Mothers have already begun calculating what they are going to serve for the holiday: Start with some fried pork strips and "drunken chicken" for cold appetizers. Next some shrimp stewed in rice wine, "three cups" small rolls, braised fish, and fugui cattle tendon, plus some scallops with Chinese kale on the side.
媽媽們盤算著年夜飯要做什麼菜，冷盤來個醉雞、燒臘雙拼，接著上燒酒熗蝦、三杯小卷、紅燒魚、富貴牛腩，外加一個干貝芥菜，桌上再燒一個羊肉爐火鍋，飯後來一點米酒燜米糕，象徵步步高昇。