1. Dumplings: a treasure
Memory: In Chinese folklore, eating "dumplings" on New Year's Eve is a feast that cannot be replaced by any other delicacies of the sea. "Dumplings, also known as "jiaozi" or "jiao'er", are a must-eat for the New Year's Eve feast, as they are the symbol of the transition between the old and the new, and the symbol of the heavens.
Eating dumplings takes the meaning of "changing the year of the handover", "Zi" for "Zi Shi", handover and "dumpling", which has the meaning of "joy". The word "zi" means "time", and "jiao" harmonizes with "dumpling", which means "joyous reunion" and "good luck". In addition, the dumplings are shaped like Yuanbao, eating dumplings on New Year's Eve also carries the auspicious meaning of "attracting wealth and treasures".
2. Fish: Year-round surplus
Memory: Because of the traditional Chinese saying that there is a surplus of fish, fish is a must-have dish for New Year's Eve dinner. New Year's Eve to eat carp, carp with "gift" resonance, eat carp New Year's Day great luck. New Year's Eve to eat carp, crucian carp with "auspicious" harmonized, New Year's carp and crucian carp to eat together is great luck. New Year's Eve to eat chub, chub with "even" homophonic, New Year's Eve to eat chub even years of surplus.
3, chicken: there is a plan
New Year's Eve a sumptuous table on the New Year's Eve dinner table, naturally less chicken. New Year's Eve night to eat New Year's Eve dinner, in many places when the first dish to eat is chicken, because of the symbolism of good luck. New Year's dishes must have a chicken on the table, because "eat chicken start".
4, wontons: grain hoarding
New Year's Day to eat wontons to take its meaning of the beginning. Legend has it that the Pangu's open up the sky, so that "the gas of the light clear upward floating for the sky, the gas of the heavy turbid down condensation for the ground", the end of the chaotic state, there is a universe of the four sides. And then take "wonton" and "muddy hoard" of the harmonies, meaning grain full of hoard.
5, long noodles: longevity of a hundred years
Also known as longevity noodles, New Year's Day to eat it, wishing longevity of a hundred years. In ancient times, all pasta is called cake, so the soup noodle at first also called soup cake, the beginning of the noodle sheet is not rolled or pressed into, but will be and good noodles, hand to the pot to tear pieces, and the north to eat the "crow's head", "monkey ear" and so on, almost the same practice. After the Tang Dynasty, they began to roll out the noodles on a board, and gradually came up with long noodles, short noodles, dry noodles, vegetarian noodles, meat noodles, and hanging noodles.
Also called longevity noodles, eat it in the New Year, wishing a long life of 100 years. In ancient times, all pasta is called cake, so the soup noodle at first also called soup cake, the beginning of the noodle sheet is not rolled or pressed into, but will be and good noodles, hand to the pot to tear pieces, and the north to eat "crow's head", "monkey ear" and other practices are almost the same. After the Tang Dynasty, they began to roll out the noodles on a board, and gradually came up with long noodles, short noodles, dry noodles, vegetarian noodles, meat noodles, and hanging noodles.