In January we got the opportunity to celebrate the Chinese New Year. I was really excited, because was the first time that I got the change to celebrate this event with a native.
This special tradition is very sumptuous. The table should be full of food to bring abundance to the rest of the year.
The typical dish for the day is the fondue. In this fondue you cook your meat in a sort of soup in place of cheese of oil.
The typical dish for the day is the fondue. In this fondue you cook your meat in a sort of soup in place of cheese of oil.
Inside the soup are different kinds of little balls made from powder stuffed with fish, chicken/cow/pork and sheep meat. After you eat the balls, talk and have a little bit from the soup, you are ready for next step to put the uncooked meat/clam to cook. That was a really mix of flavors meat and fish.
From desert we got strawberry mochi (“草莓麻糬”)
Is made with rice powder, red beans and strawberry. For me was nice to try it once :). We also got sweet potatoes with caramel. I forgot to the a photo of that one :(
At the end of the diner the parents usually give to their children’s a red envelope with money a form of wishing them, good luck and blessing for the year that come. I know what you’re thinking and the answer is no, we didn't get a red envelop, maybe next year ;).
This year is the horse year and is considered a fortunate year. The horse brings luck and good things… Happy horse year (快乐的马年)
