{"id":29559,"date":"2015-02-03T16:35:04","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T23:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/?p=29559"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:17:47","slug":"celebrate-chinese-new-year-with-bambuddas-dumpling-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/celebrate-chinese-new-year-with-bambuddas-dumpling-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW YEAR WITH BAMBUDDA&#8217;S\u00a0DUMPLING FESTIVAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bambuddha-Chinese-New-Year.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29560\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/celebrate-chinese-new-year-with-bambuddas-dumpling-festival\/bambuddha-chinese-new-year\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bambuddha-Chinese-New-Year.jpg?fit=600%2C606&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,606\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bambuddha Chinese New Year\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bambuddha-Chinese-New-Year.jpg?fit=600%2C606&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bambuddha-Chinese-New-Year.jpg?resize=600%2C606\" alt=\"Bambuddha Chinese New Year\" width=\"600\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bambuddha-Chinese-New-Year.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bambuddha-Chinese-New-Year.jpg?resize=297%2C300&amp;ssl=1 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, Feb 18 to Sunday, Feb 22\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are hundreds of regional\u00a0cuisines in China, but the\u00a0mighty dumpling transcends them all, appearing in the festivities of virtually every province and town.<\/p>\n<p>In celebration of Chinese New Year and the Year of the Sheep\u00a0(Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015),\u00a0Bambudda chef Curtis Luk has created a specially themed dumpling menu honouring\u00a0the four traditional preparations \u2014\u00a0pan-seared, fried, steamed and boiled \u2014 each one interpreted with the freshest of West Coast ingredients.\u00a0Rounding out the experience, Luk\u00a0has also created a decidedly non-traditional dessert dumpling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Happiness<\/strong>: pan-seared oyster and chicken lettuce dumplings in ginger soy<br \/>\n<strong>Longevity<\/strong>: steamed Szechuan scallop and black cod dumplings<br \/>\n<strong>Prosperity<\/strong>: boiled pork and truffle dumplings (served on egg noodles)<br \/>\n<strong>Peace<\/strong>: fried lamb cumin curry dumplings<br \/>\n<em>and<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Love<\/strong>: chocolate kumquat mochi dessert dumplings<\/p>\n<p>Particularly popular during Chinese New Year,\u00a0the dumpling wrapper and its stuffing are thought to symbolize togetherness with many\u00a0families coming together to wrap dumplings the morning of New Year\u2019s.\u00a0Dumplings can also be\u00a0a symbol of prosperity, their\u00a0boat-like shape\u00a0modeled after the <a href=\"http:\/\/stevenink.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b7f02bafbeacaf7ac22ed574e&amp;id=062803e1cd&amp;e=5ab4f00ada\"><em>sycee<\/em><\/a>, a form of silver or gold currency used in China until the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century.<\/p>\n<p>The special Dumpling Festival menu will be available from February 18-22, to coincide with the start of the Year of the Sheep on Thursday, February 19, 2015.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Bambudda<\/strong> Located at the crossroads of Gastown and Chinatown, Bambudda offers a modern take on traditional Cantonese cuisine, a varied vegetarian menu and a solid, intriguing cocktail selection. Open 5:30 pm to midnight, Tuesday-Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>99 Powell St., Vancouver, B.C. | 604-428-0301<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/stevenink.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b7f02bafbeacaf7ac22ed574e&amp;id=d1b436008e&amp;e=5ab4f00ada\">www.bambudda.ca<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/stevenink.us3.list-manage2.com\/track\/click?u=b7f02bafbeacaf7ac22ed574e&amp;id=f632550044&amp;e=5ab4f00ada\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/stevenink.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b7f02bafbeacaf7ac22ed574e&amp;id=6756a3eb58&amp;e=5ab4f00ada\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/stevenink.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b7f02bafbeacaf7ac22ed574e&amp;id=9171a37aa0&amp;e=5ab4f00ada\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday, Feb 18 to Sunday, Feb 22\u00a0 There are hundreds of regional\u00a0cuisines in China, but the\u00a0mighty dumpling transcends them all, appearing in the festivities of virtually every province and town. 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