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New Year’s Eve Dinner
The New Year’s Eve dinner is the most
important dinner for the Chinese. Normally
this is the family reunion dinner, especially
for those with a family member living away
from home. In this dinner, fish will normally
be served, while dumplings are the most
important dish in northern china.
These two dishes symbolise prosperity.
Other dishes are according to personal
preference. The majority of Chinese will
have New Year’s Eve dinner at home rather
than in a restaurant.

5 Senses – Taste
NEW YEAR
FOOD

Makan bersama di malam Tahun
Baru merupakan momen penting karena
merupakan momen berkumpulnya seluruh
anggota keluarga, terutama mereka yang
tinggalnya berjauhan. Ikan biasanya
menjadi menu utama, Dim sum adalah
menu penting di China Utara. Dua menu
ini adalah simbol kemakmuran. Kebanyakan
masyarakat China merayakan malam
Tahun Baru di rumah daripada di restoran.

How to Make Dumplings

The food served during
the Spring Festival is rich in
symbolism. Black seaweed
and red dates (prosperity),
abalone (abundance), oysters
(success in business), lotus seeds
(fertility) and noodles (longevity)
are all favoured. These
associations are often related
to the names of the ingredients.
Red dates, for example,
are considered auspicious not
only for their lucky colour but
because their Chinese name,
hong zao, also sounds like the
phrase ‘prosperity comes soon’.
Makanan yang disajikan
selama Festival Musim Semi
kaya akan makna. Rumput laut
hitam dan kurma merah
(kemakmuran), kerang abalone
(kelimpahan), tiram (sukses
dalam bisnis), biji teratai
(kesuburan), dan mi (umur
panjang) sangat digemari.
Makna yang ada dikaitkan
dengan nama makanan tersebut.
Kurma merah, misalnya, dianggap
membawa keberuntungan tidak
hanya karena warnanya, tetapi
karena dalam bahasa China,
hong zao, mirip dengan frasa
‘kemakmuran datang segera’.