Don't Push Your Luck, Celebrate the Chinese New Year With Meaningful Foods

Some foods can bring you luck, according to Chinese tradition and superstition.

ByABC News via logo
January 14, 2011, 3:04 PM

Feb. 3, 2011 — -- According to Chinese tradition and, some say, superstition, certain foods can bring you luck, fortune and even fertility when eaten around the Chinese New Year. The widely celebrated holiday is so popular that some families go as far as decorating their homes with cherry blossoms and creating centerpieces of red luck money to bring fortunes and luck in the new year.

If you're superstitious or simply just curious about these special foods, check out cookbook writer and stir-fry extraordinaire Grace Young's list of each food and its meaning.

Click here to try Grace Young's Salt and Pepper Shrimp