Eat zongzi; eat rice dumplings; eat glutinous rice balls
If northerners like to eat jiaozi, then southerners like to eat glutinous rice balls, which are small and round, sweet and waxy, warm the spleen and stomach and make people feel comfortable. Tangyuan means reunion. Eating it on this family celebration day really plays a proper role. It is not only delicious, but also has profound meaning. I hope the family will always be round and happy.
Eat steamed rice cakes
New Year's Day is an indispensable event in the new year. Many areas will buy new year's goods early before New Year's Day, such as steamed buns, steamed rice cakes, fried peanuts, fried sweet potato chips, fried broad beans, fried melon seeds, and various snacks and staple foods. Send some to relatives and friends, and keep the rest for next year. Steamed rice cake is an indispensable food in this new year. The homonym "year high" means that the new year is rising step by step. By walking up a flight of stairs, you will win a good impression on a festive occasion.
Eat red bean rice
On this special morning, the staple food must be red bean rice. Red bean is a kind of red bean, and red represents happiness and prosperity, which complements this festive day. Eating red bean rice means continuing to live a rich life with sincere heart in the new year.
Dietary taboos of New Year's Eve:
The seats won't be opened until all the people arrive. You must wait for everyone to start eating. If you really have something to do and can't go home, you should also put the absent people's bowls and chopsticks on the table and serve them, just like eating together, and you can't miss one, which means reunion.
Say something auspicious while eating. Respect the old and love the young when eating. Children should say auspicious words to the elderly, and the elderly should help them with food. Children can't say no, but say yes. It means that financial resources are rolling in.
Eat your New Year's Eve dinner slowly. Don't eat too fast for New Year's Eve. You should eat and drink, and taste slowly. You can also talk about self-confidence and tell jokes to adjust the atmosphere, which means that the more you eat, the more you have.