In my hometown for the New Year, I must eat several dishes, such as fish, chicken, meat, big dumplings, small dumplings, etc., which mean that there is more than enough money every year, good luck and family reunion.

Fish: It is an indispensable main course for every family in Hefei during the New Year. It is useful for yuanbao fish, mandarin fish, crucian carp, etc., which means "reunion and wealth", "wealth and prosperity" and "good luck" respectively. Fish becomes the protagonist on the Chinese New Year table. After the fish is cooked, put it on a long plate and put it on the table grandly. Eating fish is also very particular. Only the person with the longest generation can move chopsticks first before others can eat. Fish must be eaten, "it's good luck if the fish sticks to the ground", but you can't eat it all, which means you can't turn over every year, so it's unlucky to turn over salted fish.

Chicken: "No chicken, no feast" is a particular thing in many places. Eating whole chicken on New Year's Eve means "good luck, flying high, and the apprentice". At the same time, chicken has the homonym of "home", which means that eating chicken means family reunion. During the Chinese New Year, you must have a rooster to worship the gods and ancestors. When eating, you usually use an old hen to stew soup, and everyone drinks a bowl of chicken soup, which means good luck. Legend has it that chickens are birds in the sun and the sun, which brings light. Eating chickens in the New Year can drive away monsters and bring health and happiness to the whole family.

Mariko: Every household will fry Mariko in the New Year, which is also the last necessary main course on the dinner table. Eating Mariko in the New Year means reunion. There are allusions to eating dumplings in the New Year. It is said that in the Tang Dynasty, a couple of farmers used glutinous rice to add various fillings on New Year's Eve, kneaded them into a round shape and cooked them in a pot. When they were about to eat, their son, a soldier, suddenly came back, and the family ate happily. Their story slowly spread in the village, so they ate dumplings every year on New Year's Eve, hoping that the family would be reunited for the New Year and enjoy a happy and beautiful life.