Hi, I am back after a week CNY holiday.

I had a very enjoyable Chinese New Year with Eat, Eat, Eat…(Great to me since I really Love to eat.. Haha!) and today I just reliased that terrible overweight..

I gonna stop reduce eating, and start again my diet plan soon :)

Here to share you some of the delicious gourmet food that I had had during Chinese New Year..

 Gourmet food : Lobster with Cheese! うまい。。

Gourmet food : Chicken!  鶏肉、美味しい。

Gourmet food: Chicken Soup with Seafood
Home Recipes During Chinese New Year

 

Gourmet food: Yu Sheng 鱼生，年年有余
Chinese Style Sashimi Salad 中華風刺身サラダ
A must eat dish during 7th Day (人日) of CNY

 

Gourmet food: Simmer Pork
Traditional Chinese Dish

新年快乐， 万事如意 ！！

On Chinese New Year Eve, all family members gather to have the most important reunion meal in the entire year. This is similar to Christmas dinner for westerners. Therefore, Chinese families usually serve expensive cuisines like shark-fins and abalones during this day. Traditionally, the meal is prepared by all adult female members of the family, which helps binding a close relationship amongst the female members. As more women join the work-force, the responsibility is passed to whoever available on that day. Nowadays many families opt to dine out for this special meal and reservations must be made months before to ensure availability.

Chinese New Year 2009 falls on January 26th and will mark the 15 day long festivities beginning on the said date and going on till the 9th February.

Chinese have a unique way of representing the New Year through animals. They have 12 different animals to represent each year of the 12 year -cycle and the order remains the same throughout with the year of the rat beginning the cycle and the year of the boar/ pig ending the same. As the Chinese year 2008 was signified as the year of the rat, this year2009, is going to be the year of the ox (niu). So, you can hear ox related Chinese “Niu” Year Greetings, niu zhuan qian kun “牛转乾坤” , niu nian xing da yun “牛年行大运” etc..

What food to eat during Chinese New Year?

Mandarin Oranges = （金） Gold

Chinese people are very superstitious in many ways, the superstitions played major parts in forming the Chinese customs.
During Chinese New Year, cuisines are carefully selected and named to only carry good meanings. Below are several examples of Chinese New Year ingredients: -

Wishing You :

Gong Xi Fa Chai “恭喜发财”,

Niu Zhuan Qian Kun “牛转乾坤”.