{"id":3767,"date":"2025-01-13T10:56:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T15:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/?post_type=fdoc-news-item&#038;p=3767"},"modified":"2025-01-13T10:56:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T15:56:23","slug":"celebrate-lunar-new-year-with-florida-grapefruit","status":"publish","type":"fdoc-news-item","link":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/news\/celebrate-lunar-new-year-with-florida-grapefruit\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Lunar New Year with Florida Grapefruit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s tradition at Lunar New Year to exchange citrus as a gift and certain fruits are believed to bring good fortune. Their traditional names echo words with symbolic meanings of &#8220;success&#8221; and &#8220;abundance.&#8221; To relish in the fruit we love the most, we prepared a list of Florida Grapefruit inspired recipes to try this Lunar New Year.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is Florida Grapefruit known for its luck, but it\u2019s also known to support your health and wellbeing. Florida Grapefruit is nutrient dense with nutrients like vitamin A and C to help support your immunity all year long.<\/p>\n<p>You can find fresh Florida Grapefruit at select retailers this winter, make sure to add some to your Lunar New Year shopping list. Here are a few recipes to try and add ingredients to your list.<\/p>\n<h1>Drinks<\/h1>\n<p>Start off lunar new year with a toast to good fortune and bounty for 2025. Try this delicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/recipes\/florida-grapefruit-soju-cocktail\/\">Soju cocktail<\/a> filled with Florida Grapefruit goodness.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Florida-Grapefruit-Soju-Cocktail-824x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Grapefruit Cocktail With Ice On The Table \" width=\"800\" height=\"994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Florida-Grapefruit-Soju-Cocktail-824x1024.jpg 824w, https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Florida-Grapefruit-Soju-Cocktail-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Florida-Grapefruit-Soju-Cocktail-1236x1536.jpg 1236w, https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Florida-Grapefruit-Soju-Cocktail-1648x2048.jpg 1648w, https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Florida-Grapefruit-Soju-Cocktail.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/recipes\/florida-grapefruit-chung-hot\/\">Korean inspired drink<\/a>. Made with fermented Florida Grapefruit which creates a delightful citrusy syrup, add it to warm water and add a grapefruit slice for garnish for a mid-afternoon tea or aperitif after your Lunar New Year feast.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Image_Florida-Grapefruit-Chung-Hot_Feature-Image-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Image Florida Grapefruit Chung Hot Feature Image\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Image_Florida-Grapefruit-Chung-Hot_Feature-Image-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Image_Florida-Grapefruit-Chung-Hot_Feature-Image-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Image_Florida-Grapefruit-Chung-Hot_Feature-Image-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Image_Florida-Grapefruit-Chung-Hot_Feature-Image-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Mains<\/h1>\n<p>Nothing is better than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/recipes\/tonkatsu-with-florida-grapefruit-ponzu-dressing\/\">fresh Katsu.<\/a> This dish features citrusy Florida Grapefruit dressing overtop of thinly sliced cabbage as the perfect accompaniment to flaky pork cutlets, great for lunch or dinner for the holiday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Tonkatsu-with-Grapefruit-Ponzu-resized.jpg\" alt=\"Tonkatsu With Grapefruit Ponzu Resized\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Tonkatsu-with-Grapefruit-Ponzu-resized.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Tonkatsu-with-Grapefruit-Ponzu-resized-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A classic for any family, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/recipes\/chicken-with-chili-florida-grapefruit-and-ginger-stir-fry\/\">this stir-fry features<\/a> Florida Grapefruit to add an extra unique flavour profile. Try it this Lunar New Year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2024-03-18-155505-1024x804-1.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2024 03 18 155505 1024x804\" width=\"1024\" height=\"804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2024-03-18-155505-1024x804-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2024-03-18-155505-1024x804-1-300x236.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Desserts<\/h1>\n<p>Infuse fruit into <a href=\"https:\/\/floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/recipes\/florida-grapefruit-teacakes\/\">your teacakes<\/a> this year by adding Florida Grapefruit. Citrus is often a star in cake \u2013 these ones might become a new family tradition.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Florida-Grapefruit-Almond-Teacakes-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Florida Grapefruit Almond Teacakes\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Florida-Grapefruit-Almond-Teacakes-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Florida-Grapefruit-Almond-Teacakes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Florida-Grapefruit-Almond-Teacakes-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/Florida-Grapefruit-Almond-Teacakes-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Whether you choose to prepare traditional dishes or venture into new ones, we hope you have a bountiful new year!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s tradition at Lunar New Year to exchange citrus as a gift and certain fruits are believed to bring good fortune. Their traditional names echo words with symbolic meanings of &#8220;success&#8221; and &#8220;abundance.&#8221; To relish in the fruit we love the most, we prepared a list of Florida Grapefruit inspired recipes to try this Lunar&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":3768,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"fdoc-citrus-type":[18,19],"fdoc-health-category":[],"fdoc-news-item-category":[],"class_list":["post-3767","fdoc-news-item","type-fdoc-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fdoc-citrus-type-grapefruit","fdoc-citrus-type-grapefruit-juice"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-news-item\/3767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-news-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/fdoc-news-item"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-news-item\/3767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3879,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-news-item\/3767\/revisions\/3879"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"fdoc-citrus-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-citrus-type?post=3767"},{"taxonomy":"fdoc-health-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-health-category?post=3767"},{"taxonomy":"fdoc-news-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.ca\/grapefruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-news-item-category?post=3767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}