Chinese Spring Festival Food

Spring festival takes a significant part in Chinese culture. Every year at this time, millions of Chinese people are reunited with their families. Spring Festival Eve especially is regarded as the most important day. All the family will have a dinner together called “Nian Ye Fan” in Chinese. Some certain food will be served, expressing sincere wishes in the New Year to the family members.

Spring roll

Spring roll is a typical food served in spring festival eve and has become a symbol of New Year. After fried it, this delicacy looks extremely attractive. There are many kinds of stuffing of spring rolls which caters to different tastes. This is similar to another Chinese delicacy – dumpling.

Spring rolls

Dumpling

Dumpling is very popular not only because its delicious taste, but also because it is easy to prepare and every family member could participate in the process. Different family has different recipes. While the stuffing varies, however, the meanings underlying these delicacies which represent best wishes to everybody have no difference. Also in some places, they will make some tricks in the dumplings. They will put a coin in one of dumplings. The coin will bring good fortune to who luckily eat it, pretty like fortune cookie.

Dumplings

Fish

Another typical food is fish. Fish has a great appeal for Chinese people. It creates various cooking methods. The most popular one is braised fish. It has a more attractive appearance and remains succulent and delicious. The fish should be last dish with some leftovers, for fish in Chinese ”yun” has the same pronunciation with surplus. Eating fish represent in the coming year the family will have abundance.

Braised fish

Cured meat

Curing was firstly developed to preserve meat and prevent it from diseases. However, people found that this method makes meat more tasty. Even if now people no longer need this method to preserve food, they still make cured meat because of its good taste.

Cured meat

Egg dumpling

The most significant difference between egg dumplings and dumplings is that wrapper of egg dumpling is made of eggs, and it is therefore named. While dumplings are widely seen in Chinese people’s daily lives, egg dumplings are usually served in big occasions. Thus, egg dumpling is another symbol of Chinese New Year.

Egg dumplings

Besides 5 dishes we have introduced to you, there are many other delicacies. Spring festival eve dinner is considered as the most sumptuous feast. Actually beneath the delicious food carry Chinese people’s blessings to the new coming years.