16 Appetizers to Ring in the Chinese New Year

The Chinese New Year is just around the corner. What better way to ring in the Year of the Goat than with a smattering of delicious Chinese appetizers? From Dan Dan Noodles to dumplings galore, we've got 16 starters to help you kick off the new year.

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• Pan-Fried Vegetable Dumplings
• Shredded Chicken Salad with Gochujang Dressing
• Sichuan-Style Braised Eggplant With Pickled Chilies and Garlic (Yu Xiang Qie Zi)
• Hot and Numbing Xi'an Style Oven-Fried Chicken Wings
• Chinese Bean Curd Rolls Stuffed with Pork, Mushroom, and Ginger
• Crystal Skin Shrimp Dumplings (Har Gow)
• Taiwanese Pork Belly Buns (Gua Bao)
• Ground Pork and Corn Congee (Chinese Rice Porridge)
• Light and Tender Chinese Lotus Seed Buns
• Chinese Lion's Head Pork Meatballs with Vermicelli and Cabbage
• Chinese Soup Dumplings (Xiao Long Bao)
• Egg Drop Soup
• Dan Dan Noodles
• Crispy Pork and Cabbage Egg Rolls
• Pork and Cabbage Dumplings with Homemade Wrappers
• Extra-Flaky Scallion Pancakes

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