Photos: What Are You Eating on Lunar New Year? Instagram Us at #AsiaSocietyLNY

February 5th, 2013 by Tahiat Mahboob

Sesame seed balls with bean filling. (Gigi Nguyen)

Prepping dumplings to be deep fried. (Tahiat Mahboob)

Flaky durian dessert dumplings. (Gigi Nguyen)

Gyoza dumplings with kimchi. (Tahiat Mahboob)

A selection of chicken feet, short ribs and tofu skins stuffed with meat served in bamboo steamers. (Gigi Nguyen)

Hand-rolling sweet potato-filled dumplings in wonton wrappers. (Tahiat Mahboob)

Lotus leaf sticky rice stuffed with meat and beans. (Gigi Nguyen)

An assortment of dumplings accompanied by seasoned soy sauce for dipping. (Gigi Nguyen)

Rows and rows of dumplings filled with beef, lotus root, mushrooms and seasonings. (Gigi Nguyen)

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It's the Year of the Snake and cities around Asia are getting ready to celebrate with dazzling decorations and heaps of food on February 10, 2013.

We at Asia Blog are excited about all the upcoming festivities and all the celebratory meals that go hand in hand with the Lunar New Year. So pull out those cameras and take a photo of what you'll be eating on Lunar New Year. Upload your photos to Instagram with the hashtag #AsiaSocietyLNY, describe the photo and tell us your location. We'll post the best images here on Asia Blog.

In the meantime, if you're looking for festivities, Asia Society will be holding Lunar New Year events in Hong Kong on February 3, San Francisco on February 5, Houston on February 7, and New York on February 9. Come join in the fun!