New Year's Eve is the most important family dinner in a year, symbolizing happiness and reunion. The same is true for Anhui's New Year's Eve. There must be Huizhou Yipin Pot, stewed pigeon, Fang La fish, knife board incense, celery fried meat, glutinous rice balls and egg dumplings on the table. These dishes are not only delicious, but also have important implications.

Yipin Pot is a traditional famous dish in Anhui cuisine. This dish is also called Reunion Pot, and it is a dish that must be prepared for family reunion. The process of making Huizhou Yipin Pot is very complicated, and the ingredients used are also very diverse, which requires concerted efforts to complete. In the process of making, it is necessary to cook all kinds of ingredients with broth separately, then stack the ingredients in a large iron pot and cook with broth again.

Stewed pigeon is also a must-have dish for the New Year's Eve. Stewed pigeon in the Spring Festival means flying high and prospering. The cooking method of this dish is relatively simple. Pigeons, ginseng and medlar are cooked in a casserole.

Fang La fish is a famous dish in Anhui Province. Mandarin fish and shrimp are needed in the process of making. Mandarin fish means wealth, while shrimp means good fortune. Therefore, Fang La fish is one of the highlights of Chinese cuisine. The meat quality of Siniperca chuatsi is also very delicate and tender, and the protein content of shrimp meat is extremely high, which is very suitable for the whole family.

Knife-board incense is an essential dish for New Year's Eve. After several months of curing, the bacon and sausage are cooked by steam and fully put in to give off the salty smell of bacon. It adds a strong local flavor to the New Year's Eve dinner.

Egg dumplings are an essential dish for Anhui New Year's Eve. Golden-colored egg dumplings are similar in shape to ingots, and have the meaning of making money into treasures, symbolizing good fortune in the coming year and smooth sailing in the next year. The key to making egg dumplings lies in the matching of fillings.

Celery in celery fried meat symbolizes hard work and courage. I hope the whole family can work hard in the coming year and get a better and richer life. Children will also work hard to achieve ideal results in their studies.

Chinese New Year's fried meatballs symbolize reunion. Steamed meatballs on New Year's Eve are of course essential. After the stuffing is wrapped in starch and steamed by fire, it is not only beautiful in appearance, but also nutritious and not greasy, which is very suitable for the elderly and children.

In the next issue, we will introduce the essential food of Guangdong New Year's Eve.