In the previous articles, we talked about some customs before the New Year and from Chinese New Year's Eve to the fifth day of the New Year~ In this article, let's talk about the part about New Year's food!
The food of the New Year has a certain significance. Not purely because they're delicious. Some of the food has been available for a long time! What do we prepare on Chinese New Year's Eve? Candy snacks will be a must indeed! And what other dishes are on the table on Chinese New Year's Eve that almost every household will put on the table? Let's introduce them one by one!
Candy: Actually, it means "eating sweet and have a nice New Year", So everyone is happy in the new year! But I personally think that this is an excuse to give ourselves a little indulgence, after all, everyone pays attention to physical health, and it comes to celebrate the New Year, we can always eat something sweet as the reward for the year!
Hot Pot: We usually see hot pot at the dinner table as well! This hot pot has the meaning of a family reunion around the hearth. Maybe some families don't necessarily "eat hot pot", but they will cook all the ingredients into it, like a big pot of soup. When the whole family is together, it also has the feeling of being around the hearth.
Fish: Fish is a must-have! And there is a saying that you can only eat a small portion of the fish on the table, and you can't finish the dish until the next day. This is the meaning of representing the surplus (fish) every year, that is, the annual abundance and surplus!
Dumplings: Dumplings are a must-have food for families in the north area of China during the Chinese New Year! The dumplings are shaped like ancient ingots, so on Chinese New Year's Eve, be sure to put these ingots on the table. In traditional northern Chinese families, some even put a one-yuan coin in 1-2 dumplings, and those who eat it will be lucky in the coming year!
Radish Cake: The radish here is a white radish, also known as a cabbage! Preparing cabbage for the Chinese New Year is to please a good fortune!
Rice cake: Rice cake is also called sweet cake. Rice cake is actually taken from its homonym "year high", which means to be promoted to a higher position year after year.
Buddha jumping over the wall: This is also called Buddha’s temptation which is made of a variety of different ingredients, due to the abundance of ingredients, eating Buddha jumping over the wall in the New Year, has the meaning of wealth and nobility.
Fruits: In fact, among the fruits, the most common ones that appear in New Year's gifts are oranges and apples. Oranges represent good fortune, while apples mean peace and safe. So if you have the opportunity to visit someone's house during the Chinese New Year, you will definitely see oranges and apples in their home. And if you don't know what to give when visiting relatives for the New Year, oranges and apples are absolutely OK!
Perennial vegetables: Actually, this is mustard greens. Mustard greens have a slightly bitter taste, but after being cooked for a long time, they will have a little sweetness. And the meaning of this dish is the meaning of bitterness and sweetness!
The above is the most common food we enjoy during the Lunar New Year~ Everyone, do you have any special food that you must eat during the Lunar New Year?
