The Meaning of Ingredients
Chicken - Like fish, chickens are served whole to symbolizing togetherness of the family.
Lotus seed - Is a symbol of having many male offspring
Ginkgo nuts - Represent wealth
Dried bean curd - Like many of the foods that are served because the Chinese word for it also
means something else, dried bean curd symbolizes wealth and
happiness
Bamboo shoots - The word for bamboo shoots also sounds like the phrase for "wishing that
everything would be well.
Garlic chives -Symbolize "everlasting"
Prawns - Stands for liveliness and
happiness
Mixed vegetables -Represent family harmony
Oranges - Stand for abundance and sweetness of the New Year