Top 5 Lucky Desserts to Eat on Chinese New Year 2023

Celebrations of Chinese New Year last for 16 days, and food is heavily involved in them. Here is a guide on what to eat during Chinese New Year 2023, the year of the rabbit, with a list of the top 5 desserts to ensure you are all ready to celebrate. 

1. Nian Gao

Sometimes translated as a "new year cake," Nian gao is a traditional glutinous rice cake eaten on Chinese New Year's Eve. When spoken, Nian gao means "to signal higher success in the new year."

Nian gao can be either sweet or savory; the sweet variety of the new year cake is more native to southern China, while the savory version is typically stir-fried in dishes in northern China.

2. Fa Gao
 

Fa gao is a Chinese dessert made with soaked rice ground into a paste and steamed. It is also known as prosperity cake or fortune cake. Exactly like Nian gao, it is a wish for success.

3. Fruits
 

Tangerines and oranges are the most traditional fruit to grace the table as the word for tangerine and orange in Chinese sounds the same as a word that means good fortune. They are also selected as they are round and golden in color, symbolizing fullness and wealth.

4. Jujube Flower Cake
 

Jujube, known as the Chinese date, is traditional at Chinese New Year because it is red, and red is the color of prosperity and happiness. People choose the meatiest jujube and wrap it with dough, and you can also mold the dough into a flower and press the fruit into the center or the petals. 

5. Tangyuan
 

Tangyuan is a sweet rice ball that is commonly served on the fifteenth and final day of the Chinese New Year celebration in a thin broth or deep fried. The pronunciation and round shape of tangyuan are associated with reunion and being together. The balls are filled with anything sweet like red beans and peanuts.

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