New Year's Eve Dinner (A Feast of Reunion and Traditional Cuisine)

On New Year's Eve every year, families organize a grand New Year's Eve dinner, which is one of the most important festivals in traditional Chinese culture. The New Year's Eve dinner is not only a time for family reunion, but also a culinary feast. On this day, families will sit around the dining table, enjoying sumptuous dishes and ****ing together to welcome the New Year.

I. Preparation

On the day before the New Year's Eve dinner, families start to get busy, preparing all kinds of ingredients and seasonings. First of all, the staple food, such as rice cakes and noodles, should be prepared. Rice cakes are essential for the New Year's Eve dinner, symbolizing a "yearly high". Noodles, on the other hand, symbolize longevity and reunion. In addition, a variety of meat and seafood should be prepared, such as chicken, fish, shrimp, pork and so on. At the same time, some vegetables and fruits, as well as a variety of seasonings and ingredients should also be prepared.

II. Cooking Process

1. Rice Cake

Cut the rice cake into small pieces and blanch it in boiling water until it becomes soft. Then, put the blanched rice cakes into a pot, add the right amount of water and bring it to a boil. Once boiling, add some sugar and oil and stir well until the sugar dissolves. Finally, fish out the boiled rice cakes and set aside on a plate.

2. Fish

Wash the fish and cut a few slashes on the fish with a knife for flavor. Then, put the fish into the steamer, add the appropriate amount of ginger and cooking wine. Steam the fish in the steamer on high heat for about 10 minutes or so until the fish is cooked through. Finally, remove the steamed fish, sprinkle with chopped green onion and cilantro, and drizzle with hot oil to serve.

3. Shrimp

Peel the shells and remove the tails of the shrimp, wash and set aside. Then, add the right amount of oil to the pan, heat it up and add ginger and garlic to sauté. Then, put the shrimp into the pan and stir fry, add the right amount of salt and cooking wine. After stir-frying, sprinkle with chopped green onion and pepper, and stir-fry evenly.

4. Pork

Slice the pork into thin slices and marinate for a few minutes with cooking wine, salt and soy sauce. Then, add a suitable amount of oil to a wok, heat it up and add the marinated pork slices to sauté. Stir fry until the pork is browned, then add appropriate amount of soy sauce and sugar, stir fry evenly. Finally, add the appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for a few moments until the pork is tender.

5. Vegetables

Wash and cut the vegetables into pieces, blanch them in boiling water and cook them until they become soft. Then, put the blanched vegetables into the pot, add appropriate amount of salt and chicken essence, stir fry evenly. Finally, add the right amount of water and simmer for a few moments until the vegetables become cooked.

6. Rice Cake Fried Rice

Cut the rice cake into small pieces, blanch it in boiling water and cook it until it becomes soft. Then, add a suitable amount of oil to the pan, heat it up and stir-fry the onion, ginger and garlic. Next, add the blanched rice cakes into the pot and stir fry, add appropriate amount of salt and soy sauce. Finally, add an appropriate amount of rice and stir fry.

Third, the significance of New Year's Eve dinner

New Year's Eve dinner is not only a meal, but also a symbol of family reunion. On this day, families will sit together, *** with savoring the food, mutual blessings. Each dish in the New Year's Eve dinner has a special meaning, such as fish represents a good year, pork symbolizes wealth and good luck, and rice cake signifies a high level of success every year. Through the New Year's Eve dinner, families pass on and carry forward the traditional culture of the Chinese nation and deepen their family and friendship.

At the end of the New Year's Eve dinner, families will pay tribute to each other, wishing each other a happy New Year, good health and success in business. Then, everyone will also watch the Spring Festival Gala together, with laughter and joy filling the whole room. The New Year's Eve dinner is a way for families to **** together to welcome the New Year, and it is also a traditional cultural practice that represents reunion and good wishes.