1: Braised pork elbow in Beijing
This dish is definitely the highlight of Beijing New Year's Eve dinner. Its color is bright red, soft and waxy but not greasy. It indicates that the coming year will be prosperous.
2. Sichuan, bacon
Bacon has a lofty position in the hearts of Sichuanese. Every festival, wedding banquet, can not be separated from all kinds of bacon. Basically, every household will cook some in the twelfth lunar month.
3. Xinjiang, brain wrapped in meat
This dish is a very representative traditional food in Xinjiang. The combination of noodles and meat means a bumper harvest and reunion. The choice of meat is also varied, such as chicken and mutton.
4. Guangdong, stewed Nostoc flagelliforme with pig's hands
"Making a fortune" is the most important dish in Cantonese New Year's Eve. Nostoc flagelliforme is homophonic with "making a fortune", and pig hand means "handy". The names of dishes and ingredients should be auspicious, and Cantonese people are very particular about it.
5: Anhui, chicken feet beans
Many families will cook such a dish during the Spring Festival, which means that there will be "more money" in the coming year and the financial resources will be rolling in. The main ingredients are chicken feet and soybeans.
6. Guangxi, taro with meat.
Braised pork is a must-have dish for Guangxi people in the New Year. Pork is soft and waxy, not greasy, and it is served with taro slices to relieve boredom.
7: Henan, buckle bowl
The most famous is the "Eight Bowls" in Henan, which is also an indispensable dish on the dining table of Henan people. It means "88 Dafa".
8: Hainan Wenchang Chicken
It is also a deep-rooted complex of Hainan people to eat chicken in the New Year. Chicken is homophonic with "Ji", which means good luck. Wenchang chicken is also one of the most famous cuisines in Hainan.