Dumplings, chicken, eight-treasure rice, oysters, and pork trotters are eaten on the fifth day of the lunar new year in the south.
1. Dumplings: attracting wealth and treasures
Because dumplings look like ingots, eating dumplings during the Chinese New Year has the auspicious meaning of "bringing in wealth and treasures". The choice of dumpling fillings is directly related to its meaning. The typical cabbage and meat filling in winter means hundreds of wealth. A new year, a new starting point, Baicai dumplings, delicious and festive with good meaning.
2. Chicken: Good luck
Because the pronunciation of chicken and "good luck" are similar, chicken has a beautiful meaning of good luck and good fortune. Eating chicken during the New Year wishes everything goes well and good luck in the coming year. When Hakka people in Guangzhou worship gods, they also use chickens and geese as the "firstborn". They will choose "free chickens" to symbolize the hope of survival.
3. Eight-treasure rice: treasures from all directions
Eight-treasure rice is one of the must-eat New Year delicacies in many places. The eight-treasure rice is generous in portion and sweet in taste. It is most suitable for the whole family to enjoy. It is not only sweet and soft, but also delicious. Nuo, which also contains a variety of nutrients, is a kind of expectation and blessing for the New Year, symbolizing reunion, so it has the most New Year flavor.
4. Oysters: good market
"Fat oysters" is homophonic to "make a fortune and good market". Oyster, also known as "dried oyster", is a dried product of oyster (also known as oyster) meat. It is a must-have dish for people in the South during the Spring Festival. The new year has begun. After drinking this bowl of soup, I wish you all good things and good luck in the new year!
5. Pig's trotters: getting rich
Pig's trotters can be braised, served with vegetables, peanuts, etc. There are many ways to eat them, because pig's trotters mean getting rich. If you use your hands, everything you do will go smoothly. If you use your hands, you will get rich. If you use your hands, you will get rich easily.