Yusheng is a raw fish salad.

It usually consists of strips of raw fish,

mixed with shredded vegetables and a variety of sauces and
condiments, among other ingredients. Yusheng is considered a symbol
of abundance, prosperity and vigor.


Nian gao is a food prepared from glutinous rice and consumed in
Chinese cuisine. While it can be eaten all year round, traditionally it is
most popular during Chinese New Year. It is considered good luck to
eat nian gao during this time. Eating nian gao has the symbolism of
raising oneself taller in each coming year.


In Chinese, "fish" sounds like 'surplus'. Chinese people always like to
have a surplus at the end of the year, because they think if they have
managed to save something at the end of the year, then they can make
more in the next year. Fish can be cooked in various ways such as
boiling, steaming, and braising.


Spring rolls get their name because they are traditionally eaten during
the Spring Festival. It is a dish especially popular in East China.
Spring rolls are a Cantonese dim sum dish of cylindrical-shaped rolls
filled with vegetables, meat, or something sweet. Fillings are wrapped
in thin dough wrappers, then fried, when the spring rolls are given
their golden-yellow color. A lucky saying for eating spring rolls is
which means 'A ton of gold' (because fried spring rolls look
like gold bars) a wish for prosperity.