舌尖上的春节：带来好运的十大过年传统美食[1]_时事

舌尖上的春节：带来好运的十大过年传统美食[1]

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Gong writes that leafy greens, such as Chinese broccoli, are “served whole to wish a long life for parents.”

龚在《红运生活》中写道，春节期间烹制绿叶时蔬，比如芥蓝，寄托着子女“希望父母长命百岁”的美好心愿。

8. Whole Fish 全鱼

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The Chinese word for fish sounds like the word for abundance, says Lum. It’s important that the fish is served with the head and tail intact, writes Gong, “to ensure a good start and finish and to avoid bad luck throughout the year.”

林解释道，中文里，“鱼”和“余”同音。春节吃鱼，得连着鱼头鱼尾吃一整条。《红运生活》中这么写道，“如此一来，才能保证一年到头红红火火，霉运全无”。

9. Sweets 甜食

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Serving desserts brings a sweet life in the new year. Gong writes that a childhood favorite was the flaky cookie pockets called gok jai, filled with peanuts, coconut, and sesame.

春节期间吃甜食，寓意新年甜甜蜜蜜。龚在书中记录了儿时最爱的甜点——糕仔，口感酥脆，里头有花生、椰片与芝麻。

10. Yuanbao (Jiaozi) 元宝

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“In North China, everyone eats the jiaozi dumplings,” says Dunlop. “Families will make a dough and wrap it around pork and cabbage, and boil [the dumplings], then serve them with vinegar and soy sauce. You can wrap them in the shape of an old silver ingot.” Gong writes that during New Year celebrations jiaozi are called yuanbao, a reference to the ancient, ingot-shaped Chinese currency, and that eating them is said to bring prosperity. While making them, families sometimes tuck added good-luck foods like peanuts (to bring long life) into some of them.