Chinese New Year 2014 Food Recipes

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Food is an integral part of Chinese New Year celebrations. Traditionally the members of the family unite in the house of the eldest in the clan for an elaborate meal. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Speaking of elaborate meals, the traditional New Year feast in the imperial house consisted of 99 dishes since the numeric 9 is considered auspicious by the Chinese. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Another food item incorporated in the menu for good fortune is fish. In some areas, people gift oranges as a symbol for good luck and respect. </span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnkDZ5pCiUOqffkVYkyG1cVlJMz0aHiVwkH7mZKATl0xu7OjlEgs8nROZ3oB4Z0MDk7RVHS-R4bHMZH-Ki8q88BrnZ9nDVZC2vW91yjmYpaO866DqIqLkfACD3Uo8-vPqJx6ZqUwvOdbX/s1600/Tangerine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Chinese New Year Recipes" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnkDZ5pCiUOqffkVYkyG1cVlJMz0aHiVwkH7mZKATl0xu7OjlEgs8nROZ3oB4Z0MDk7RVHS-R4bHMZH-Ki8q88BrnZ9nDVZC2vW91yjmYpaO866DqIqLkfACD3Uo8-vPqJx6ZqUwvOdbX/s640/Tangerine.jpg" title="Chinese New Year Recipes" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinese New Year Recipes</td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Chinese New Year Recipes :</span></h2><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Today many Chinese people meet their family in restaurants for New Year meals. But if you want to cook it up at home here are a couple of recipes �</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Whole Fish In Black Bean Sauce</b></span><br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Take a whole fish of your choice (halibut or red snapped or basa tastes good) and make some slits along the body. Rub it with salt and lightly fry both sides on low heat till the fish flakes easily. Soak black beans. <a name="more"></a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In a bowl, mix together ginger paste, soaked black beans, soya sauce, sesame oil, vegetable oil and sugar. Now in a pan heat the contents of the bowl till the beans melt. Stir continuously. Remove from heat.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In a serving dish, pour half of the piping hot sauce, put the fish and pour over the remaining sauce. Sit it for a while for the fish to absorb the flavors of the sauce. Garnish with sliced spring onions and serve with steamed rice. </span></li></ul><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Orange Donuts</b></span><br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In a bowl, combine zest of an orange, coarsely ground sugar and powdered cinnamon. Take buttermilk donut dough and roll into balls. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now in a pan deep fry these balls, pat off the excess oil and coat them well with the ground mixture. Serve immediately for best results. </span></li></ul><br /></div>

Chinese New Year 2014 Food Recipes

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Chinese New Year Rituals

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;"></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Chinese New Year rituals actually begin with spring cleaning when the homes are thoroughly cleaned to sweep out all that is bad. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">However this cleaning will stop right before the New Year commences so as not to wipe away the good luck that the New Year is expected to bring in.</span><br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">On the New Year�s Eve, a Reunion Dinner is held which is an elaborate feasting where essentially all the members of the family unite in the home of the eldest in the family. The dinner is preceded by thanksgiving prayer and paying homage to ancestors. Some people also visit temples and light incense sticks.</span></li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdDZwBAhyWt8NXpT5izWJOYV2O0pnmNtF-oR-cRtPHm0huO1xJkZEsHVtEZnZSQ-i7JSGL8DLPfb-FkE9lfgBJRdNlzTarMrnvr7sbw1N2e-PQ1FftLQUO6qsE9_5T613Oeo32U6WBgMy/s1600/152508233(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Chinese New Year Rituals" border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdDZwBAhyWt8NXpT5izWJOYV2O0pnmNtF-oR-cRtPHm0huO1xJkZEsHVtEZnZSQ-i7JSGL8DLPfb-FkE9lfgBJRdNlzTarMrnvr7sbw1N2e-PQ1FftLQUO6qsE9_5T613Oeo32U6WBgMy/s640/152508233(1).jpg" title="Chinese New Year Rituals" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinese New Year Rituals<br /><a name="more"></a></td></tr></tbody></table><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The house is decorated and lit up. Red is believed to be auspicious. Paper lanterns adorn the homes. Gifts are exchanged. The elders generally gift the younger ones money in a red envelope that is believed to bring in prosperity in the upcoming months of the brand New Year.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Lion Dance and Dragon dances are held all over the country and is a noisy affair that is believed to scare off the evil.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Apart from these principal rituals, these are also various local customs that are observed in different regions of the country in keeping with their traditions.</span></li></ul><br /><br /></div>

Chinese New Year Rituals

Chinese New Year rituals actually begin with spring cleaning when the homes are thoroughly cleaned to sweep out all that is bad.  However th...

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