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Sample some of the recipes chef and author Martin Yan demonstrates on ‘Today’.
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For many of us, the new year began almost three weeks ago, but Chinese people worldwide are just now gearing up to celebrate the year of the ram, which officially begins February 1. Martin Yan, author of “Chinatown Cooking” demonstrates some of his favorite traditional dishes on “Today.” Check out some of the recipes below.

Recipes excerpted from “Chinatown Cooking.” Copyright 2002 by Martin Yan. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of William Morrow & Co., a division of Harper Collins Publishers.