1. Potted dishes are a unique dietary habit of Guangdong people. They are exquisite in production, diverse in ingredients, and mixed with meat and vegetables. Abalone, sea cucumber, scallop, mushroom and cabbage are fried, fried, roasted, boiled, stewed and marinated, and then packed in pots layer by layer, which means reunion and auspicious weather.
2. Pig's hand means "the hand that makes money", Nostoc flagelliforme is homophonic with "making a fortune", and Nostoc flagelliforme means "making a fortune", which is one of Guangdong people's favorite auspicious dishes. After eating it, the new year is bound to be rich.
3. As the saying goes, "Nothing can be done without chicken", so the first thing to do in Cantonese New Year's Eve is to have chicken, especially the tender and delicious "white-cut chicken", which is a signature dish at home or in restaurants. Although the New Year's Eve dinner in many places in Guangdong is not dominated by seafood meals, there is usually a boiled shrimp, which means that the new year is strong and healthy, full of life and laughter. Throughout the year, Cantonese people always eat roast meat several times, whether it's Chinese New Year's holiday, wedding wine, or Qingming ancestor worship. This is the standard on the table, which means red skin is strong and prosperous.
At the major banquets and New Year's Eve dinners in Guangdong, steamed fish is one of the most important hard dishes. Fish is homophonic for "surplus", which means "surplus every year" and symbolizes "good harvest and good luck" in the new year.
There are many things to pay attention to in Cantonese reunion dinner. In addition to the above-mentioned dishes, there are also vegetables, mushrooms, roast goose, beef, fried diced meat, and the most worrying taste all year round-old fire soup.