what are some examples of food used on the chinese new year ?

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• 1 Historyman. // Jul 17, 2008

  Pork.
  Rice.

• 2 Ms. Diamond Girl // Jul 17, 2008

  Chinese Holiday Calendar for the Year of the Pig (2007)

  Chinese New Year may be China’s biggest excuse for a party, but it’s not the only one.
  There are many Chinese holidays throughout the year, and most have their own special celebration food.
  Because Chinese holidays are based on the lunar calendar, the date on the Gregorian calendar changes from one year to the next.
  Here is a Chinese holiday calendar with dates and information about the major festivals and significant days in 2007, the Year of the Pig (also called the Year of the Boar).

  Chinese New Year Food Symbolism

  Bamboo shoots - wealth

  Black moss seaweed - wealth

  Dried Bean Curd - happiness (note: fresh tofu is not served because the color white symbolizes death and misfortune in Chinese culture).

  Chicken - happiness and marriage (especially when served with "dragon foods," such as lobster. Family reunion (if served whole)

  Eggs - fertility

  Egg Rolls - wealth

  Fish served whole - prosperity

  Chinese garlic chives - everlasting, a long life

  Lychee nuts - close family ties

  Noodles - A long life

  Oranges - wealth

  Peanuts - a long life

  Pomelo - abundance, prosperity, having children

  Seeds - lotus seeds, watermelon seeds, etc. - having a large number of children

  Tangerines - luck

  2007 Year of Pig

  hope this helps.

• 3 Rucca M.J. Jamieson // Jul 17, 2008

  Naingao, Chinese New Year cakes.

• 4 Holly Golightly // Jul 17, 2008

  Noodles to signify long life and dumplings. I don't know what it means, but I feel dumplings are a Chinese staple.

• 5 merrybodner // Jul 17, 2008

  Moon cakes.

• 6 xpackerzangelx // Jul 17, 2008

  was married to an oriental and spent a chinese new year in hong kong. the food is all foods you prepare like a feast of foods every day for 7 days. but the most important is you MUST have fruits lots of fruit. if you have ever known an oriental. they always have like a little shrine of a buddah some where in their home or business. and they always place fresh fruit at the shrine every day. fresh fruit is LIFE