Yu Sheng salad for a prosperous year
Singaporeans have the custom of eating Yu Sheng in the new year with the belief that they will be lucky and good. This is a salad made from 27 ingredients such as salmon, vegetables, tubers, many sauces and spices. Each ingredient contains auspicious meanings such as fish symbolizing prosperity, carrots bring red fortunes, turnips for longevity, white radishes contain the meaning of promotion … All ingredients are sliced. Small display on a large dish very harmonious in color.

The dish also has a very subtle sauce, spices like peanuts imply for gold and silver, five-spice sauce symbolizes 5 types of blessings, beautiful yellow plum sauce like gold in everything, bringing Sweetness and sublimation in relationships. The way to enjoy this dish is quite special, everyone gathered at the dining table, turned over the plate of salad, picked up and chanted the blessing for each other before eating. Due to the elaborate processing and distinctive symbolism, Yu Sheng is almost exclusively for enjoying on solemn occasions like Tet, what makes the dish become more meaningful and become an indispensable specialty for all family members if you are present in Singapore during the Lunar New Year.

Nian Gao cake tightened the friendship
Nian Gao cake is made from glutinous flour with high adhesion, a little sugar, a little ginger, making the plastic taste mixed with a mild, sweet and elegant sweetness and pressed into a lucky shape like a fish or a silver ingot. More With Yu Sheng, Nian Gao cakes are available all year round, but whenever Tet comes, sales often skyrocket because Singaporeans believe that enjoying this cake in the first days of the year will bring sweetness and friendship. The auspicious meaning comes from its implementation and name: the cake is a fusion of glutinous rice flour and other ingredients, the pronunciation of the name is almost identical to the word for development.

Nian Gao will be even more delicious and tasty when served with a cup of hot tea. Every New Year comes, Singaporeans often give each other this kind of cake as a blessing.

Bak Kwa dry meat finds luck
Bak Kwa dried meat dish is very popular in Singapore and is also considered traditional cuisine during Tet. Originating from Chinese cuisine, over time, the taste of Bak Kwa has been varied according to the taste of Singaporeans and the ingredients have been expanded such as dried pork, beef, chicken, etc. Instead of grilling on Coal fire like traditional, Bak Kwa is dried by machine, ensuring nutrition, food safety and delicious taste. This snack is red and wrapped in red paper to symbolize luck.

Not only during Tet holiday, but if going to Singapore anytime of the year, visitors and their families should also try and buy some Bak Kwa as gifts.

Longevity noodles (Chang shou mian)
Originating from China, Longevity noodles dish is known as Chang shou mian which is an indispensable dish in the tray of Singaporeans during Tet to spring. People eat this noodles with the desire to have a whole year of peace and long life as its name. This dish is specially prepared to keep the noodles chewy and long enough to represent the long life as the name of the dish. People often enjoy by eating with mustard. Longevity noodles is a dish that expresses the filial piety of the descendants with their predecessors such as grandparents, parents to be long-live and gather around their family.

This is not only the indispensable dish during Tet holiday but also a traditional dish for the celebrations and birthday parties of Singaporeans.

Source: Internet