1. Dumplings: Dumplings are a food with a very long history in my country and are very popular among the people. There is a folk saying that "dumplings are not as delicious as dumplings".

During the Spring Festival, dumplings are an indispensable dish. In addition, in daily life, if there are any happy events or friends are visiting, people will often make dumplings to eat.

2. Rice cake: Rice cake is also a delicacy with a very long history. Our country began to plant rice and make food with rice a long time ago. People in the Han Dynasty had many kinds of rice cakes such as "rice cake", "bait" and "獍".

As the name goes, rice cakes have the meaning of getting better every year, so people eat rice cakes during the Spring Festival to seek good luck.

3. Yuanxiao: Yuanxiao may have originally originated in the Song Dynasty. It has various names and can be made into various flavors. Eating Yuanxiao during the Lantern Festival has the auspicious meaning of "round as the moon".

4. Fish: The Spring Festival diet pays attention to good meanings, and of course fish is indispensable. It is usually the last dish on the table. In some places, this dish is basically not eaten, which means "more than enough every year."

And some places are also particular about the choice of fish for New Year's Eve dinner. Silver carp means more than one year after year, crucian carp and carp mean good luck, and salmon means more than wealth.

5. Chicken: "No feast without chicken" is the mantra of the Cantonese people. People in Guangdong and Hong Kong must eat chicken during the Chinese New Year. The pronunciation of chicken and auspiciousness are similar, which represents good luck in life.

People in Hubei drink chicken soup during the Chinese New Year, which symbolizes peace and tranquility.

Chicken wings mean spreading your wings and flying high, chicken feet mean "making money in the New Year", and eating chicken bones means "getting ahead".