Revel in the New Year festivities through your stomach with these well-loved, traditional Chinese New Year snacks
Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and this means that major feasting will soon begin! Usher the Year of the Tiger with the closest and dearest, and savour traditional ‘lucky’ dishes at a hearty reunion dinner and treats of all sorts throughout the season.
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One thing’s for sure, with an abundance of traditional Chinese New Year snacks within an arm's reach, there will be no time (or space) for the munchies. Here are some of our all-time favourites:
Kuih Kapit (Folded Love Letters)
"When I was growing up, my uncle and I would sit in front of the TV, hugging a can of kuih kapit each, to watch TV with my grandfather. We could finish the cans in just about an hour or two, or we would be stopped by my horrified mother–whichever came first. My mom also used to pack these in her luggage whenever she would fly over to celebrate Chinese New Year with me when I was in Washington DC for my undergraduate degree. I would hide them under my bed so my friends wouldn't steal them when they came over to my dorm."
–Amanda Fung, Tatler Dining intern