What to eat for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner?

Northern people are used to eating dumplings on New Year's Eve, which is a symbol of the transition from the old to the new. And because the white dumplings are shaped like a silver dollar, a pot on the table to symbolize the "New Year's fortune, the dollar rolled in" meaning. In the south, rice cakes are mainly eaten, especially in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Rice cake is the same as "Nian Gao" (年高), which means that people's work and life are getting higher and higher every year. In addition, when eating New Year's Eve dinner, the first dish to be eaten at the beginning of the meal in many places is chicken, because chicken means good luck.

China has a saying that every year is a good year, so fish is also a must-have dish for the New Year's Eve dinner. With the change of time, people are doing all kinds of things with their New Year's Eve dinner dishes. But the aim is that the meal should represent good luck and symbolize the new year's new weather.