The meaning of food is as follows:

Tangyuan: it is a common traditional family custom to eat Tangyuan on the winter solstice and jiaozi on New Year's Eve. Some Chinese areas even eat Tangyuan during the Spring Festival, symbolizing "family reunion", and it is also of emotional significance for families to pack jiaozi together to enhance their relationship. Some older generations will regard Bao jiaozi as one of their daughter-in-law's compulsory lessons. New Year's cakes: Children grow taller and taller, and their careers are flourishing. I believe we all grow up eating this way. It is usually made of glutinous rice or yellow rice, chestnuts, dates and sugar, and wrapped in lotus leaves for cooking.

To add interest, some people will put different things into the stuffing, such as peanuts or white lines to symbolize longevity; Shredded eggs or copper coins symbolize wealth, while sauerkraut should be avoided as much as possible, because it has the meaning of poverty and hardship. In addition, the more pleats in the periphery of jiaozi, the more abundant the life is. It is suggested to entertain guests side by side, because a circle will be interpreted as a stagnant life.