Symbolic fruits and vegetables for the New Year of the Chinese calendar

In China, the New Year period is the longest and most important holiday period. It's a reunion time for all families, and food is a big part of the celebrations. At the traditional dinner / New Year's Eve, there are products that have a symbolic meaning.

 

.Traditional dishes: for dinner / New Year's Eve, in most Chinese regions include dumplings (= wealth), whole chicken (= luck and prosperity), spring rolls (= wealth), meatballs (= unity family), fish (= increased prosperity, surplus for the year).

 

.Vegetables: Vegetables are also loaded with symbolic meaning, often meaning 'renewal', 'energy', as well as 'progress' and 'wealth'. Lettuce (= getting rich), bok choy cabbage (= luck and good fortune for the future), broccoli (= harmony).

 

.Fruits: the most popular fruits for this festive period are round in shape, golden in color, as well as red in color. Tangerines symbolize luck, oranges symbolize happiness and wealth, apples symbolize peace, grapes and plums symbolize prosperity.