Chinese New Year dishes
Prawns symbolizes happiness and on Chinese New Year it is common to present prawn dishes to the table.
Prawns are a popular Chinese New Year dish. It represents 'liveliness', as well as 'happiness' and 'good fortune' because the Cantonese word for Prawns is ha which sounds like laughter.
The most common dish for Chinese New Year
The most common dish that has a long history in China dates back to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which lasted from 265 AD to 420 AD, is spring rolls. The great attraction about spring rolls is that they are easy to plate and share on a table which is exactly what food is about on Chinese New Year!
Spring rolls are a must-have dish during the festival. Our stuffed Snow Crab spring rolls are a creative touch to avoid the deep-fried spring roll and stay on the healthier side and stay within the tradition.
The importance of including seafood dishes on Chinese New Year
In China seafood is embedded in the Chinese Culture and seafood is one of the most highly regarded cuisines globally for its complex flavours and popular style. It also has a lot of health benefits that you can enjoy. Seafood is continuously soaring as they are becoming a common source on the Chinese table(daxueconsulting 2015).
