Meaningful names of New Year’s Eve meals include:
1. "Steamed Sausage" - it means longevity. Most families will make some or buy some sausages every twelfth lunar month. As a Chinese New Year delicacy, this sausage is not only delicious, but also has a very good meaning. It is also very simple to make. Steam and cut everything into one dish. It can also be used as a cold dish for meat dishes.
2. "Braised Beef" - means beefy. This dish is indispensable for most family New Year's Eve dinners. It is delicious and easy to prepare. Once braised, it can be cut into one plate. It is very good. Appetizers.
3. "White-cut Chicken" or "Chili Chicken" or "Saliva Chicken" - implying wealth and good luck. These chickens are easy to cook and need to be boiled. Make the cold sauce, pour it over and mix it before eating. It’s a great appetizer to go with rice or wine.
4. "Meatballs" or "Lion's Head", "Beef Meatballs", "Sixi Meatballs", etc. - meaning reunion, meatballs have been a must-have dish for New Year's Eve dinner since ancient times. Reunion is the beautiful meaning of meatballs.
5. "Crispy New Year Cake", "Fried New Year Cake" and "Brown Sugar New Year Cake" - implying that every year is prosperous, eating rice cakes for New Year's Eve dinner is a sign of happiness. Because rice cakes are homophonic to "year high", the styles of rice cakes include square yellow and white rice cakes, symbolizing gold and silver, and implying the meaning of getting rich in the new year.
6. "Braised mutton", "hand-caught mutton", "braised mutton", etc., imply joy. Mutton is also an indispensable delicacy for New Year's Eve dinner. Its nutrition and deliciousness are beyond reproach.
7. "Braised Fish", "Steamed Fish" and "Stewed Fish" - it means having more than enough every year. Generally, fish is served as the last hot dish. You can choose the cooking method, but the meaning is the same.