First, there is a surplus every year-fish. There is a tradition in China that there is a surplus of fish every year. Eating fish in the Spring Festival means that there is surplus grain and money every year. It is a must-have dish for New Year's Eve, and every family will eat fish during the Spring Festival. Eating fish on New Year's Eve is for good luck, hoping to win a good title. There must be a fish with a head and a tail for the New Year's Eve dinner, and it can't be finished, so there is a little left over every year.
second, round and round-meatballs. The most popular dishes on the dinner table are dishes with auspicious meanings, and meatballs are essential and have the beautiful meaning of "happy reunion". Especially the "Four Joy Meetballs", which symbolizes happiness, good fortune, longevity and happiness respectively, is definitely an indispensable dish on the dinner table.
third, good luck-chicken. Chicken is homophonic with "Ji", which means auspiciousness and is a symbol of auspiciousness, avoiding evil spirits and celebrating. "No chicken, no dinner" symbolizes "everything is at the head". The importance of chicken on the dinner table is self-evident. People convey the meaning of good luck and good luck to their families through the chicken dishes on the New Year's Eve.
fourth, lucky strike-steamed fish head with chopped pepper. The New Year's Eve dinner is different from the usual dinner. The food on the dinner table pays attention to getting a good taste, especially the delicious and meaningful dishes, which symbolizes good luck and wealth in the coming year. Just like this "steamed fish head with chopped pepper", its color is bright and red, symbolizing that life is "booming"; Steamed vegetables are simple to make, less greasy, and have a good meaning of "thriving". Therefore, this delicious "Steamed Fish Head with Chopped Pepper" stands for "lucky strike" and is one of the essential dishes on the dinner table, which means good luck in the coming year.
Fifth, make money and treasure-pig hands. In many places during the Chinese New Year, the custom of eating pig's trotters means "getting rich soon" in the coming year. I hope my family will be rich and prosperous in the coming year! When you say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new year, you must chew the pig's hand (hoof) and get a good impression, which means that you will have good fortune and earn big money in the new year. The more you eat, the more prosperous your fortune will be in the new year.