China eats jiaozi, rice cakes, glutinous rice balls, fish, spring cakes and long noodles during the Spring Festival.

1. jiaozi

jiaozi is one of the traditional foods in China, which has very rich implications. It not only symbolizes reunion and happiness, but also symbolizes longevity. Eating jiaozi during the Spring Festival can not only bring delicious food to family members, but also add festive atmosphere. Jiaozi is shaped like an ingot, and eating jiaozi means making a fortune. In addition, jiaozi is rich in fillings, which can be selected according to personal preference. Eating jiaozi is not only a delicacy, but also a heritage of traditional culture.

2. New Year's cake

New Year's cake is a cake steamed with rice and then processed, and it is also one of the traditional foods in China. The moral of eating rice cakes is to get taller every year, and pray that children's bodies will get taller every year and grow up healthily and happily. Rice cakes have a long history. In ancient times, rice cakes were used to prevent Nian animals from starving and devouring children.

3. Tangyuan

Tangyuan is one of the traditional foods in China, which is homophonic for "reunion". Eating glutinous rice balls represents family reunion and happiness. Southerners like to eat dumplings on the morning of the Spring Festival, while northerners mostly eat dumplings after the Spring Festival. Tangyuan is rich in fillings. When cooked, the outer skin is waxy and soft, and the inner stuffing is sweet and delicious. Eating glutinous rice balls symbolizes the happiness and reunion of the whole family in the new year.

4. Fish

Fish symbolizes auspiciousness and wealth, which means a year full of happiness and prosperity. On the dinner table of the Spring Festival, fish is essential, because fish is homophonic with "Yu", which means "more than every year".

5. Spring Cake

Spring Cake is an indispensable food on the China Spring Festival table. It has rich moral and symbolic meaning, representing the beginning and beauty of a new year. The production of spring cake is very particular. It is not only a delicious flour cake, but also a variety of dishes. Eating it together from beginning to end symbolizes the auspicious meaning of beginning to end.

6. Long noodles

Long noodles are one of the traditional delicacies during the Spring Festival, which symbolizes longevity and good luck. To make long noodles, you can choose all kinds of flour and add various ingredients, such as vegetables and meat stuffing, to make delicious long noodles. Long noodles are not only a delicious food, but also an expression of good expectations and blessings for the New Year.

above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Spring Festival