Hello everyone! Chinese new year is round the corner, and i bet everyone is busy preparing. Because Me too! I'm going to go shopping around for new clothes. My parents are busy cleaning the house and getting the house stock up with food and decorations for the house.
Chinese New year is very important for us Chinese as we would go to relatives house to celebrate for this new year! The Chinese goodies are so delicious that i would try the different food bought.And of course getting the hong bao/red packet from them!We would start the year with lao hei or 捞鱼生, by tossing and than eating raw fish. There have been many different variation or ingredients added to the raw fish. Normally families would go to restaurants for reunion dinner and also lao hei. We would say our best wishes for the year when we toss the fish. It is always pretty messy but fun. Go to this site for more yu sheng information!
credit: Chinese new year special
We would also purchase 年糕 /Glutinous rice cake.It symbols improving oneself higher in each coming year(年年高升). There are also different versions of it in varies countries. It is rather sticky and chewy like those Chinese nonya kuehs sold in the market. It can be cooked with flour and eggs which is rather easy to cook. You can try it yourself : Here
The rice cake can be shaped into different shapes like the chef in this website, to create a more auspicious dish. The web could also tell you more about the different unique Chinese dishes.
The above are two food items that are normally eaten on special occasion like Chinese new year. They have lots of meaning and is believed by lots of Chinese. Hope you all could enjoy your chinese new year with lots of rewards and enjoy all the different food! But be careful of in digestion and 'heatiness' from the CNY goodies. Take care of your health :D
