Happy lunar new year everyone! I've had two sumptious reunion meals with family already, and one more to go! Boy, is it great to be back home for Chinese New Year or what? No matter how commercialized Chinese New Year gets, these fantastic meals with family remain just as great! And every dish has its significance too.... I'll attempt to recall what I've eaten so far and what these foods symbolize.
Dinner last night we had: cold dish comprising top shell and century egg and crabsticks and fishballs and shredded chicken/egg in gelatin, roast duck, steamed chicken, prawns (laughter), mushroom stew, vegetable stir fry, abalone (guaranteed luck) with spinach and clams, lotus root (yearly abundance) and lotus root soup, mandarin oranges for dessert (gold).
Lunch today: chinese sausage, fake chinese sausage, fatty roast pork, fish cake, fried toufu, luncheon meat, pigs tongue (wealth) with some tuber, century egg and ginger, fried bean sprouts, prawns, mushroom oyster (good news) stew with fa cai (prosperity), fried fish (luck), agar agar and fruit cake for dessert.
Am I getting fat or what? Home cooked food never tasted so great! It's a pity my mum says people are opting to go out for reunion dinners nowadays....
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