In China New Year is an important festival. They look forward to it months in advance. This time, they brought the Festival to Chennai. to celebrate February 7, the spring festival or the New Year with the Chennaivasis.

The Residency, T. Nagar is proud to organise this Chinese food festival, Chin Chin from February 6 to 17 at its premises.

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The ingredients in Chinese dishes including fish, dumplings, noodles, chicken, oranges and tangerines symbolize the aspects of traditional values.

Fish represents togetherness, chicken brings prosperity, long noodles symbolise long life, dumplings bring wealth, oranges and tangerines are the symbols of gold and happiness and an array of candies represents togetherness.

The Chinese also believe that cucumber brings good fortune. In addition, a platter with either five meats or five veggies, named as fortune platters is believed to bestow five blessings of the New Year.

Apart from the non-vegetarian food items, Beijing cauliflower, vegetable noodles, vegetarian starters and soups are also served.

Pleasant music and the ambience draw more people. On the very first day, the festival witnessed a good amount of Chinese food lovers.

TIn China New Year is an important festival. They look forward to it months in advance. This time, they brought the Festival to Chennai. to celebrate February 7, the spring festival or the New Year with the Chennaivasis.

U. Bakialakshmi