Jiaozi is an indispensable food on the dinner table in the north. Jiaozi and jiaozi are homophonic, meaning "making friends when young". Besides, jiaozi looks like an ingot. Eating jiaozi during the Spring Festival means "the way to make money". People will also wrap coins in jiaozi, so people who eat this jiaozi will have good luck in the new year.

2, rice cakes

In the early days, Suzhou people made rice cakes to commemorate Wu Zixu during the Spring Festival. Later, it gradually became popular all over the country, such as jujube rice cakes in Shandong, baiguo rice cakes in Beijing, taro rice cakes and red sugar rice cakes in Fujian, Shuimo rice cakes in Ningbo and osmanthus sugar rice cakes in Suzhou. The homophonic "rice cake" is a necessary food for the Spring Festival, which places people's expectations on it.

Step 3 fish

The food in the Spring Festival pays attention to good meanings, and of course fish is indispensable. It is usually the last dish on the table. In some places, this dish basically stayed, meaning "more than one year". Some places are also very particular about choosing fish for the New Year's Eve dinner. Silver carp is more than one year, crucian carp is more prosperous, and salmon is more prosperous.

4.wonton

In Jingjiang, Jiangsu Province, you must eat wonton whether you are entertaining guests, having a holiday or having a happy event. On the morning of New Year's Eve, every household began to cut vegetables and wrap wonton, which was eaten on the 30th to 15th of the first month. "Wonton is wine, and the more you eat it, the more delicious it is", which pinned the good wishes of Jingjiang people for the new year.

5. Tangyuan

On New Year's Day in Sichuan, we should have jiaozi for breakfast. On this day, jiaozi is called "Yuanbao" and eating jiaozi is called "Deyongbao", which means reunion, perfection and sweetness. Yangzhou People's Congress will eat Sixi Tangyuan on the first day of the Lunar New Year, which means all the best and family reunion. Shanghainese also eat glutinous rice balls for breakfast on the first day of the new year, which means they are full, rich and powerful.

References:

Xinhuanet-Take stock of traditional Spring Festival foods all over the country