• General Recommendations
  • Patron-Created List

Food and Music Pairings, Lunar New Year Edition

Try a recipe or two and listen to some great music. Many East Asian countries celebrate the Lunar New Year following the lunisolar calendar or cycles of the moon and sun. Some East Asian countries that celebrate the Lunar New Year are China, Korea, Tibet, Mongolia, and Vietnam. This year is the year of the tiger, falling on Tuesday February 1, 2022. Experimental psychologist Charles Spence and researchers at the Crossmodal Research Laboratory at the University of Oxford found that the soundtrack accompanying a meal may alter its taste. The experience of eating ethnic foods can be enhanced when accompanied by music from the same region, increasing the perceived authenticity of the sort of food that you’re eating. Start here with just a small sampling, feel free to take a deeper dive and find a pairing that takes you on a journey of discovery.

26 items