kumquats

Opinion | Which dish is traditionally eaten on the first day of Lunar New Year? Easy: Chinese pudding. Or is it dumplings? Er, pot-stickers? Kumquats?

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Our team had three people of Chinese descent. None of us thought there was any specific dish that was a must-serve for New Year lunch or dinner. The consensus answer, we decided, might be goh, the Chinese puddings and cakes popular during the season. Chinese New Year pudding is a traditional dish for Chinese people … Read more

Opinion | Why tangerines and kumquats are a must at Lunar New Year, and why imported Florida and California oranges were used in ritual offerings the rest of the year

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Overflowing piles of oranges, tangerines and kumquats in street markets and homes epitomise Lunar New Year in Hong Kong. In Cantonese, the common tangerine or mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata) is known as kam – a homophone for gold. Associations with wealth and prosperity, along with seasonal availability, make these a popular snack around Lunar New … Read more