What is the meaning of eating sausages during the Chinese New Year?

It means that the family will be long and sweet.

Sausage is a kind of food that utilizes very ancient food production and meat preservation technology. The animal meat is minced into strips and then filled into casings to make a long cylindrical tube-shaped food. Sausages are made by filling small pig or sheep casings (large casings are also used) with seasoned meat and drying them.

After making the sausage, hang it in a well-ventilated place to dry. If bubbles are found, use a needle to remove them. Every 12 centimeters or so is a section for ligation. Flip again after two days.

The drying time depends on temperature, wind and other reasons. Generally, 7-10 days is enough. If you eat it, it will be fine after 3-4 days. But don't dry it too much, otherwise the taste will be bad. After it's ready, put it in a plastic bag and put it in the refrigerator to freeze or refrigerate. You can also use a cotton swab dipped in a little peanut oil to evenly smear the surface and hang it in a cool place below 10°C. It can be stored until after the Spring Festival.

The meaning of other foods

1. Dumplings

Dumplings are a must-eat food for northerners during the Chinese New Year. Because they look like ingots, they are given the meaning of "bringing in wealth and prosperity". It means "treasure", and people also wrap coins, candies, red dates, peanuts, etc. with auspicious meanings in the stuffing. Eating coins symbolizes wealth in the new year, eating candies means a sweeter life in the coming year, and eating peanuts means health and longevity.

2. Tangyuan

The standard Chinese New Year dish in the South is glutinous rice balls. In Shanghai, Jiangsu and other places, glutinous rice balls are eaten for breakfast on the first day of the first lunar month, which symbolizes a happy reunion.

3. Rice cake

The soft, glutinous and chewy rice cake is also a must-have food for the Spring Festival in the South. In addition to the deliciousness of rice cakes, eating rice cakes during the Spring Festival is also good for its good fortune. The cakes are the same as "high", which means that our lives are rising year by year.

4. Spring cakes

Spring cakes, also known as spring rolls, are pancakes made of flour. When eating spring pancakes, it is important to wrap them with vegetables and eat them from beginning to end, which means "from beginning to end" and represents auspiciousness.