Our Global Kitchen: Celebrations - Lunar New Year

Lunar New Year marks the first day of the traditional Chinese calendar. One of the ways families celebrate this important holiday is by coming together for a delicious meal.

In this video, Amy Tjiong and her father go shopping in New York's Chinatown for the ingredients they'll use in making their Chinese New Year dinner. Dishes like a whole fish and "longevity" noodles are important traditions for the holiday.

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[camilaengelbert]

subtitles are for the hearing impaired. This is a museum piece that complies with ADA regulations

[memomgirl]

Maybe the subtitles are for the hearing impaired.

[Revanchist]

well the normal calendar is based upon the Julian Calendar made by the Romans...why dont we celebrate Italian New Year?

[annc]

LOL Most authentic / traditional families have women in charge of kitchens 😉

[yihate]

It's not a Chinese New Year! It's just Lunar New Year that the Chinese and every other Asian counties celebrate.