These foods are often enjoyed during the Chinese New Year festivities for their symbolic meanings and delicious flavors.
A
Abacus Beads (Suan Pan Zi)
Abalone
Almond Cookies
B
Bai Tang Gao (White Sugar Sponge Cake)
Baijiu (Chinese Liquor)
Bamboo Shoots
Buddha's Delight (Vegetarian Lo Han Jai)
C
Century Egg Congee
Coconut Sticky Rice Cake
D
Dayu Darou (Fish)
Dried Oysters
Dried Scallop Congee
Dumplings (Jiaozi)
E
Egg Custard Tarts
Egg Drop Soup
Eight Treasure Rice (Ba Bao Fan) (Rice Pudding)
F
Fa Gao (Fortune Cake)
Fish (Yu)
Fish Ball Skewers
Fortune Cookies
Fried Sesame Balls (Jian Dui)
G
Ginger Chicken
Golden Dumplings
Good Fortune Fruit
H
Har Gow (Shrimp Dumplings)
Honey-Glazed Walnuts
Hot Pot
J
Jian Dui (Fried Sesame Balls)
Jujube (Red Dates)
Jujube Soup
K
Koi-Shaped Cookies
Koi-shaped Sushi Rolls
Kung Pao Chicken
Kung Pao Tofu
L
Lawei (Cured Meats)
Lotus Leaf Wrapped Rice
Lotus Root Soup
Lotus Root Stir Fry
Lotus Seed Paste Buns
M
Mala Hotpot
Mandarin Chicken
Mandarin Oranges
Mung Bean Soup
Mushrooms in Oyster Sauce
N
Nian Gao (Sweet Rice Cake)
Noodles (Longevity Noodles)
O
Orange Blossom Tea
Osmanthus Flower Jelly
Oyster Pancakes
P
Peking Duck
Peking Pork Chops
Pineapple Fried Rice
Pineapple Tarts
Potstickers
Prosperity Shrimp
Q
Qipao-Shaped Cookies
Qipao-Shaped Pastry
Quail Eggs in Soy Sauce
Quick Pickled Radishes
R
Red Bean Buns
Red Bean Soup
S
Sichuan Peppercorn Chicken
Soy Sauce Chicken (See Yao Gai)
Spring Onion Pancakes
Spring Rolls
Sushi
T
Tangerines
Tanghulu (Candied Fruits)
Tangyuan (Sweet Rice Balls)
Tangyuan with Black Sesame
Turnip Cake (Lo Bak Go)
U
Udon Noodles
Udon Stir-Fry
V
Vegetarian Potstickers
Vegetarian Spring Rolls
W
Walnut and Red Date Porridge
Walnut Prawns
Wonton Soup
X
Xi Mi Lu (Sweet Rice Sago Porridge)
Xi Yang Cai (Watercress Soup)
Xiang Chang (Chinese Sausage)
Xiaolongbao (Soup Dumplings)
Y
Yams and Black Moss
Yau Gok (Sweet Fried Dumplings)
Yusheng (Prosperity Toss)
Yuzu Sorbet
Z
Zha Jiang Mian (Fried Sauce Noodles)
Zhen Zhu Nai Cha (Bubble Milk Tea)
Zongzi (Sticky Rice Dumplings)
Zui Ji (Drunken Chicken)