1, jiaozi: Eating jiaozi means "making friends when I was young", and "Zi" means "Zi Shi", which is homophonic with "Jiao" and means "Happy Reunion" and "Good luck". In addition, jiaozi, which is shaped like an ingot, has the auspicious meaning of "making a fortune" when eating jiaozi in the New Year.
2, oyster sauce: South China's New Year's Eve has chicken, roasted meat, seaweed, oyster sauce and so on. Because "Nostoc flagelliforme oyster sauce" and "making a fortune" are homophonic. Oyster black beans, also known as "dried oysters", are dried oysters (also known as oysters) and are a must-eat dish for Cantonese during the Spring Festival.
3, shrimp: Guangzhou people like to eat seafood, shrimp in the New Year will be an auspicious dish, boiled shrimp, fried shrimp and so on. Because shrimp means laughing every day. A shrimp in the New Year makes you laugh and be happy every year.
4. Fish: There is a traditional saying in China that there is a surplus of fish every year, so fish is an essential dish for the New Year's Eve. Eating carp on New Year's Eve is homophonic with "Li", and eating carp in the New Year is very prosperous.
5. Chicken: For New Year's Eve dinner, chicken is the first dish in many places, because it means good luck. There must be a chicken on the Chinese New Year's dinner table, because "eating chicken begins".
6. Celery: The New Year's Eve is not only a family reunion and a good expectation for the coming year, but also an opportunity to educate children. Celery in long-term dishes is homophonic with "Qin" and "diligence", teaching children to be diligent, and only diligence can lead to a better life.