Good Luck Foods to Eat on Chinese New Year 2013

Did you know that there are actually foods you can eat on Chinese New Year that can bring you luck?  Millions of Asians will be celebrating the holiday with family and friends.  It is a time-honored tradition.  It can help bring in good fortune to have a hearty meal with friends or family on Feb. 10, 2013.   Try some of these  “lucky”  foods and see what kind of year you have?  It can’t hurt to try it, plus its fun and delicious!     Here goes…

Noodles                            represent long life if you do not cut them.

Dumplings                     represent money bags

Spring Rolls                    similar to gold bars (money)

Lettuce                              Cantonese word sounds like rising fortune

Oranges                             fruitful life of abundance

Rice Cakes                       sweetness in life

Long Leafy Greens and Long Beans            served whole to wish a long life for parents.

Fish and chicken  represent happiness and prosperity esp. when served whole.               

Clams                                    resemblance to buillon so means money

Duck                                       Fidelity

Eggs                                         Fertility

Bean curd or tofu, however, is avoided because its white color suggests death and misfortune.

Have a fortune cookie for fun!

Enjoy,

Belinda Mendoza

Certified Feng Shui Consultant, Austin, Texasa

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