LUNAR NEW YEAR: Many people in New Jersey celebrated the Lunar New Year on Tuesday, a holiday centered on family, tradition and food.
At Shan Shan Noodles in Parsippany, owner Shan Lu says making dumplings is a key tradition, along with Chinese rice pudding. �
The restaurant is bustling as it serves traditional dishes meant to bring prosperity, happiness and longevity: dumplings for wealth, long noodles for long life, fish for abundance and tanghulu candied fruit for a sweet celebration.
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