Lunar New Year
- Recipe collection
- Chinese
Giddy up! 20 brilliant recipes for your very own lucky Lunar New Year banquet
Happy Year of the Horse! Rosheen Kaul, RecipeTin Eats, Adam Liaw and more help you celebrate LNY with mix-and-match Asian-style recipes from the simple to the showstopping.
Nine of the best Chinese restaurants in western Sydney leagues clubs and RSLs
Sydney’s clubs are home to some of the best Cantonese cooking in Australia. We round up our favourites for Lunar New Year, including one place where live seafood is always half-price on weekdays.
- Kevin Cheng
Icons and instant hits: 10 of the best Chinese restaurants from the Good Food Guide
From live seafood to free biang biang noodle refills, these Sydney restaurants are worth celebrating year-round, but especially during Lunar New Year.
- Callan Boys and Good Food Guide reviewers
- Recipe collection
- Dessert
Five lucky Lunar New Year desserts to make this weekend (starring this ‘irresistible’ pudding)
Usher in a sweet life for the year ahead with these treats from Helen Goh and Adam Liaw.
Palm sugar sago pudding
This beloved Malaysian dessert is an irresistible combination of chewy sago pearls, creamy coconut milk and rich syrup.
- 2 hrs +
- Helen Goh
Six affordable Sydney snacks to celebrate the Lunar New Year
From Laughing Cow cheese gelato to a char siu pie as big as your head, these limited edition treats will start your Lunar New Year on a tasty note.
- Isabel Cant
- Opinion
- Stirring the pot
‘The main purpose of Lunar New Year is to get your life to rain money like in a rap video’
Red packets, eating fish, making dumplings, yee sang – Adam Liaw on how every Lunar New Year tradition relates to one crucial purpose – getting rich.
- Adam Liaw
The chefs’ guide to Sydney’s Chinatowns, and what to eat when you’re there
Tens of thousands of Sydneysiders are expected to celebrate come February 10. This is where and what you should eat,.
- Bianca Hrovat
The chefs’ guide to Melbourne’s Chinatowns, and what to eat when you’re there
Ahead of Lunar New Year, five top chefs share where they head for “textbook Cantonese cooking”, “a warm Cambodian hug”, or crispy suckling pig.
- Daniela Frangos
Adam Liaw’s yee sang prosperity salad
This theatrical salad involves everyone using chopsticks to toss the salad high into the air. The higher the tossing, the more luck you’ll have!
- < 30 mins
- Adam Liaw