Eating fish on New Year's Eve means saving the head and tail for next year, that is, the first day of the new year, which represents the wishes of the broad masses of people for the beginning and end of the new year.

1, Cyprinus carpio: diving in Longmen.

On holidays, it is indispensable on the dining table, which means "every year is more than enough" and "diving into the dragon gate", adding a festive atmosphere. Carp is homophonic with "Li". It is good to eat carp in the New Year. The protein content of carp is not only high, but also of good quality.

2, crucian carp: good luck

Eating crucian carp in the New Year is homophonic with "auspiciousness", and eating crucian carp and crucian carp together in the New Year is auspicious. Crucian carp in river fish is a good tonic in spring. Eating crucian carp regularly can not only strengthen the body, but also help to lower blood pressure and blood lipids and make people live longer.

Folk believe that crucian carp is divided into black and white, and black-scaled crucian carp is also called "black crucian carp"; White scale crucian carp is also called "silver crucian carp". It is generally believed that crucian carp is of good quality, tender meat and delicious taste; Crucian carp with black scales has a strong earthy smell and rough meat. It is best to eat white scale crucian carp soup, which is called "white crucian carp" by the people.

3, silver carp: more than a year.

Eating silver carp in the New Year is homophonic with "Lian", and eating silver carp in the New Year is more and more year by year.

4. Mandarin fish: more than wealth

Eating mandarin fish in the New Year means "wealth is more than enough", so mandarin fish is also one of the important choices for New Year dishes. Siniperca chuatsi has been occupying the top spot of "fresh when spring comes" for hundreds of years. Because of its tender and plump meat, no internal organs and less thorns, it is the top grade of freshwater fish in spring.