Every Bite
Every Bite
ABC Australia
Feasts of fortune — The festive flavours of Lunar New Year
28 minutes Posted Feb 13, 2026 at 6:00 pm.
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While tasselled lanterns, weaving dragons, dancing lions and firecrackers are a familiar spectacle in Chinatowns right across Australia during Lunar New Year, the season is celebrated by more than just the Chinese community. In this episode, we explore the roots of Chinese New Year festivities in Australia, give the stove god some time off for Tết, Vietnamese New Year, and become older and wiser with a bowl of tteokguk, an essential dish during Seollal, Korean New Year.