Spring Festival dishes

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The other stewed meat can be pork, mutton or beef, symbolizing wealth and strength. People also eat different vegetables and tofu which will bring harmony and prosperity. Pickles are also popular because people want to keep balance inside their bodies. Too much meat always makes trouble to your stomach; while pickles and vegetables help you avoid sickness. Tangerines and oranges are the "lucky" fruits and the best presents during the Spring Festival season as the words for tangerines and oranges sound like luck and wealth. And let's not forget pomelos. This large ancestor of the grapefruit signifies abundance, as the Chinese word for pomelo sounds like the word for "to have".