[Free Pattern] Chinese New Year: Money Bag Wonton Amigurumi Crochet Pattern・农历新年: 钩针编织福袋云吞
For last year's Chinese New Year, I served up some auspicious crochet jade cabbage dumplings . This Year of the Snake is another serving of auspicious dumplings. This year's dumplings are longtime favourites of Hubby and mine— wonton dumplings! Hubby enjoys them best in light wonton soup or in Cantonese wonton noodles . I like them best as-is, steamed or fried, or in the Sichuan-style chilli oil chaoshou ( 红油抄手 hóng yoú chāo shǒu ) with generous lashings of spicy chilli oil, black rice vinegar and a mountain of green onions. During CNY, it is common for many households in Singapore to include dumplings or longevity noodles among the many auspicious foods on the menu , especially at the CNY Eve reunion dinner and on the first day of CNY. Well, another day to eat dumplings is the 5th day of CNY. This day is known as Pò W ǔ (破五), literally "break[ing] five", as it is the one day during CNY on which the 5 taboos can be broken. More importantly, it is regarded as the b...
