{"id":894928,"date":"2026-03-27T05:32:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/31-lunar-new-year-recipes-for-the-year-of-the-horse\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T05:32:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:32:27","slug":"31-lunar-new-year-recipes-for-the-year-of-the-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/31-lunar-new-year-recipes-for-the-year-of-the-horse\/","title":{"rendered":"31 Lunar New Year Recipes for the Year of the Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recipes <\/p>\n<div data-journey-hook=\"grid-wrapper\" data-testid=\"RowWrapper\">\n<div data-journey-hook=\"client-content\" data-testid=\"BodyWrapper\">\n<p>On February 17, 2026, billions of people worldwide will celebrate the Lunar New Year (also known as the Spring Festival) following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonappetit.com\/story\/24-solar-terms\" target=\"_blank\">lunisolar calendar<\/a>. Though the holiday\u2019s origins trace back to ancient China, it\u2019s now celebrated across East and Southeast Asia and abroad. Friends and family trade cash-stuffed <a href=\"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/education\/teachers\/chinese-new-year\/chinese-new-year-traditions\/chinese-new-year-red-envelopes\/\" target=\"_blank\">red envelopes<\/a> and parade through the streets, while kitchens work overtime. Traditions vary by region and family, but one thing is universal: It\u2019s critical to show up hungry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonappetit.com\/story\/lunar-new-year-dishes?srsltid=AfmBOor-BEV4N7m5CPeqY26gJ2in_mk9s1dAIxoVAC-1Ubh7b7tmVFO1\" target=\"_blank\">Lunar New Year meals<\/a> aren\u2019t just about feeding a crowd; they\u2019re also about ushering in a year of good luck and prosperity. Many Lunar New Year foods carry symbolic meanings: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epicurious.com\/recipes\/food\/views\/longevity-noodles-xian-famous-foods\" target=\"_blank\">long noodles<\/a> nod to longevity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epicurious.com\/recipes-menus\/dumpling-recipes-gallery\" target=\"_blank\">dumplings<\/a> represent wealth, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epicurious.com\/recipes-menus\/turnip-cake-for-chinese-new-year-article\" target=\"_blank\">turnip cakes<\/a> promise prosperity\u2014every bite a wish for the year ahead.<\/p>\n<p><native-ad position=\"in-content\" shoulddisplaylabel=\"true\"><\/native-ad><\/p>\n<p>As you plan your Lunar New Year spread, consider this lineup of fortune-boosting, region-spanning recipes. Some are rooted in tradition, while others are inspired by Asian foodways throughout the diaspora. All, however, are designed to help you welcome the Year of the Horse feeling well-fed and profoundly lucky.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"61f39a3dd1e92c476ce28c29\">\n<div data-event-boundary=\"click\" data-in-view=\"{\"pattern\":\"GallerySlide\",\"variation\":\"GallerySlide.CardLeftWithCaptionAboveMultipleButtons\"}\" data-event-click=\"{\"pattern\":\"GallerySlide\",\"variation\":\"GallerySlide.CardLeftWithCaptionAboveMultipleButtons\"}\" orientation=\"landscape\" data-item=\"{\"dangerousHed\":\"Jessie\u2019s Special Steamed Whole Fish\",\"brand\":{\"name\":\"\"},\"id\":\"61f39a3dd1e92c476ce28c29\",\"index\":0,\"contentType\":\"recipe\",\"offers\":[],\"offersLength\":0,\"component\":\"gallery_slide_component\",\"image\":{\"altText\":\"Image may contain Food Dish Meal Noodle Pasta Animal Seafood Sea Life Lobster Bowl and Spaghetti\",\"caption\":\"\",\"contentType\":\"photo\",\"credit\":\"Photograph by Isa Zapata. \u00a0Food Styling by Kat Boytsova. \u00a0Prop Styling by Stephanie De Luca\",\"segmentedSources\":{\"sm\":[{\"height\":320,\"width\":320,\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.bonappetit.com\/photos\/61f42f724a05f229529224c5\/1:1\/w_320,c_limit\/20220118%20Steamed%20Fish%20LEDE.jpg\"},{\"height\":640,\"width\":640,\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.bonappetit.com\/photos\/61f42f724a05f229529224c5\/1:1\/w_640,c_limit\/20220118%20Steamed%20Fish%20LEDE.jpg\"}],\"md\":[{\"height\":640,\"width\":640,\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.bonappetit.com\/photos\/61f42f724a05f229529224c5\/1:1\/w_640,c_limit\/20220118%20Steamed%20Fish%20LEDE.jpg\"},{\"height\":1280,\"width\":1280,\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.bonappetit.com\/photos\/61f42f724a05f229529224c5\/1:1\/w_1280,c_limit\/20220118%20Steamed%20Fish%20LEDE.jpg\"}],\"lg\":[{\"height\":1024,\"width\":1024,\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.bonappetit.com\/photos\/61f42f724a05f229529224c5\/1:1\/w_1024,c_limit\/20220118%20Steamed%20Fish%20LEDE.jpg\"},{\"height\":2048,\"width\":2048,\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.bonappetit.com\/photos\/61f42f724a05f229529224c5\/1:1\/w_2048,c_limit\/20220118%20Steamed%20Fish%20LEDE.jpg\"}],\"xl\":[{\"height\":1280,\"width\":1280,\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.bonappetit.com\/photos\/61f42f724a05f229529224c5\/1:1\/w_1280,c_limit\/20220118%20Steamed%20Fish%20LEDE.jpg\"}],\"xxl\":[{\"height\":1280,\"width\":1280,\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.bonappetit.com\/photos\/61f42f724a05f229529224c5\/1:1\/w_1280,c_limit\/20220118%20Steamed%20Fish%20LEDE.jpg\"}]}}}\" data-testid=\"GallerySlideWrapper\">\n<figure>\n<div orientation=\"landscape\">\n<p><span><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"recipes\" alt=\"recipes Image may contain Food Dish Meal Noodle Pasta Animal Seafood Sea Life Lobster Bowl and Spaghetti\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.bonappetit.com\/photos\/61f42f724a05f229529224c5\/1:1\/w_1024%2Cc_limit\/20220118%2520Steamed%2520Fish%2520LEDE.jpg\"><\/picture><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div>\n<p>Photograph by Isa Zapata. \u00a0Food Styling by Kat Boytsova. \u00a0Prop Styling by Stephanie De Luca<\/p>\n<p><a data-event-click=\"{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/www.bonappetit.com\/recipe\/jessies-special-steamed-whole-fish\"}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonappetit.com\/recipe\/jessies-special-steamed-whole-fish\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<h2>Recipes <span>Jessie\u2019s Special Steamed Whole Fish<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"GallerySlideCaptionDekContainer\">\n<div>\n<p>Steamed whole fish with ginger and scallions serves as a classic centerpiece on many Lunar New Year menus. The celebratory preparation symbolizes abundance, prosperity, and good fortune for all who partake.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"65de33d8ef2a50d7868b5a8e\">\n<div data-event-boundary=\"click\" data-in-view=\"{\"pattern\":\"GallerySlide\",\"variation\":\"GallerySlide.CardLeftWithCaptionAboveMultipleButtons\"}\" data-event-click=\"{\"pattern\":\"GallerySlide\",\"variation\":\"GallerySlide.CardLeftWithCaptionAboveMultipleButtons\"}\" orientation=\"landscape\" data-item=\"{\"dangerousHed\":\"Soy-Braised Chicken Legs\",\"brand\":{\"name\":\"\"},\"id\":\"65de33d8ef2a50d7868b5a8e\",\"index\":1,\"contentType\":\"recipe\",\"offers\":[],\"offersLength\":0,\"component\":\"gallery_slide_component\",\"image\":{\"altText\":\"SoyBraised Chicken Legs on a yellow plate that's placed on a blue and white fabric surface.\",\"caption\":\"\",\"contentType\":\"photo\",\"credit\":\"Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Kendra Vaculin, prop styling by JoJo Li\",\"segmentedSources\":{\"sm\":[{\"height\":320,\"width\":320,\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.bonappetit.com\/photos\/65e6256e772f7486f6146913\/1:1\/w_320,c_limit\/20240131-0424-LUCASSIN-1545.jpg\"},{\"height\":640,\"width\":640,\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.bonappetit.com\/photos\/65e6256e772f7486f6146913\/1:1\/w_640,c_limit\/20240131-0424-LUCASSIN-1545.jpg\"}],\"md\":[{\"height\":640,\"width\":640,\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.bonappetit.com\/photos\/65e6256e772f7486f6146913\/1:1\/w_640,c_limit\/20240131-0424-LUCASSIN-1545.jpg\"},{\"height\":1280,\"width\":1280,\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.bonappetit.com\/photos\/65e6256e772f7486f6146913\/1:1\/w_1280,c_limit\/20240131-0424-LUCASSIN-1545.jpg\"}],\"lg\":[{\"height\":1024,\"width\":1024,\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.bonappetit.com\/photos\/65e6256e772f7486f6146913\/1:1\/w_1024,c_limit\/20240131-0424-LUCASSIN-1545.jpg\"},{\"height\":2048,\"width\":2048,\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.bonappetit.com\/photos\/65e6256e772f7486f6146913\/1:1\/w_2048,c_limit\/20240131-0424-LUCASSIN-1545.jpg\"}],\"xl\":[{\"height\":1280,\"width\":1280,\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.bonappetit.com\/photos\/65e6256e772f7486f6146913\/1:1\/w_1280,c_limit\/20240131-0424-LUCASSIN-1545.jpg\"}],\"xxl\":[{\"height\":1280,\"width\":1280,\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.bonappetit.com\/photos\/65e6256e772f7486f6146913\/1:1\/w_1280,c_limit\/20240131-0424-LUCASSIN-1545.jpg\"}]}}}\" data-testid=\"GallerySlideWrapper\">\n<figure>\n<div orientation=\"landscape\">\n<p><span><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"  ><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"recipes\" alt=\"recipes SoyBraised Chicken Legs on a yellow plate that's placed on a blue and white fabric surface.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.bonappetit.com\/photos\/65e6256e772f7486f6146913\/1:1\/w_1024%2Cc_limit\/20240131-0424-LUCASSIN-1545.jpg\"><\/picture><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div>\n<p>Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Kendra Vaculin, prop styling by JoJo Li<\/p>\n<p><a data-event-click=\"{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/www.bonappetit.com\/recipe\/soy-braised-chicken-legs\"}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonappetit.com\/recipe\/soy-braised-chicken-legs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<h2>Recipes <span>Soy-Braised Chicken Legs<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"GallerySlideCaptionDekContainer\">\n<div>\n<p>Destined to anchor a Lunar New Year table, these lustrous soy-braised chicken legs are best with extra braising liquid spooned over the top alongside the zingy scallion-ginger sauce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonappetit.com\/gallery\/lunar-new-year-food-recipes\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recipes On February 17, 2026, billions of people worldwide will celebrate the Lunar New Year (also known as the Spring Festival) following the lunisolar calendar. Though the holiday\u2019s origins trace back to ancient China, it\u2019s now celebrated across East and Southeast Asia and abroad. Friends and family trade cash-stuffed red envelopes and parade through the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":894929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22163,30074],"tags":[131512],"class_list":{"0":"post-894928","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lunar","8":"category-recipes","9":"tag-popular-recipes"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/894928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=894928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/894928\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/894929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=894928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=894928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=894928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}