February 1, 2022 is the Lunar New Year and celebrations = Fun Food!!
The Korean Lunar New Year is a 3 day celebration that starts today, January 31st in 2022. Tonight is a night of fireworks & crackers as tomorrow is the official family New Year holiday in South Korea. The traditional dish of Mandu (korean dumplings!) is always eaten as the various types of Mandus (kimchi!) are a symbol of good luck for the coming year. This helpful article gives history & recipes for this Fun Food.
Tet Nguyen Dan is the Vietnamese New Year and we are currently in day 3 of the 2022 celebration that started Jan 29th! The most popular food is Banh Chung or Chung Cake that takes more than half the day to prepare & cook – this recipe from Sophie at Delightful Plate outlines how much work this cake is – it must be a Fun Food!
PS – 2022 is the Year of the Tiger and to get Tiger luck this year, these colours (Blue & Green) & numbers (1 & 3 & 7) are important for us all.
Whitney's Fun Food Suggestions! 