Spicy, sticky and sweet

[Bloomberg]( It's just over 24 hours till the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in [Super Bowl LV](. Do you have your snacks figured out? Super Bowl Sunday ranks as the second-biggest food day of the year in the U.S., right behind Thanksgiving, when fans might consume up to 3,000 calories during the three-hour football game.  Chicken wings unquestionably rule—and [prices have surged 20%](—although for a year in which everything is different, here’s a novel suggestion: [red glazed ribs](, coated with a sweet, sticky, and spicy sauce. Pile 'em up! They won't last long. Photographer: Kate Krader/Bloomberg Besides being delectable, these ribs are deceptively simple to make: about 90 minutes start to finish. The most time-consuming part of this dish, once you’ve sourced the ingredients, is counting out the spices—no monitoring a splattering pan of fry oil required. They also benefit from being made ahead of time, as the caramelized soy glaze, studded with fragrant spices like cloves, star anise, and a small handful of Sichuan peppercorns, has more time to permeate the meat. Ingredients at the ready. Photographer: Kate Krader/Bloomberg [The recipe]( comes from Jason Wang, founder of New York’s beloved noodle chain [Xi’an Famous Foods](, and was a staple of his childhood. Bonus: the ribs will do double duty for Lunar New Year. Along with dumplings and noodles, they serve as a more accessible version of the suckling pig that many serve as a holiday table centerpiece to signify wealth. The Year of the Ox starts on Feb. 12. Lunar New Year decorations in Singapore. Photographer: ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP [An Easy Glazed Pork Ribs Recipe for Super Bowl, Lunar New Year Feasts]( The luscious pork dish does double duty for major food holidays. 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Photo Illustration: 731; Photos: Getty Images But that's not stopping cruise fanatics from staring down the coronavirus for the chance to get back out on the water. For Nancy Price Towner, a retiree from Galveston, Texas, who has 16 sailings booked for this year beginning in May, it's [an act of civic duty](: “This is not a vacation. I see this as a job. We must do all we can to help cruise lines get back to what they do best, providing a respite from the everyday world." These so-called test cruises are one in a [series of requirements]( from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before lines [can resume commercial operations](.They’ll encompass a handful of “simulated voyages” inspecting best practices for social distancing as well as quarantine and evacuation procedures. The Carnival Paradise in Havana, Cuba. 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