Other traditional Chinese New Year foods
The colour red is considered lucky so try red starters and sides like:
Chinese red cabbage
Sticky Chinese spare ribs
Low-fat spare ribs
Red-coloured main meals:
Aromatic slow-cooked pork
Hoisin grilled steak
Honeyed Chinese pork
Sweet and sour glazed pork with pineapple
Eggs are eaten to represent fertility:
Classic egg-fried rice
Yangzhou fried rice
Special fried rice
Salmon and mushroom egg-fried rice
Egg-fried rice with red peppers
Egg-fried rice with sweetcorn
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