Starting on January 22nd, we’ll celebrate the New Year based on the lunisolar calendar, a special day for many communities that live in Los Angeles and goes by numerous names, including Chinese Lunar New Year, Vietnamese Tết, and Korean Seollal.
While Lunar New Year may be celebrated with distinct traditions by different cultures, food plays a central role in all of them. Thanks to its diverse Asian communities, Los Angeles has no shortage of places to celebrate Lunar New Year with traditional dishes like dim sum, noodles, and fish that represent luck and longevity. This year, toast to the Year of the Rabbit (or the Year of the Cat for those celebrating Tết) with some great food and a glass of Rémy Martin XO, a fine cognac that has been an important part of celebrations in many Asian communities.
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