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Here are 20 of the most popular Chinese New Year snacks that everyone loves. During Chinese New Year, sunflower seeds are a must-have snack. Their small, round shape and easy-to-share nature symbolize having many children and grandchildren, as well as family prosperity. From Tang Yuan, Peanut Cookies, Walnut Cookies, Bak Kwa, Nian Gao, Sweets, Persimmon Cakes, Bing Tang Hu Lu,Pineapple Tarts and Salted Egg Snack to Kuih Kapit, Kuih Bangkit and more, this list has you covered. (Recipes provided.) Chinese New Year food is literally a feast of sorts, like turnip cakes and CNY puddings; and these foods are eaten for auspicious reasons. Here are the main Chinese New Year foods and snacks and their meanings. What’s sticky yet sweet and irresistible? Chinese glutinous rice cakes, or CNY pudding! The most common Chinese New Year foods include dumplings, fish, spring rolls, and niangao. We've rounded up 12 essential Chinese, or Lunar, New Year dishes, and included the symbolism behind them all. A Chinese New Year snack tray isn’t complete without candied fruits like winter melon. These treats symbolize a good start and end to the year. Aside from candied fruits, candied lotus roots are also typical Chinese New Year snacks. 6. Red Dates. Red dates, or hong zao, carry the symbolism of prosperity and success. Specifically speaking, the Celebrate the joy of Chinese New Year with our delightful snacks, carefully chosen for their symbolic significance in bringing good fortune. Indulge in a burst of happiness as you savor these lucky foods, believing in the tradition that adds an extra dash of prosperity to your celebrations! This article introduces top 7 Chinese New Year Snacks including red dates, peanuts, steamed New Year cake, sweetsGet to know their meanings. Celebrate the auspicious Year of the Snake by tucking into Da Jia Le ’s adorable Munchy Snake German cookies (S$28.80). These zodiac-themed snacks are exclusively available this year and are also limited-edition items, with only 500 bottles up for grabs. Chinese New Year (aka the Lunar New Year) is almost here, so try these 26 authentic dishes and the best Chinese recipes to celebrate the Year of the Snake 2025. May you have a new year Chinese New Year is full of snacks to occupy the lulls between feasting. Learn more about these delicious sweet, savory and sour treats. BETTER THAN TAKEOUT – Chicken Wonton Soup Recipe. Wonton, homonymous with “chaos”, meaning the chaos before the new beginning, and eating wonton symbolizes the new beginning. Another food you definitely want to put on your Chinese New Year food list for this Year of the Tiger is tang yuan — black sesame filled sweet rice balls that are typically served in a sweet soup. These little balls of joy symbolize a happy family reunion because their name sounds like a Chinese phrase for ‘reunion’ and ‘togetherness’. Poon choi that includes premium ingredients such as whole abalone and sea cucumbers (© ThamKC via Canva). Poon choi is a Chinese New Year dish that represents unity, gathering, abundance and wealth. You may think “Lunar New Year” and “Chinese New Year” refer to the same event. That’s not the case! The Lunar New Year celebration in South Korea or Vietnam looks different than a celebration of the Lunar New Year in China. The holidays take place on different dates, too. In 2024, China begins to celebrate its Lunar New Year on Dumplings Caitriana Nicholson/Flickr. Resembling coin purses, dumplings are said to bring wealth and prosperity in Chinese culture. Traditionally filled with a mixture of meat, tofu, egg, and/or Most Americans consider January 1 the start of the new year, but many Asians and Asian-Americans don’t. Instead, they follow Lunar New Year, also referred to as Chinese New Year in the U.S., which begins on January 29, 2025. Placed in candy dishes, these Chinese New Year snacks and fruits are picked for their auspicious symbols of good wishes for a new year. China Highlights will introduce you to some top Chinese New Year snacks that you might find in every family home when you pay a New Year visit. 1. Red Dates — Wealth and Prosperity Each year honors an animal based on the Chinese zodiac. The circle of 12 animals — the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig — measure the cycles of Let's be real, Chinese New Year (or lunar new year) is all about the food. We have rounded up our 50 best and most popular Chinese New Year recipes from main course dishes, noodles and rice, side dishes and dim sum, and everything in between. So if you’re wondering what to make for Chinese New Year, then you have come to the right place! Fulfill the saying “年年有余” with Irvins’ Lunar New Year Limited Edition Gift Box (S$20.80), packaged in an attractive gift box with dragon motif. Each box contains an assortment of Irvins’ dangerously addictive snacks – 2x Salted Egg Salmon Skin (50grams), 1x Salted Egg Fish Skin (50grams) and 1x Hot Boom Salted Egg Fish Skin (50grams).
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