Chinese New Year Food Symbolism

 

1. 
   • Black moss seaweed - wealth
   • Dried Bean Curd - happiness
   • 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
   • 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