Happy Lunar New Year, Thursday readers

This week we celebrate Lunar New Year with our Asian friends and look at the food that is integral to celebrations. I visit the Nan Tien Temple on Lunar New Year's Day and get amongst the sights and sounds of this important date.

The Illawarra has a great selection of Asian supermarkets for all your cooking needs. Most of them have an array of unusual fruit and vegetables – take a look at the list and consider visiting one or two.

I put together a meal to celebrate the Lunar New Year – sticky rice from Nan Tien Temple, dumplings from a supermarket freezer and “restaurant quality” Asian greens.

Enjoy,

Susan Luscombe

The Thursday Editor

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