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8 Delicious Lunar New Year Snacks

by Joy Sterling | Published January 21, 2025

During Lunar New Year, it’s tradition to welcome friends and family with snacks that symbolize prosperity, longevity, and good fortune. To help you celebrate, we’ve curated the perfect Double Happiness Lunar New Year snack pack, filled with fortune-filled treats that pair beautifully with our limited-edition Year of the Snake Sparkling Wine. It’s an ideal way to share joy and welcome the Year of the Snake with the special people in your life. Cheers to a year of good luck and sparkling moments!

Our Favorite Lunar New Year Snacks

  • Old Beijing Noodles (Zhajiangmian by Hanmaru). Noodles are a must during the new year to celebrate long life. Most easy-to-prepare noodles are spicy, but this one is not! A traditional dish popular in both China and Korea, these black bean noodles are savory and often served with generous garnishes of fresh shredded carrots and cucumbers.
  • Fly by Jing Chili Crisp. Chili crisp is the condiment of the moment and is already an institution. If you’re not familiar, Fly by Jing is an ultra-cool, woman-owned brand that launched in 2018 with a Sichuan-style chili crunch that quickly went viral. It’s one of the best chili crisps we’ve tried. How do you use chili crisp? Put it on just about anything and enjoy. Spread the chili crisp love!
  • Fishwife. One of our favorite Year of the Snake pairings is tinned fish. Yes, canned fish is having a renaissance – it’s trendy, it’s fancy, and Fishwife is leading the charge. Known as the “cool girl” canned seafood, this brand stands out not just for its delicious products but also for its super cute, aesthetically pleasing packaging. The tuna isn’t overly fishy, the oil is fresh with a hint of fruitiness, and everything feels clean, well-made, and downright delicious. Trust us, a little chili crisp on top takes it to the next level. Give it a try.
  • Want Want Shelly Senbei Rice Crackers. A classic teatime Lunar New Year snack and not-too-sweet dessert. These crispy rice crackers are individually wrapped to stay extra crispy. Share with loved ones or keep all to yourself. Everyone on Team Iron Horse loved these crackers. They are delicious with our Year of the Snake. And who doesn’t want something called Want Want?
  • ChaCha Spiced, Roasted Sunflower Seeds. Despite the name, these seeds are neither spiced nor spicy; they’re salty and sweet with a light, vanilla-like flavor. Terribly addictive and fun to eat, sunflower seeds are often served as Lunar New Year snacks, symbolizing growth, renewal, and fertility and entertaining visiting family and friends of all ages.
  • Citrus is highly symbolic during Lunar New Year, representing luck, and prosperity. The round shape and golden color of oranges, tangerines, and pomelos resemble coins or gold, symbolizing wealth and financial success. Displaying and gifting citrus is believed to attract prosperity for the year ahead.
  • Fortune cookies have become a fun cultural symbol, likely originating from Chinese immigrant communities in California. We favor the legendary Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Company nestled in San Francisco’s Chinatown at 56 Ross Alley – a family business that has been handcrafting fortune cookies since 1962. You can watch the skilled workers hand folding the cookies using ancient looking heated griddles with circular molds that bake the thin batter into flat, round shapes. Once the batter is baked, it’s quickly removed and folded by hand into the classic fortune cookie shape before it hardens. We order ours with custom fortune like “We see Iron Horse in your future”.
  • Special red envelopes complete the festive flair of our Lunar New Year snacks. We add See’s milk chocolate coins, wrapped in gleaming gold foil, and no red envelope is complete without them. The wealth will surely come pouring in with these sweet wishes!

Special thanks to our expert snack advisors: my niece Justine Sterling, editor-in-chief at Sporked and Jenny Phan, co-owner of the newly opened Bazaar Sonoma (shorthanded as BaSo) in Forestville offering innovative and adventurous Chinese cuisine, convenience store snacks and grab-and-go foods.

Last, but certainly not least, is the wine – our exquisite Year of the Snake Blanc de Blancs, a sparkling tribute to wisdom, transformation, and renewal. The elegant label is a true fashion statement, embodying the grace and charm of the Snake. It’s a perfect centerpiece for celebrations, a thoughtful gift to honor a new baby and a delicious toast to life’s milestones. Snake years include: 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, and 2025.

Much like the serpent that moves effortlessly through life, this Lunar New Year, starting January 29, invites us to glide into 2025 with elegance and adaptability. Raise your glass, savor the flavors, and let’s toast to a prosperous Year of the Snake!