Though Chinese New Year is not really a holiday in the Philippines but Filipinos as descendants of Chinese are willing also to celebrate this event. So now, how will a typical Filipino celebrate the Chinese New Year? As it always has been – Food!! And these food is to honor people, family, friends and significant others. But it’s hard to prepare Chinese food because it’s too many good and delicious foods so to have the prosperity brought by these foods then we should try Chinese combo meals.
First combo meal could be the famous noodle which should be perfected not to be cut to maintain a long life with dumplings, siomai or wanton. You can sprinkle with peanuts to maintain the long prosperity and good luck in life.
Second combo meal could be group of fruits which include the orange, tangerine, and pomelo. For orange is similar to gold, tangerine is similar to luck and pomelo is similar to status of prosperity. All these can make our body full of fibers, vitamin c and enough water to be healthy.
It could also be tray with different pica-pica foods such as peanuts, sweet candies, coconuts and sesame. This portrays that people should stay together, as well as their lucky food charms in a tray.
Fourth combo meal is the vegetable, green leafy, and beans for it is truly purifying and cleansing to eat vegetables to relinquish toxins in the body and leave all the freshness of the life. You can semi-cooked the vegetables or could eat it as it is and it can be garnished with tofu or pork. Semi cooked vegetable will not dissolved all its natural minerals and nutrients.
Lastly is the fish, crabs and other sea food which signify abundance to life, mind and soul. These Chinese New Year combo meals is not expensive, good for the body, mind and spirit and can enhance the aura of a person as we Filipino welcomes the Chinese New Year!!!
