Lunar New Year

The Lunar New Year is a time for welcoming good fortune while honoring ancestors and tradition. Find recipes and menus for your Lunar New Year celebration from Kristina Cho, Melissa King, Lisa Lin, Esther Choi, Mei Lin, and Lena Wu.

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Williams Sonoma Test Kitchen chef Lena Wu could often find her father—also a chef—in the kitchen making this traditional Chinese-style whole fish, a Chinese favorite for Lunar New Year. It’s simple, flavorful, and packed with nostalgia, which, if you ask us, is the recipe for success.

Japchae is the perfect Korean dish to serve at a big gathering, making it a great choice for a Lunar New Year celebration. This stir-fry favorite from Esther Choi, chef of Mokbar and Ms. Yoo in New York City, uses glassy sweet potato noodles that absorb the flavors of the beef, soy and sesame while retaining their unique texture. The beef can be substituted with shrimp, pork or even just more veggies.

The voice behind the Healthy Nibbles website, Lisa Lin loves to honor Chinese food traditions by sharing the recipes of her opinionated Mama Lin. One of those traditions is gathering together in the kitchen to make potstickers for Lunar New Year. (If you want to make them in advance and freeze them, place the uncooked potstickers on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, making sure they don’t touch.

Lisa Lin, Esther Choi, Mei Lin & Lena Wu's 2024 Lunar New Year Menu

This dessert from Kristina Cho, author of the award-winning book Mooncakes & Milk Bread, relies on ripe, in-season mangoes for its ethereal flavor. Perfect for Lunar New Year!

Tied up with a length of green onion, these “golden bag” dumplings from Kristina Cho, author of the award-winning cookbook Mooncakes & Milk Bread, look like little presents—what better way to celebrate the Lunar New Year?

Noodles—the longer the better—are popular for Lunar New Year celebrations since they symbolize longevity, which makes this recipe from Kristina Cho, author of Mooncakes & Milk Bread, a perfect choice to celebrate the holiday.

Kristina Cho's 2023 Lunar New Year Menu

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