Like most holidays, a bountiful spread of food is essential to Lunar New Year festivities. In my Vietnamese household, rice cakes called banh chung and candied fruits called mut are as essential to ...

You can keep your tasting menus and your overpriced entrées: In our opinion, all you need is a good old blue-plate special. The blue-plate special (with the origin of the phrase having several ...

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I wanted to know what dishes NPR readers couldn't go without on the Lunar New Year. These were some of the dishes that stood out as favorites, plus one special recipe a reader created for her ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Vietnam's quintessential Lunar New ...