Introduction: Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, these 4 "unlucky" dishes, no matter how much you love to eat, you will not serve them on the table, the old tradition must be observed, don't make jokes!
As the Spring Festival approaches, every family is preparing for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is the sumptuous meal of the year and a time for the whole family to gather and spend the festive season together. When preparing the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, some foods are considered "unlucky" due to traditional customs and should not be served. Let's learn about these foods together, avoid jokes, and ensure the auspiciousness and smoothness of the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner!
1. Pear (off)
The homonym of pear is "separation", and in the traditional concept, separation represents the meaning of separation and separation. Therefore, putting pears on the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner will be considered unlucky, and it is easy for the family to associate with separation. In order to avoid this unlucky meaning, it is recommended that you choose other fruits at the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, or cut the pears into pieces and cook them into a sweet soup to eat.
2. Bitter gourd (bitter)
The name of bitter melon is homophonic to the word "bitter", and on the festive occasion of Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, people are more inclined to choose foods that mean auspiciousness and have a sweet taste. Therefore, bitter melon is not suitable for the table of Chinese New Year's Eve. If you particularly like the taste of bitter gourd, you can choose to eat it at another time during the Chinese New Year, or cook it with other ingredients to reduce its bitterness.
3. Winter melon (empty)
The homonym of winter melon is "emptiness", and in the traditional concept, emptiness represents nothing to seek and nothing to rely on. Therefore, it is also unlucky to put winter melon on the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. In order to avoid this unlucky meaning, it is recommended that you choose other cooking methods when preparing winter melon, such as braised winter melon, winter melon soup, etc., to increase the taste and deliciousness of winter melon.
4. Water spinach (heartless vegetables)
Water spinach is a common vegetable, but it is considered an unlucky dish at the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. Because the name of water spinach is easily reminiscent of "heartless vegetables", and in the traditional concept, "heartless" represents ruthlessness and meaninglessness. To avoid this unlucky connotation, it is recommended that you choose other leafy greens at the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, or cook the hollow cabbage with other ingredients to increase its taste and deliciousness.
In addition to the above four foods, there are some other ingredients that are also considered unlucky, such as squid (because it is shaped like a knife) and chicken feet (because it is shaped like a hand). These foods are best avoided at Chinese New Year's Eve dinners so as not to violate the taboos of traditional customs.
Of course, in modern society, many people don't pay much attention to these traditional customs. However, in order to respect traditional culture and family customs, we should still understand these taboos and abide by them. After all, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is the most important meal of the year and a time for family reunion. Making the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner full of auspicious and beautiful meanings can bring good luck and happiness to the whole family.
In addition to the choice of ingredients, the way the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is cooked is also important. Traditional Chinese New Year's Eve meals are usually cooked in a variety of ways such as stewing, boiling, steaming, and frying to show the original taste and nutritional value of the ingredients. At the same time, in order to increase the taste and deliciousness of the Chinese New Year's Eve meal, you can also add the appropriate amount of seasonings and condiments according to your personal taste and preferences.
In short, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is a meal full of auspiciousness and beauty. By understanding traditional customs and food taboos, we can ensure a smooth and auspicious Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, bringing good luck and happiness to our family. I wish you all the best and a happy family in the new year!