In south China, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding and zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped up in reed leaves), another popular delicacy.
In the north, steamed-wheat bread (man tou) and small meat dumplings were the preferred food.
In the north, steamed-wheat bread (man tou) and small sweet dumplings were the preferred food.
The tremendous amount of food prepared at this time was the "Chinese New Year cake", which was made of sweet glutinous rice. amount of food prepared at this time was meant to symbolize abundance and wealth for the household
The tremendous amount of food prepared at this time was meant to symbolize abundance and wealth for the household