1. Sweet and sour pork ribs. Spare ribs is a traditional auspicious dish. In ancient times, literati would eat pork ribs during the imperial examination. If you have exam candidates at home, remember to make pork ribs during the New Year. Chop each rib into sections, which means "progressing higher and higher".
2. Steamed seabass. As the saying goes, there is no feast without fish. During festivals, every household will eat fish. If the fish on the table is complete, it means "having a head and a tail, and having more than enough every year."
3. Boiled beef. Boiled beef is a very festive dish. It is red in color and tastes hot, which means "red and hot, beefy".
4. Spicy fried scallops. Spicy stir-fried hibiscus is a favorite of many people. It tastes spicy, delicious and juicy. The flower armor is closed before being fried, and opens after being fried. Eating this dish during the Chinese New Year has the meaning of "smiling mouth always open".
5. Golden shrimp balls. Golden Shrimp Balls is a very popular dish among children. It has a round shape and is filled with shrimp balls and rich cheese. When you take a bite, the fillings seem to overflow. This dish is very suitable for Chinese New Year. It has the meaning of "completeness and perfection".
6. Lemon chicken feet. During the Chinese New Year, people usually eat chicken feet or pig's feet. Chicken feet have the meaning of "catching wealth". They are eaten during the Chinese New Year in the hope of "making a lot of money" in the new year.
7. Fried eggplant box. The eggplant box is a must-eat food during the Chinese New Year. Two round slices of eggplant are filled with meat fillings in the middle. The eggplant box has a homophonic sound of "harmony" and "close". Eating it during the Chinese New Year means "family happiness, harmony". The meaning of "harmony and beauty".