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    Published: Jan 24, 2012 · Modified: Apr 7, 2015 by Jennifer Che

    Happy Chinese New Year (& Giveaway Winners!)


    The Bellagio in Las Vegas

    I'm just a little late, but Happy Chinese New Year!

    We enter the year of the dragon this year, a year that many people think is the luckiest of all the Chinese zodiac signs.

    Bryan and I just came back from Las Vegas not too long ago. The Bellagio always puts out a fantastic display every year during Chinese New Year. This year, they went all out, complete with huge dragons that blew smoke out of their noses, larger-than-life firecrackers that lit up and made cracking noises every so often, and tons of flowers. There was even a pond filled with live fish!

    We celebrated this weekend by having hot pot! Apparently we weren't the only ones in the city who had the brilliant idea of having a hot pot during the new year. Several Chinese supermarkets in the city ran out of thinly sliced beef. We finally "sacrificed" a couple of our USDA prime steaks from the freezer and sliced them up for hot pot (!!).

    Although it was delicious, I still think thinly sliced filet mignon (which I prepare at home) is by far the best way to enjoy beef during a not pot. The New York strips were good, but the texture of filet mignon can't be beat.

    Giveaway Winners!
    Congratulations to our three winners who win a personally autographed copy of Nina Simonds' brand new book:  Simple Asian Meals.

    Our winners said the following:

    Lindsay of Eat, Knit, Grow says her favorite Asian dish is "Pho!!"

    I still haven't actually made real, beef pho before, but I've attempted chicken pho!

    Janice said "it's tough to pick a single favorite dish. I love all Asian food! But if I had to, I would say Ramen is my favorite dish. I could probably eat a bowl daily."

    I'm just starting to learn about ramen! I've had incredible tsukemen (dipping ramen) in Japan a few times, pretty good ramen in Boston, and fantastic ramen at a pop-up restaurant. However, I have still yet to try some of New York's most well-known ramen, such as Ippudo or David Chang's Momofuku ramen!

    Finally, Emily said, "my favorite is gyoza. I grew up helping my mom fold the gyoza skins - painstaking but worth the effort!"

    I love gyoza (Japan's version of dumplings) as well! It's one of my favorite foods and I love making it at home or at some of my favorite dumpling restaurants!

    Congratulations everyone and thanks for playing!

    Here's to a wonderful new year! 

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