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It’s the most wonderful time of year again! You know, when we gather around the table to open up those cute, little red-and-white Chinese takeout boxes brimming with fried rice, General Tso’s chicken and beef lo mein.

It’s like a culinary present for those who — no matter what holiday they celebrate — opt out of a customary meal, and all of the grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning that come with it.

For some within Jewish and other non-Christian communities, ordering Chinese takeout food on Christmas Day when many restaurants are closed has become a family tradition.

But we also know that wonton soup, egg rolls, crab rangoon, chow mein and sticky ribs hit the spot any day of the year. (And they’re even better the next day, right?)

So, we

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