Traditional New Year Foods-英语作文900字

　　【参考译文】：可能消耗更多的粮食在新年庆祝活动比其他任何一年的时间。大量的传统食物是准备给家人和朋友，以及那些接近我们的人已经死了。

　　在新年的第一天，中国家庭将吃吃斋。虽然宰的各种成分的根菜或纤维的蔬菜，许多人的属性的各种迷信方面向他们。

　　其他的食物包括全鱼，代表团结和数量，以及繁荣的鸡。鸡必须有头，尾，脚以象征完整。面条应完整无缺的，因为它们代表长寿。

　　在南中国，最喜欢和最典型的菜是年糕，甜糯米糕和粽子（糯米）（糯米包裹在芦苇（芦苇）叶），另一种流行的美食。

　　在北方，馒头面包（馒头）和小肉饺子的首选食品。在这个时间准备大量的食物象征富足和财富的家庭。

　　【正文】：

　　Probably more food is consumed during the New Year celebrations than any other time of the year. Vast amounts of traditional food is prepared for family and friends, as well as those close to us who have died.

　　On New Year's Day, the Chinese family will eat a vegetarian dish called jai. Although the various ingredients in jai are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people attribute various superstitious aspects to them.

　　Other foods include a whole fish, to represent togetherness and abundance, and a chicken for prosperity. The chicken must be presented with a head, tail and feet to symbolize completeness. Noodles should be uncut, as they represent long life.

　　In south China, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice（糯米）pudding and zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped up in reed（芦苇）leaves), another popular delicacy.

　　In the north, steamed-wheat bread (man tou) and small meat dumplings were the preferred food. The tremendous amount of food prepared at this time was meant to symbolize abundance and wealth for the household.