New Year Food Preparation

Food must be prepared ahead of time as one of the popular chinese new year superstitions dictates that all knives must be put away.

New year food preparation. The preparation to celebrate the chinese new year festival begins around 8th day of 12th lunar month. You re sure to be traveling or hosting guests potentially both so lots of snacks are in order dumplings are a must as they re good for prosperity. Greens pork and cornbread as well as black eyed peas cowpeas or beans are some of the typical symbolic foods served on new year s day.

On new year s day the families come together to celebrate and everything must be ready for this important fest. The term fermentation sometimes refers specifically to the chemical conversion of. Using a knife during the first days of the new year cuts off all the good luck for the coming year.

So many fish in the sea. Asian cultures feast on whole fish to celebrate lunar new year while on the other side of the globe europeans eat cod herring and carp. Lunar new year is all about good wishes.

When planning your dinner menu add the southern foods that some say bring good luck and avoid those that may do just the opposite in the new year. Comedian and abc life reporter jennifer wong takes a loo. Store shelves are often ransacked the week before the chinese new year.

Fermentation usually implies that the action of microorganisms is desired. The last day of the chinese new year festival is on the 15th day of first lunar month. Groceries for the festival dinners and regular meals need to be purchased in anticipation of the holiday.

But did you know that many of these good wishes are edible. The science of fermentation is known as zymology or zymurgy. Lucky food is served during the 16 day festival season especially on chinese new year dinner on new year s eve which is believed to bring good luck for the coming year.