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A first-time New Orleans-area food festival celebrating Lunar New Year takes place this weekend, convening dozens of local food and drink vendors, AAPI student organizations, and nonprofits to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit. NOLA Nite Market, the organizer of the popular food festival by the same name, along with Sông, a community development organization that also runs the VEGGI Farmers Cooperative, is hosting the two-day Lunar New Year Nola Nite Market.
The free-to-enter celebration takes place Friday, February 3, from 5 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, February 4, from noon to 10 p.m. at the Westwego Farmers Market (484 Sala Avenue). Below, here’s a sampling of the participating vendors and what they’ll be serving, including spicy rice cakes, Filipino barbecue skewers; Japanese taiyaki, and much more.
2WayStreetNola
Beef jerky chips; Korean-style fried chicken wings (sweet soy or honey butter)
Asian Outdoor Kitchen
Lemongrass grilled chicken skewers; banh mi; dirty bird fries; and pork bacos
Baomi
Garlic butter shrimp or grilled pork vermicelli; basil popcorn chicken; egg rolls; and grilled pork skewer
Get Ur Mom and Dim Sum
Crab rangoon; dan dan dumpling
Kais Sushi
Ahi tuna nori taco; salmon nori taco; chili garlic crawfish nori taco; soft shell crab nori taco
K-Town BBQ and Tofu
Sausage, beef, or spicy pork kimbop; chicken, bulgogi, or spicy pork barbecue cups; and spicy rice cakes
Kusina
Pork adobo; ube mango pudding
Lola J’s Bistro/Tri Mo Filipino Cuisine
Filipino BBQ skewers; lumpia; chicken adobo; pancit; turon; ube puto; bibingka cakes; and halo-halo
Lufu
Vada pav (fried potato dumpling sliders); Tangdi kebab; and butter chicken
Mr. Bubbles Nola
Grilled beef skewers; pandan king cake slice
Nola BBQeaux
Smoked brisket fried rice; smoked pulled pork banh mi; and smoked burnt ends skewer
Sandoitchi
Egg salad, truffle chicken katsu, spicy truffle chicken katsu, and fruit and cream sandos; chicken karaage
Tea Bar
Nutella, strawberry, and banana crepes; three-piece Nutella, red bean, and ube taiyaki
Thai’d Up
Roti with curry; crab rangoons; wings; chicken satay; grilled pork; Thai beignets; and a papaya salad, pork skewer, and sticky rice combo
T Swirl Crepe
Banana chocolate, strawberry banana, matcha chocolate truffle, banana Nutella, strawberry Nutella, or smoked salmon crepes; ice cream; and Thai tea