The dishes of the Spring Festival reunion dinner can be meaningful.

First, fish. Because there is a traditional saying in China that fish is an essential dish for the New Year's Eve. Eating carp on New Year's Eve is homophonic with "Li", and eating carp in the New Year is very prosperous. Eating crucian carp on New Year's Eve is homophonic with "auspiciousness", and eating crucian carp and crucian carp together in the New Year is good luck. Eating silver carp on New Year's Eve is homophonic with "Lian", and eating silver carp in the New Year is getting more and more every year.

Second, chicken. In many places, the first dish to eat at a banquet is chicken, because it means good luck. There must be a chicken on the food table in the New Year, because "eating chicken begins".

Third, shrimp. Shrimp will be an auspicious dish during the Spring Festival, such as boiled shrimp and fried shrimp, because shrimp means laughing every day.

Fourth, rice cakes. It is also called "rice cake", which is homophonic with "getting taller every year", indicating that people's work and life are getting better every year.

Verb (short for verb) jiaozi. Eating jiaozi means "making friends when I was young", while "Zi" means "Zi Shi", which is homophonic with "Jiao" and means "Happy Reunion" and "Good luck".