In this map of national New Year flavors, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, and Taiwan combine the Fujian and Cantonese New Year flavors. Representative dishes include Poon Choi, roast goose, white-cut chicken, Buddha jumping over the wall, fish balls, and lychees. Meat
1. Poon Choi is a unique eating habit of the Cantonese people. It is exquisitely prepared, with a variety of ingredients and a combination of meat and vegetables. Abalone, sea cucumber, shellfish, mushrooms, cabbage... must be fried separately. , fried, roasted, boiled, simmered, braised, and then potted in layers, which symbolizes reunion and creates an auspicious atmosphere.
2. Pig's trotter means "the hand that makes money", and "Fa Cai" is a homophone to "make a fortune". "Fa Cai Pig's trotter" means "the hand that makes money". This is one of the favorite auspicious dishes of Cantonese people. one. After eating it, you will definitely have wealth in the new year.
3. As the saying goes, "There is no feast without chicken", so the first priority of the Cantonese New Year's Eve dinner is chicken, especially the tender and delicious "white-cut chicken". Whether it is home-cooked or in a restaurant, this All dishes are signature dishes. Although the New Year's Eve dinner in many places in Guangdong does not feature seafood as the main theme, there is usually a dish of boiled shrimp, which means that the new year is strong, healthy, vigorous, and full of laughter. Throughout the year, Cantonese people always eat roasted pork several times, whether it is for New Year celebrations, weddings, or worshiping ancestors during the Qingming Festival. This is a standard dish on the table, which means red skin, strong and prosperous.
In major banquets and New Year's Eve dinners for Cantonese people, steamed fish is one of the indispensable first dishes. Fish is a homophone for "yu", which means "more than enough every year" and also symbolizes the new year. "Good harvest and good luck".
There are many things to pay attention to in the Cantonese-style reunion dinner. In addition to the dishes mentioned above, there are also braised mushrooms with vegetable guts, roast goose, beef, stir-fried cubes, etc. There is also the most cherished taste all year round - Laohuo soup.