中国的传统节庆膳食是节日必不可少的伴侣
例如,我国的端午节(theDragonBoatFestival)是纪念古代诗人屈原的日子
那一天,人们通常要赛龙舟、吃粽子(zongzi)
中秋节是观赏满月的日子
圆圆的月亮象征着圆满,象征着家庭团聚
因此,中秋节(TheMid-autumnFestival)的特制食品是一种圆形的月饼
春节是中国的农历新年(theChineselunarNewYear’sholiday),除了常见的家禽和肉类之外,人们还要按各自的地方习俗烹制传统食物,如铰子和年糕
TraditionalChineseholidaymealsareindispensableonsomefestivals
Forexample,theDragonBoatFestivalisadayestablishedinmemoryoftheancientpoetQuYuanandpeopleusuallyholddragonboatracesandeatzongzi,orricedumplingonthatday
TheMid-autumnFestivalisanoccasionforviewingthefullmoon
Theroundmoonisasymbolforcompletenessandfamilyreunion
Thespecialfoodofthedayisyuebing,aroundcakeknownasthemooncake
TheSpringFestivalistheChineselunarNewYear’sholiday
Besidesthepopularpoultryandmeat,peoplecooktraditionalfoodaccordingtoregionalcustoms,forexample,jiaozi,orboileddumpling