
The complicated history of longevity noodles, a popular Lunar New Year dish
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Longevity noodles symbolize long life. According to tradition, each strand needs to be eaten whole -- no breaking it before you eat it. But ask people of Chinese heritage what types of noodles should be eaten and you'll likely get different answers.
(CNN) — It's nearly Lunar New Year, and Johnny Mui is finally smiling.
After staring at empty tables for the last two years because of the pandemic, the owner of New York's Hop Lee restaurant says business is slowly recovering.
Mui joined the 48-year-old Chinatown establishment in 2005 as an employee -- after losing everything to Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans -- and took over in 2018.

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