Jai
This vegetarian1 dish is eaten because it's "part of the Buddhist2 culture to cleanse3 yourself with vegetables," says Lum. It's also packed with good-luck foods, writes Gong, breaking it down by ingredient: sea moss4 for prosperity; lotus seeds for children/birth of sons; noodles for longevity5; lily buds to "send 100 years of harmonious6 union"; Chinese black mushrooms to "fulfill7 wishes from east to west"; and more. Try our recipe.
Long Leafy Greens and Long Beans
Gong writes that leafy greens, such as Chinese broccoli8, are "served whole to wish a long life for parents."
Whole Fish
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."
Sweets
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, coconut9, and sesame.
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Yuanbao (Jiaozi)
"In North China, everyone eats the jiaozi dumplings," says Dunlop. "Families will make a dough10 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.
1 vegetarian
n.素食者；adj.素食的
參考例句：
She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐漸習(xí)慣吃素食。 I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是個(gè)素食者。
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2 Buddhist
adj./n.佛教的，佛教徒
參考例句：
The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前頂禮膜拜。 In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。
3 cleanse
vt.使清潔，使純潔，清洗
參考例句：
Health experts are trying to cleanse the air in cities. 衛(wèi)生專家們正設(shè)法凈化城市里的空氣。 Fresh fruit juices can also cleanse your body and reduce dark circles.新鮮果汁同樣可以清潔你的身體,并對(duì)黑眼圈同樣有抑制作用。
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4 moss
n.苔，蘚，地衣
參考例句：
Moss grows on a rock.苔蘚生在石頭上。 He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看見他枕著樹葉和苔蘚睡著了。
5 longevity
n.長命；長壽
參考例句：
Good habits promote longevity.良好的習(xí)慣能增長壽命。 Human longevity runs in families.人類的長壽具有家族遺傳性。
6 harmonious
adj.和睦的，調(diào)和的，和諧的，協(xié)調(diào)的
參考例句：
Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他們關(guān)系融洽的部分原因是他們有著相似的目標(biāo)。 The room was painted in harmonious colors.房間油漆得色彩調(diào)和。
7 fulfill
vt.履行，實(shí)現(xiàn)，完成；滿足，使?jié)M意
參考例句：
If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你許諾了，你就要履行你的諾言。 This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.這家公司應(yīng)該能夠滿足我們的要求。
8 broccoli
n.綠菜花，花椰菜
參考例句：
She grew all the broccoli plants from seed.這些花椰菜都是她用種子培育出來的。 They think broccoli is only green and cauliflower is only white.他們認(rèn)為西蘭花只有綠色的，而菜花都是白色的。
9 coconut
n.椰子
參考例句：
The husk of this coconut is particularly strong.椰子的外殼很明顯非常堅(jiān)固。 The falling coconut gave him a terrific bang on the head.那只掉下的椰子砰地?fù)糁兴哪X袋。
10 dough
n.生面團(tuán)；錢，現(xiàn)款
參考例句：
She formed the dough into squares.她把生面團(tuán)捏成四方塊。 The baker is kneading dough.那位面包師在揉面。
《春節(jié)十大傳統(tǒng)美食 下》添加時(shí)間：2024-12-14；更新時(shí)間：2025-03-09
