Tet Recipe Ideas

With the Vietnamese New Year festivities starting tomorrow, I'd like to share some of my favorite Asian dishes with you. As I've mentioned many times, there is a tradition of abstaining from meat from the day before the new year through the day after. With as many vegetarians as I have in my home, I always find myself coming up with new variations on Vietnamese dishes.
The first ceremony is starting tomorrow. It's called "đưa ông Táo". It means farewelling the Kitchen God to the heaven. I'm preparing an elaborate display to pay respect to the gods and to our ancestors, and only vegetarian food will suffice.
I also listed a lot of festive dishes that I love. Maman used to prepare so many marvelous seafood dishes for Tết (on the 19th of February this year). I hope you'll find a lot of inspiration in this post.
Appetizers

Tofu Eggroll Recipe

Lunar New Year: Taro Cake Recipe

Vietnamese Stuffed Grape Leaves (Tau Hu Cuon La Nho)

Vegetarian Spring Rolls
Vegetarian Soups

Vegetarian Pho (Pho Chay)

Chao Chay Recipe (Vietnamese Vegetarian Rice Soup)

Tet Celebrations: Canh Hoanh Thanh (Wonton Soup Recipe)

Vegetarian Tom Yum Thai Soup

Vegetarian Hot and Sour Soup Recipe

Gluten Free Tofu Ravioli Soup Recipe

Vegetarian Sizzling Rice Soup

Canh Kho Qua (Bitter Melon Soup Recipe)

Canh Bap Cuon (Stuffed Cabbage Soup Recipe)

Vegetarian Wonton Soup Recipe
Soups

Comfort Food: Bowls of Rice Noodle Soup
Soup

Bun Canh Do Bien Recipe (Vietnamese Crab Noodle Soup)
Vegetarian Main Dishes

Vegetarian Beef Recipe

Wood Ear Mushroom and Tofu Stir Fry Recipe

Dau Hu Rang Muoi Recipe (Vietnamese Tofu)

Mir's Special: Green Beans and Tofu Stir Fry

Black Bean Tofu Recipe

Veggie Bean Burger Recipe with Picture

Turmeric Tofu with Dill Recipe

Fried Wonton Tofu Recipe

Spicy Yuba Stir Fry Recipe

Banh Uot Cha Lua Chay (Vegetarian Vietnamese Rice Noodles)

Mock Fish Recipe: Pan Fried Seaweed Tofu

Sunken Fried Tofu

Lemongrass Tofu with Daikon

Muop Tau Hu Xao Recipe (Vietnamese Loofah and Tofu Stir-fry)

Coconut Tofu Recipe
Main Dishes

Master the Art of Banh Mi Sandwich Making (Video)

How to Wrap Eggrolls (Video)
Seafood

Lobster Tails in Spicy Broth

Ca Bong Lau Kho To (Vietnamese Claypot Catfish)

Festive Saffron Shrimp with Sake
Dessert

Xoi La Dua (Pandan Sticky Rice Recipe)

Che Thai Recipe

Vietnamese Deep Fried Banana Fritters with Ginger Coconut Mascarpone Sauce

Che Bap Recipe (Vietnamese Sweet Corn Pudding)
