Lunar New Year Food

Serving a whole peace of meat symbolizes the reunion of the whole family says kho.

Lunar new year food. Steamed whole fish steamed whole fish is one of the most common traditional dishes eaten during the lunar new year. The most common chinese new year foods include dumplings fish spring rolls and niangao. We ve rounded up 7 essential chinese or lunar new year dishes and included the symbolism behind them all. Lunar new year is filled with a variety of foods from dumplings to longevity noodles and although both are prepared differently across different cultures the dishes hold significant symbolism that represents longevity and prosperity according to google trends data.

Spring rolls while a beloved side item to a general tso s lunch special are also a traditional food of lunar new year. By lisa cheng smith crispy taiwanese pork cutlets sweet potato flour makes the crispiest crust for these. In chinese the word fish is pronounced yu which is the same pronunciation. 4 dumplings jiaozi kool99getty images.

Togetherness is an overarching theme of the lunar new year and a whole chicken is another visual signifier of that unity. Join in and cook up lucky lunar new year recipes for your own celebration. Fish an increase in prosperity.