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Check the following two sites for Dan San recipes:
https://forums.egullet.org/topic/153398-chinese-bow-ties/
Gin Doi – Most folks know these to be fried sesame balls, but my Mom made
them only during Chinese New Years and would blow into the hollow pastry to enlarge
the Gin Doi, then fried the hollow Gin Doi, where it would expand into the size of a
grapefruit while frying. Occasionally my family ate them, but for some reason my Mom
liked to display these. Only later in life, did I learn my Mom loved the hot fried Gin Doi
with black bean filling.
Check the following site for Gin Doi recipe:
https://www.annieko.com/jindui/
Smiling Sesame Balls – Made of a sweetened dough that was rolled around a
bowl of sesame seeds, then deep fried. During the frying, these cookies would crack on
one side, creating a Smiling Sesame Ball.
Check the following site for Smiling Sesame Balls recipe:
https://redcook.net/2015/02/19/bring-little-extra-smiles-chinese-new-year/
https://www.thehongkongcookery.com/2016/01/chinese-smiling-sesame-cookie-balls.html
We hope you found all the above
information useful and will want to learn
more. There is a wealth of information
online and in books. Listed below are
sources of information for this article.
“Good Luck Life” by Rosemary Gong, http://www.goodlucklife.com
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/media/gung-hay-fat-choy/
Poster - Chinese New Years Taboos - https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/special-
report/chinese-new-year/
Poster - Chinese New Years Celebrations -
https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/special-report/chinese-new-year/
8 Lucky dishes to eat and their meaning
https://supchina.com/2019/02/04/8-lucky-foods-to-eat-on-lunar-new-years-eve/
Oprah Magazine - “Lunar New Year’s Traditions and Superstitions Explained.”
https://www.oprahmag.com/life/a34892893/what-is-lunar-new-year-festival/
Oprah Magazine – “11 Traditional Lunar New Year Foods to Eat in 2021” with Nancy
Yao Maasbach, president of New York City's Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)
https://www.oprahmag.com/life/g34895835/traditional-lunar-new-year-foods/
https://leitesculinaria.com/84591/writings-chinese-new-year-kitchen-god.html
Poster - 7 Lucky Foods to Eat During Chinese New Years
https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-food/chinese-new-year-food.htm
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