep cast-iron skillet-these are not the fresh, rice paper variety you might be thinking of. ![]() Make a large batch and freeze a few (uncooked) to last you the entire week. These shiitake mushroom potstickers are crisp on the outside, juicy on the inside, and bursting with umami. Their variety is infinite-sweet, savory, steamed, pan-fried-and you can stuff and prepare them any way you like. Vegan Mushroom Potstickers 1 Vegan Mushroom Potstickersĭumplings (aka potstickers) are central in any Lunar New Year celebration. 13 vegan Lunar New Year foodsįrom umami-packed dumplings to sweet glutinous rice balls, here are 13 plant-based recipes to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit (or Cat). We’ve included a list below of some of our favorite, tried-and-true vegan Lunar New Yeas recipes to help you celebrate every moment of this holiday. Candied fruits and nuts, glutinous rice dishes, and whole fish may have different names across countries, but you’ll find some iteration of all of these no matter where or with whom you celebrate. While recreating a whole, plant-based fish may be challenging, many traditional Lunar New Year dishes can easily be enjoyed as a vegan. What are traditional Lunar New Year foods?Īgain, food traditions vary from culture to culture, though there is some commonality among these dishes. In addition to the first-day feast, food is also used as a gift and symbol of good fortune. All acknowledge the coming of a new spring season and revolve around family gatherings, food, and time-honored traditions such as gifting small amounts of money, honoring ancestors, and lantern festivals. In China, it is referred to as the Spring Festival in Vietnam, they call it Tết and in Korea, it’s Seollal. Each year, the beginning of the holiday is determined by the rise of the first new moon and concludes with the rise of the full moon. Lunar New Year is a three-to-15-day celebration (depending on the country) that corresponds to the lunar calendar. In alignment with getting together with family, food plays a central role in the festivities across countries. Celebrated amongst multiple nationalities across East and Southeast Asia, the specific traditions range from culture to culture, but for many, this is a time to honor and celebrate family and usher in a new spring.įor Chinese and Vietnamese celebrations, the holiday also corresponds with a zodiac symbol-2023 marks the Year of the Rabbit in Chinese culture and the Year of the Cat in Vietnamese culture. January 22 marks the first day of Lunar New Year in 2023, kicking off multiple days of festivities, feasting, and fireworks.
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