What Do You Eat for Chinese New Year? 5 Essential Dishes

For China’s 1.5 billion citizens and many Chinese communities around the world, the Spring Festival marks the beginning of the new year according to the traditional lunar calendar. The main event is the family meal, when families reunite, and while traditions vary, these 5 foods are essential at every Chinese New Year celebration.

0:00 Introduction
0:04 5 ESSENTIAL FOODS TO EAT ON CHINESE NEW YEAR
0:32 FISH
0:47 DUMPLINGS
1:03 STICKY RICE CAKES (NIAN GAO)
1:21 LONG LIFE NOODLES (CHANG SHOU MIAN)
1:37 RICE BALLS (TANG YUAN)

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