Super Delicious, These Dessert Rows Are Often Your Menu, Chinese People When Chinese New Year Arrives

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JAKARTA - Chinese New Year celebrations are closely related to various unique traditions. In addition to large meals, there is also the habit of eating snacks or desserts with the family. This snack is usually in the form of a cake which is not only used as a dessert but also an offering and a meal for the ancestors during the spirit prayer.

The cakes served are mostly sweet in taste. Because the Chinese people believe that sweet snacks are a symbol of a sweet life. Not a few also believe that certain desserts are symbols of good luck and fortune. Here are some types of delicious desserts that are always served during Chinese New Year celebrations.

Mooncakes

This traditional Chinese cake has a round shape decorated with Chinese characters meaning "long life" or "harmony" on it. Dating back to the Ming dynasty, this cake symbolizes wholeness and wholeness. Moon cake or moon cake has various variants, depending on the contents of the cake. There are lotus seeds, red beans, jujube and five kernels, with the filling of five kinds of beans mixed together.

Bean soup

In the celebration of Chinese New Year, you will see the color red everywhere because red is a symbol of happiness in Chinese culture. Red bean soup made from red or adzuki beans, topped with sliced dried tangerine and lotus seeds, is delicious when served chilled.

Eight Treasure Pudding

As the name implies, Eight Treasure Pudding is a pudding made from eight main ingredients such as red jujube, lotus seeds, and various kinds of candied fruit.

The use of these eight raw materials is in accordance with the Chinese people's belief that the number eight will bring good luck. The eight ingredients used in this eight treasure pudding make it look more beautiful and attractive.

Cake Basket

This cake is made from a mixture of salt, glutinous rice, brown sugar, and wheat flour. The basket cake also symbolizes hope for a better new year. Every Chinese New Year this cake becomes the best-selling cake. The basket cake is called nian gao in Mandarin. The word nian means year and gao means cake. It sounds like a tall word, so the basket cakes are served in an upwards manner.

My Cake

This cake is also known as cake Thok in Javanese society. The bright red color that is the identity of this cake symbolizes prosperity. Ku cakes are usually printed with engraved images or letters that symbolize good luck in the new year.

The sweet taste of this cake also signifies good luck, longevity, and health throughout the year.