Recipes
"Family is the basis of the Chinese society, which is seen through the significance placed on the New Year’s Eve dinner (年夜饭 / Nián yèfàn) or Reunion dinner (团年饭 / tuán niánfàn).
This feast is extremely important to the Chinese. All family members must come back. Even if they truly can’t, the rest of the family will leave their spot empty and place a spare set of utensils for them." -https://chinesenewyear.net/food/
Hope you enjoy learning about the traditional foods and how to make them.
Spring Rolls
Eggrolls are well-known in Chinese cuisine. However, they are actually "spring rolls." You can fill with pork, cabbage, shiitake, carrots, and seasoning.
Steamed Fish
Fish is a must for Chinese New Year. The fish symbolize surplus and wealth, hence, wishing you to have a surplus of food and money.
Dumplings
They represent an exchange between the old and the new year. By eating dumplings, you are sending away the old and welcoming the new.
Steamed Chicken
A whole chicken is a symbol of family. The chicken represents reunion and rebirth. To express this meaning, people keep the head and claws.
Noodles
In some places, it's custom to cook dumplings and noodles together. It is a dish to express people's wishes for prosperity.
Nian Gao
Nian gao, also known as rice cake are a must for Chinese New Year. In ancient times, nian gao were used as offerings to the ancestors and gods.
