What are the differences between rice tray and Lunar New Year holidays?

On the occasion of the Chinese New Year, while the Korean ancestor tray has to prepare 20 dishes, the party in Mongolia has only two main dishes.

South Korea

Kimchi cuisine has many beautiful and delicate dishes.Therefore, Korean New Year's Eve tray is not too surprising when there are often more than 20 dishes.The table must always be prepared and arranged according to a certain principle.In particular, ttok-kuk and kimchi are two indispensable dishes.(Photo: Travelog).

The Tet tray of Koreans will also be incomplete without tteokguk, a meaningful rice cake soup that brings a lot of luck in the new year.In addition, other dishes are well prepared by people such as dried fish, beef, steamed dumplings, fruits, vegetables, dried persimmons and traditional cakes.(Photo: Aeri's Kitchen, Cathlyn's Korean Kitchen, Korean Bapsang, Wattpad).

China

Dumpling is a dish that symbolizes lucky charms and prosperous belief in the Chinese New Year.Therefore, on New Year's Eve, every Chinese family eats this dish.Its enjoyment also follows the ancient traditional ritual.The first bowl was placed on the altar.The second bowl to worship Apple.At the third bowl, people began to eat.(Photo: Topsimages).

In addition, Chinese New Year rice trays are more set of dishes with different meanings, containingmuch luck and thousands of things.For example, drifting tea symbolizes the wish of family reunion, the fish dish will bring excess money, cakes of bread with the meaning of advancement in work, spring rolls to bring wealth . (Image: GoinGo, Shkodra News, Soha, Mrttw).

Mongolia

On New Year's Eve, or Tsagaan Sar, Mongolian hosts often with relatives and children gathered at the wooden table covered with food.In it, two main dishes including confectionery and fatty boiled lamb will be displayed to welcome guests.(Photo: Delanion).

They will cut guests to the house each piece of lamb, a little dumpling, bread salad . Especially on the table there are also cakes made from flour, round, very big, arranged in layers.The Mongols said that the more this cake is stacked up the more floors, the more prosperous that family.(Photo: Toursofmongolia)

Singapore

Singaporean New Year rice tray will have 8 main dishes.In particular, Phat Tai (aka Lo Hei, Yuseng) is indispensable in the meal here.The dish is made from raw salmon, shredded vegetables such as papaya, taro, grapefruit, ginger . Each type of material has a unique sense of luck.(Photo: OnlyWilliam).

Similar to the Chinese concept, traditional Singaporean dishes also bring different wishes, in the hope that all good things will come in the new year such as fish, longevity noodles . However, Pencai is a food a little bit different when there is no symbolic meaning at all.It attracts Singaporeans because of its large serving and many valuable ingredients.(Photo: Noob Cook Recipes, Wattpad).

Vietnam

The cuisine of the New Year of Vietnam is diverse, varies by region.However, the dishes are directed towards the common cultural values ​​of the country, showing the wholehearted devotion to the ancestors.Vietnamese people mainly prepare green and red dishes to symbolize luck and fortune.Trays usually have 4 or 8 dishes, representing the four seasons and prevent bad luck in the new year.Wherever, banh chung is indispensable in Vietnamese Tet tray.Biscuits made from glutinous rice, pork, green beans . These ingredients have been the quintessence in Vietnamese wet rice agriculture since ancient times.In addition, the tray of rice also has frozen meat, spring rolls, boiled chicken, braised meat, bamboo shoots . Each dish is associated with certain meanings.(Photo: Tranlebaoquyen, VinMart Cook).