10 Recipes to Celebrate the Lunar New Year!

Last Updated January 20, 2023

Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit, with Southeast Asian flavors nd recipes from our archives. From stir-fries, to soup to cookies, check them out.

Every year, between late January and early February, an estimated 2 billion people across the globe, many of them in East and Southeast Asia, celebrate the Lunar New Year.

Agriculture tradition which had farmers looking to the moon as a guide for when to sow and harvest crops, led to celebrations of the Lunar New Year. We've dedicated this weeks newsletter to all foods and activities Southeast Asian!

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