On the occasion of the Lunar New Year, while the Korean ancestor worshiping tray must prepare a full 20 plates of food, the feast in Mongolia has only 2 main dishes.
Kimchi cuisine has many beautiful and delicate dishes. Therefore, the Korean New Year’s Eve offering is not surprising when there are often more than 20 dishes. The dining table must always be prepared and arranged according to a certain principle. In which, ttok-kuk and kimchi are two indispensable dishes. (Photo: Travelog).
The Korean New Year’s tray would not be complete without tteokguk, a rice cake soup that is meant to bring good luck in the new year. In addition, other dishes are also carefully prepared such as dried fish, beef, steamed buns, fruits, vegetables, dried persimmons and traditional cakes. (Photo: Aeri’s Kitchen, Cathlyn’s Korean Kitchen, Korean Bapsang, Wattpad).
Dumplings are a symbol of good luck and prosperity in the Chinese New Year. Therefore, on New Year’s Eve, every Chinese family eats this dish. Its enjoyment is also according to ancient traditions. The first bowl is placed on the altar. The second bowl is to worship the Apple. By the third bowl, everyone started eating. (Photo: Topsimages).
In addition, the Chinese New Year’s rice tray is more than the dishes with different meanings, containing a lot of luck and all things as desired. For example, water drifting tea symbolizes the family’s wish to reunite, fish dishes will bring excess money, tote cakes mean advancement in work, spring rolls bring wealth… (Photo: GoinGo, Shkodra News, Soha, Mrttw).
During Tet, also known as Tsagaan Sar, Mongolian homeowners often gather with their relatives and children around a wooden table covered with food. In which, 2 main dishes including confectionery and greasy whole boiled lamb will be presented to welcome the guests. (Photo: Delanion).
They will cut each piece of lamb for guests, some dumplings, bread salad… Especially on the table there are cakes made from flour, round, very large, arranged in layers. The Mongols believe that the more layers this cake is lined up, the more prosperous the family will be. (Photo: Toursofmongolia).
The Singaporean Tet tray will have 8 main dishes. In particular, Phat Tai (also known as Lo Hei, Yuseng) is an indispensable thing in the meal here. The dish is made from raw salmon, sliced vegetables such as papaya, taro, grapefruit, ginger… Each ingredient has its own lucky meaning. (Photo: OnlyWilliam).
Quite similar to the Chinese concept, traditional Singaporean dishes also carry different wishes, with the hope that all good things will come in the new year such as fish, longevity noodles… However, Pencai is a dish. slightly different when it has no symbolic meaning at all. It appeals to Singaporeans because of its large portions and many precious ingredients. (Photo: Noob Cook Recipes, Wattpad).
The Vietnamese New Year cuisine is diverse and varies from region to region. However, the dishes are all about the common traditional cultural values of the country, showing all the respect to the ancestors. Vietnamese people mainly prepare blue and red dishes, symbolizing luck and fortune. The offerings usually have 4 or 8 dishes, representing the four seasons and warding off bad luck in the new year. Wherever you are, banh chung is indispensable in the Tet tray of Vietnamese people. Cake is made from glutinous rice, pork, green beans… These ingredients are the quintessence of wet rice agriculture of the Vietnamese people since ancient times. In addition, the tray of rice also has frozen meat, spring rolls, boiled chicken, braised meat, bamboo shoot soup… Each dish is associated with certain meanings. (Photo: Tranlebaoquyen, VinMart Cook).
The Lao New Year is Songkran or Pi Mai, the people of the country of Million Elephants often celebrate the new year late – around mid-April every year. Lap dish is considered as the “soul” of the rice tray at the beginning of the year, because Lap means abundant blessings and luck in Lao language. This dish consists of minced chicken or beef and then mixed with a variety of coriander, lemon juice and roasted yellow sticky rice, served with sticky sticky rice. Lao people also cook Lap dishes to give as gifts in place of New Year’s wishes and wishes for fortune to relatives. They believe that if Lap is not delicious, that year they will have bad luck. (Photo: Lam Linh).
Japanese people celebrate New Year on New Year’s Eve. The special dishes dedicated to the Japanese New Year called Osechi include Ozoni soup, black bean jam, Tazukuri (sardines soaked in sugar and crispy fried sauce), fried shrimp, thick cake… Each item has its own lucky meaning. All arranged in a luxurious rectangular tray. Depending on the locality, the dishes in the tray will vary. (Photo: Hai Yen).