1. Stew in one pot - full bowl

This is actually not a dish, but a method, which mainly puts many delicious foods together. In Taiwan, it is called "Wai" "Stove", hot pot in Sichuan and Sichuan, Poon Choi in Guangdong, Buddha Jumping over the Wall in Fujian, family portraits in Shanghai, pork stewed vermicelli in the Northeast, and a cured meat platter in my hometown of Jiangxi. This "hodgepodge" approach means harvest and abundance. , it will be as full as the coming year, and it will be a dish that will be included in the New Year’s Eve dinner.

2. Braised fish - there will be more than enough every year

There is a traditional Chinese saying that there will be more than enough every year, so fish is a must-have dish for New Year's Eve dinner. Eat carp on New Year's Eve, as carp is a homophone for "Li", which means good luck; eat crucian carp on New Year's Eve, because crucian carp is a homophone for "吉", which means good luck. Silver carp is eaten on New Year's Eve. Silver carp is a homophonic word for "lian", meaning there is more than enough every year. If you cook only one fish, eat the middle part for New Year's Eve dinner, and eat the head and tail on New Year's Day. It means that there will be more than one fish every year, which means a good harvest.

3. Braised pork trotters - wealth at your fingertips

This dish is available in many hotel packages, and is called "make a fortune at your fingertips", "make a fortune at your fingertips" and "bring it at your fingertips" "Etc., in addition to the good meaning, pig's trotters rich in collagen, cooked together with peanuts and nostoc, are nutritious and delicious.

4. Meatballs - reunion

The biggest highlight of Hubei New Year dishes are various meatballs, symbolizing reunion, and there are also some meatballs in other places , beef meatballs, Sixi meatballs, braised meatballs, and glutinous rice meatballs. In addition to being made into separate dishes, they can also be placed in the first dish to enrich the content and add flavor to the meal.

5. Stir-fried green beans - Four Seasons Safe

French beans have become the preferred vegetable for many people’s New Year’s Eve dinner because of their bright color and crisp texture. In addition, due to their straight shape It is similar to bamboo, so it is usually given the meaning of "smooth steps to the top", "a hundred-foot pole head", "surge up", "thriving" and "peaceful seasons". Moreover, this dish is light and can meet the dietary needs of modern people.

6. Rice cakes with spareribs—rising higher and higher

New year cakes are the same as “year high”, which means getting taller year by year. Eating rice cakes during the New Year means happiness. There are white rice cakes and yellow rice cakes, which symbolize silver and gold. Rice cakes are either sweet or salty. I had golden cakes inlaid with red dates in Beijing, but I didn’t have them back home. In Shanghai and other places, there are pork ribs rice cakes, hairy crab rice cakes and other dishes that are delicious.

7. Dumplings - attracting wealth

Eating dumplings is an indispensable dish for the New Year’s Eve dinner. Dumplings are also called "Jiaozi". "Jiao" means the alternation of old and new, and "Zi" means "Zi Shi", which means the beginning of a new day. In addition, dumplings are shaped like silver ingots, so they also have the meaning of attracting wealth and making a lot of money. The fillings of dumplings are also carefully selected. Generally, leeks, cabbage and shiitake mushrooms are added to the fillings. Leeks are homophonic to "Jiucai", cabbage is homophonic to "Baicai", both of which represent wealth and wealth, while mushrooms are homophonic to "drum". The homophonic sound gives people a feeling of fullness and has a beautiful meaning of encouraging wealth.