The meaning of the dishes at the reunion dinner is as follows:
1. Stew in one pot - full of pots
This is actually not a dish, but a The main method is to put many delicacies together. This "hodgepodge" method means a good harvest, abundance, and a dish that will be full in the coming year. It is a dish that will be included in the New Year's Eve dinner.
2. Braised fish - there will be more than enough every year
There is a traditional Chinese saying that there will be more than enough every year, so fish is a must-have dish for New Year's Eve dinner. Eat carp on New Year's Eve, as carp is a homophone for "Li", which means good luck; eat crucian carp on New Year's Eve, because crucian carp is a homophone for "吉", which means good luck.
3. Saliva Chicken - Golden Rooster for Blessings
I have recommended this dish Saliva Chicken before. The Chinese have a saying that "no feast can be complete without chicken", so no matter how big or small the banquet is , chicken is an indispensable and important dish, and New Year’s Eve dinner is no exception. Having a chicken "has a plan" means that you have a plan to make money and turn bad luck into good luck.
4. Braised pig's trotters - wealth at your fingertips
This dish is available in many hotel packages, and is called "make a fortune at your fingertips", "make a fortune at your fingertips" and "bring it at your fingertips" "Etc., in addition to the good meaning, pig's trotters rich in collagen, cooked together with peanuts and nostoc, are rich in nutrients and taste good.
5. Braised money tripe - money everywhere
Braised food usually has a dish on the menu, also called hairy tripe, which is shaped like a copper coin and the beef leaves are golden in color, plus other Braised meat or mushrooms shaped like ingots are served together on the plate and have become the "wealth responsibility" on the New Year's Eve dinner table, symbolizing good fortune and attracting wealth.