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In honor of Chinese New Year, I wanted to share this small collection of plant-based recipes that highlight the really special elements of Chinese cuisine. There are dumplings, noodles, stir-fries, and desserts – all kinds of tasty ways to explore the ingredients, flavors, and textures as we move into the lunar new year. Unfortunately, there aren't many vegan dishes in typical Chinese cuisine. However, it doesn't mean you can't enjoy Chinese food if you're plant-based! Try these Vegan and Vegetarian Chinese New Year recipes for a delicious 2025 Reunion Dinner! These vegan Chinese recipes are perfect for Chinese New Year 2023! There’s something for everyone, including stir fry, salads, tofu dishes, desserts and more! These Chinese vegan dishes don’t need any tweaking get in your daily dose of veggies and plant-based proteins. Plus, there are great options here to help you continue to celebrate the start of Chinese New Year! In this post, I give suggestions for delicious vegan versions of the traditional dishes served at the Chinese New Year dinner table. Choose some or all of these plant-based recipes for your own lunar new year celebration. Our friends at Meatless Monday China gave us some delicious ideas on how you can enjoy the flavors and dishes of Chinese New Year without having to indulge in any animal products. There’s tons of recipes that capture the essence of this celebratory fare using only plant-based ingredients. We’ve put together a delectable roundup of 15 vegan savory recipes (+ a bonus sweet recipe) all inspired by Chinese cuisine. Get your chopsticks ready! This flavorful vegetable lo mein is so easy to prepare, healthy and the bonus is it vegan and gluten-free. Happy Chinese New Year! Here are 9 mouth-watering recipes for the ultimate vegan Chinese New Year feast (that even meat-eaters will love!). As we usher in the Year of the Dragon in 2024, Real Foods explores some vibrant vegan recipe ideas that honour the rich culinary traditions of Chinese New Year. The significance of food in Chinese New Year celebrations. Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year. 50+ Chinese Inspired Vegan Recipes for Chinese New Year Skip the takeout and whip up your favorite Chinese dishes at home! This collection includes everything from potstickers to lo mein to General Tso's tofu. Buddha’s delight, or luo han zhai 罗汉斋 (Mandarin), or lo han jai (Cantonese), is a vegetarian dish well-known in Chinese and Buddhist cuisine. The dish is traditionally consumed by Buddhist monks (who are vegetarians), but it has also grown in popularity throughout the world as a common dish available as a vegetarian or healthy option in Chinese restaurants. To help you celebrate the Year of the Dragon, we’ve gathered a few of our favorite vegan dishes below for the ultimate Lunar New Year spread. 15 vegan Lunar New Year foods. Bakeroise. 1 Vegan Longevity Noodles. Traditionally made using egg noodles, longevity noodles are a central part of Lunar New Year celebrations. A traditional dish that is usually served at Chinese New Year family reunion meals, Buddha's Delight is a delicious vegetarian dish full of flavor and textures. It is typically served as one of many dishes at a Chinese New Year meal, but it is hearty enough to eat with some rice or completely on its own! Lunar New Year Sides Spicy Cucumber Salad. Make a fresh and crunchy Spicy Cucumber Salad with garlicky maple soy dressing for an easy no-cook vegan side dish. This piquant and refreshing cucumber salad is a mix between a classic Taiwanese and a Korean-style cucumber side dish. Many Chinese, including our family, follow the practice of abstaining from meat and eating vegetarian food on the first day of Chinese New Year. It is believed that abstaining from meat consumption on the first day will ensure longevity. Vegetarian food can include mock meat as well as vegetables. This 100% vegan Chinese restaurant in London has vegan and not-yet-vegan locals obsessed with its dishes, which are packed full of flavour. Chinese classics on its extensive menu include wonton soup, Cantonese sweet and sour “chicken”, dim sum, and Peking “duck”. For many Chinese in Malaysia, it is a norm to maintain a vegetarian diet on the first day of the Chinese New Year. This tradition comes from the Buddhist teaching as a form of self-purification and to get good karma for the New Year. Here are ten dishes worthy of a vegetarian New Year feast. Happy Year of the Rat! Many also believe that it counteract the excessive food eaten on Chinese New Year eve and to obtain good karma for the New Year. We have chosen some of the best vegetarian dishes from the Internet, with each representing happiness, fortune, longevity or prosperity. 1. Buddha’s Delight (Luo Han Zai)罗汉斋 Silky noodles, crispy cauliflower, and more. The holiday season is the perfect time to explore new culinary traditions, and vegan Chinese dishes offer a wonderful way to do just that. Whether you’re vegan by choice or simply seeking fresh, plant-based alternatives for your holiday meals, these 35+ recipes are sure to delight your taste buds.
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