Chinese prefer to combine food with festivals and important occasions. Different occasions match with different cuisines.
Jiao Zi (Chinese Dumplings)
The dumpling is the representative of Chinese traditional food, which is important in Northern China household during the holidays. Because it is shaped like gold or silver ingots (锭), the ancient Chinese currency (货币). On the New Year’s Eve, all family members try to gather to eat. People may hide a coin in a dumpling when they make it, and the person who finds the coin will likely make a fortune in the coming New Year.
Nian Gao (New Year Cake)
Niangao is an important food in Chinese New Year for the meaning of thriving in the New Year. It is a kind of Chinese cake, made with sticky rice flour and brown sugar. It is Southerners’ favorite New Year food. The shape is round. In Chinese, “Gao” has the same pronunciation as the word meaning “High”, and “Nian” means year. So “Nian Gao” is a symbol of gaining improvement in life year by year. What’s more, the round shape means family reunion.
Zong Zi
Zongzi is a traditional food of the Dragon Boat Festival. Generally speaking, Zongzi is made of sticky rice with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. Different regions of China have their own flavors of Zongzi. Making Zongzi can be challenging. People make the bamboo or reed leaves into a funnel (漏斗) shape and place the rice inside, and then use the straw or thread to fasten it.
Tang Yuan
Tangyuan is a typical food during Chinese Lantern Festival. It’s a kind of dumplings in China. The fillings inside Tangyuan are various. There is a slight difference between northern China and southern China. The filling is usually salty in northern China, while is sweet in southern China.
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