Chinese prefer to combine food with festivals and important occasions. Different occasions match with different cuisines.
中国人喜欢把食物与节日和重要场合结合起来。不同的场合搭配不同的美食。
Jiao Zi (Chinese Dumplings)
饺子
The dumpling is the representative of Chinese traditional food, which is important in Northern China household during the holidays. Because it is shaped like gold or silver ingots (锭), the ancient Chinese currency (货币). On the New Year’s Eve, all family members try to gather to eat. People may hide a coin in a dumpling when they make it, and the person who finds the coin will likely make a fortune in the coming New Year.
饺子是中国传统食物的代表，是中国北方家庭在节日期间的重要食物。因为它的形状像中国古代的货币金锭或银锭。在除夕夜，所有的家庭成员都聚在一起吃饭。人们在包饺子的时候可能会把一枚硬币藏在其中一个饺子里，发现硬币的人可能会在新的一年里发财。
Nian Gao (New Year Cake)
年糕
Niangao is an important food in Chinese New Year for the meaning of thriving in the New Year. It is a kind of Chinese cake, made with sticky rice flour and brown sugar. It is Southerners’ favorite New Year food. The shape is round. In Chinese, “Gao” has the same pronunciation as the word meaning “High”, and “Nian” means year. So “Nian Gao” is a symbol of gaining improvement in life year by year. What’s more, the round shape means family reunion.
年糕是中国新年的重要食物，寓意在新的一年里兴旺发达。这是一种中国糕点，由糯米粉和红糖制成。这是南方人最喜欢的新年食物。形状是圆的。在汉语中，“糕”与“高”同音，“年”是“年”的意思。所以“年糕”象征着生活一年比一年好。更重要的是，圆形意味着家庭团聚。
Zong Zi
粽子
Zongzi is a traditional food of the Dragon Boat Festival. Generally speaking, Zongzi is made of sticky rice with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. Different regions of China have their own flavors of Zongzi. Making Zongzi can be challenging. People make the bamboo or reed leaves into a funnel (漏斗) shape and place the rice inside, and then use the straw or thread to fasten it.
粽子是端午节的传统食物。一般来说，粽子是用糯米和不同的馅料包在竹叶或芦苇叶里。中国不同的地区有自己不同口味的粽子。包粽子很有挑战性。人们把竹叶或芦苇叶做成漏斗状，把大米放在里面，然后用稻草或线把它固定住。
Tang Yuan
汤圆
Tangyuan is a typical food during Chinese Lantern Festival. It’s a kind of dumplings in China. The fillings inside Tangyuan are various. There is a slight difference between northern China and southern China. The filling is usually salty in northern China, while is sweet in southern China.
汤圆是中国元宵节的典型食物。它是中国的一种汤团。汤圆的馅料多种多样。中国北方和南方稍有不同。中国北方的饺子馅通常是咸的，而南方的饺子馅通常是甜的。
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