Unless you’re prepared to risk an unlucky 12 months ahead, you can’t celebrate the Lunar New Year ... of the mandarin, a type of orange that was first cultivated in southern China.

But using a lucky assortment of eight different types of fruit is traditional: The Mandarin word for the ... One common story is that the Lunar New Year dish was created to honor eight great ...

Fruit seller Diong Ong Ham, 51, said his customers were pleased to find many new types of mandarin oranges this ... prayer offerings on the eve of Chinese New Year. Sales executive Alia Shamsuddin ...