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Symbolism in Chinese Food

Symbolism is a very important part of Chinese people’s life. A lot of Chinese foods are also symbolic, especially during traditional festivals or other special occasions.

For Chinese New Year:

Black moss seaweed - wealth
Dried Bean Curd - happiness
Chicken - happiness and marriage (especially when served with "dragon foods," such as lobster. Family reunion (if served whole)
Eggs - fertility
Egg Rolls - wealth
Fish served whole - prosperity
Lychee nuts - close family ties
Noodles - A long life
Oranges – wealth, luck
Chicken - part of the symbolism of the dragon and phoenix. At a Chinese wedding, chicken's feet (sometimes referred to as phoenix feet) are often served with dragon foods such as lobster. Chicken is also popular at Chinese New Year, symbolizing a good marriage and the coming together of families (serving the bird whole emphasizes family unity).
Peanuts - a long life
Peaches - peacefulness
Pomelo - abundance, prosperity, having children
Seeds (lotus, watermelon, etc.) - having a large number of children
Tangerines - luck

How To Make Kung Pao Chicken

APPETIZERS Egg Roll or Vegetarian Egg Roll Date dating $1.40+ Shrimp Roll $1.50 Shrimp Toast $4.25 Bar-B-Q Roast Pork $5.45+ Bar-B-Q Spare Ribs $5.45+ Boneless Spare Ribs $5.45+ Steamed/Fried Dumplings (6) $4.95+ Fried (meat) Wonton (12) $4.55 Fried Cheese Wontons (10) $4.55 Cold Sesame Noodles $4.25 Fried Chicken Wings (4 whole wings) $5.25 Hot Chicken Wings (8) $4.95 Fried Boneless Chicken $4.55 Teriyaki Chicken (4) $4.95 Sweet Donuts (4) $4.05 French Fries (4) $3.45 Spring Roll $4.95 SOUPS Wonton Soup $1.85+ Egg Drop Soup $1.55+ Wonton W. Egg Drop Soup $1.85+ Chicken Noodle Soup $1.85+ Chicken Rice Soup $1.85+ Hot & Sour Soup $1.85+ Seafood Hot & Sour Soup $5.50 Veg. & Bean Curd Soup $1.85+ Subgum Wonton Soup $5.25 House Special Soup $5.25 FRIED RICE Vegetable Fried Rice $4.45+ Roast Pork Fried Rice $4.45+ Chicken Fried Rice $4.45+ Shrimp Fried Rice $4.75+ Beef Fried Rice $4.75+ Crab Meat Fried Rice $4.75+ House Special Fried Rice $5.25+ Young Chow Fried Rice $4.95+ Egg Fried Rice $4.45+ LO MEIN Vegetable Lo Mein $4.55+ Roast Pork Lo Mein $4.55+ Chicken Lo Mein $4.75+ Shrimp Lo Mein $4.85+ Beef Lo Mein $4.85+ Crab Meat Lo Mein $4.75+ House Special Lo Mein $5.55+ Egg Lo Mein $4.55+ CHOW MEIN / CHOP SUEY Vegetable Chow Mein $4.45+ Roast Pork Chow Mein $4.55+ Chicken Chow Mein $4.55+ Shrimp Chow Mein $4.75+ Beef Chow Mein $4.75+ Crab Meat Chow Mein $4.75+ House Special Chow Mein $5.25+ EGG FOO YOUNG Mushroom Egg Foo Young $6.95 Roast Pork Egg Foo Young $7.25 Chicken Egg Foo Young $7.25 Shrimp Egg Foo Young $7.95 Beef Egg Foo Young $7.95 Crab Meat Egg Foo Young $7.95 House Special Egg Foo Young $8.95 VEGETABLES Bean Curd in Sezchuan Style $7.35 Crispy Bean Curd w. Brown Sauce $7.35 Snow Peas w. Straw Mushrooms $7.35 Moo Shu Vegetables (w. 5 Pancakes) $7.35 Sauteed String Bean w. Broccoli $7.35 Broccoli w. Garlic Sauce $7.35 Mixed Chinese Vegetables $7.35 CHOW MAI FUN Vegetable Chow Mai Fun $7.25 Chicken Chow Mai Fun $7.25 Pork Chow Mai Fun $7.25 Beef Chow Mai Fun $7.25 Shrimp Chow Mai Fun $7.55 Singapore Style Chow Mai Fun $7.95 ROAST PORK Roast Pork w. Chinese Veg. $5.15+ Roast Pork w. Snow Peas $5.15+ Roast Pork w. Mushrooms $5.15+ Roast Pork w. Broccoli $5.15+ Sweet and Sour Pork $5.15+ Shredded Pork w. Bean Curd $8.25 Hunan Pork $8.25 Sliced Pork Double Sauteed $8.25 Fresh Pork w. Garlic Sauce $8.25 Moo Shu Pork (w. 5 Pancakes) $8.25 Shredded Pork w. peking Sauce $8.25 Shredded Pork w. Scallion $8.25 CHICKEN Sweet and Sour Chicken $5.55+ Chicken w. Snow Peas $5.55+ Moo Goo Gai Pan $5.55+ Chicken w. Broccoli $5.55+ Chicken w. Black Bean Sauce $5.55+ Curry Chicken w. Onion $5.55+ Chicken w. Almond Ding $5.55+ Chicken w. Pepper and Tomato $5.55+ Chicken w. Peking Sauce $8.95 Chicken w. Cashew Nuts $8.95 Kung Po Chicken $8.95 Chicken w. Garlic Sauce $8.95 Moo Shu Chicken (w. 5 pancakes) $8.95 Hunan Chicken $8.95 Chicken w. Bean Curd $8.95 Szechuan Chicken $8.95 BEEF Beef w. Bean Sprouts $5.65+ Beef w. Chinese Vegetables $5.65+ Beef w. Snow Peas $5.65+ Beef w. Mushrooms $5.65+ Beef w. Broccoli $5.65+ Beef w. Black Bean Sauce $5.65+ Curry Beef w. Onion $5.65+ Pepper Steak w. Onion $5.65+ Beef w. Pepper and Tomato $5.65+ Tender Sha Cha Beef $8.95 Beef w. Peking Sauce $8.95 Hunan Beef $8.95 Shredded w. Garlic Sauce $8.95 Szechuan Beef $8.95 Moo Shu Beef (w. 5 Pancakes) $8.95 Beef w. Scallion $8.95 Beef w. Bean Curd $8.95 Beef w. String Bean $8.95 SEAFOOD Scallops w. Lobster Sauce $5.85+ Shrimp w. Lobster Sauce $5.85+ Shrimp w. Broccoli $5.85+ Shrimp w. Chinese Veg. $5.85+ Shrimp w. Snow Peas $5.85+ Shrimp w. Black Bean Sc. $5.85+ Curry Shrimp w. Onion $5.85+ Shrimp w. Pepper and Tomato $5.85+ Chicken and Shrimp Hunan Style $9.55 Beef and Shrimp Hunan Style $9.55 Shrimp w. Garlic Sauce $9.55 Kung Po Shrimp $9.55 Hunan Shrimp $9.55 Shrimp w. Cashew Nuts $9.55 Shrimp w. Almond Ding $9.55 Scallops w. Garlic Sauce $9.55 Moo Shu Shrimp (w. 5 Pancakes) $9.55 Tender Sha Cha Beef $9.55 Shrimp w. Bean Curd $9.55 umbo Shrimp w. Hot Spicy Sauce $9.55 Shrimp w. String Bean $9.55 SIDE ORDERS White Rice $1.50+ Fried/Crispy Noddles $0.35 Fortune Cookies (12) $1.00 Drinks 2L Coke $2.39 2L Diet Coke $2.39 2L Sprite $2.39 Bottle Coke(20 ounce bottles) $1.39 Bottle Diet Coke(20 ounce bottles) $1.39 Bottle Sprite(20 ounce bottles) $1.39 Bottle Water(20 ounce bottles) $1.00 Can Coke $0.89 Can Diet Coke $0.89 Can sprite $0.89 Can Mellow Yellow $0.89 Can Ginger Ale $0.89 Can Orange Fanta $0.89 Can Grape Fanta $0.89 Can Nestea $0.89 Can Cherry Coke $0.89 Can Root Beer $0.89 CHEF'S SPECIALTIES Lemon Chicken $9.55 Sesame Chicken $9.45 General Tso's Chicke $9.45 Orange Flavored Chicken $9.45 Sesame Beef $10.25 Orange Flavored Beef $10.25 Boneless Chicken $9.55 Shrimp & Pork Hunan Style $10.55 Hunan Combination $10.95 Lake Tung Ting Shrimp $10.75 Scallops & Shrimp w. Garlic Sc. $10.95 Shrimp & Chicken Kew $10.75 Happy Family $11.45 Beef & Scallops $10.95 Seafood Combination $11.95 Chili Grill Shrimp Chinese Style $11.95 Green Jade Chicken $9.55 Capital Chicken $9.55 Crispy Chicken w. Hot Spicy Sauce $9.55 Chili Grilled Chicken Chinese Style $11.25 Dragon & Phoenix $10.95 General Tso's Shrimp $11.95 Kung Pao Triple Delight $10.95 LUNCH SPECIALS (Served with Roast Pork Fried Rice & Your Choic of Wonton Soup, Hot % Sour Soup or Egg Drop Soup) (Any other kinds of rice by request) L. Mixed Chinese Vegetables $5.55 L. Broccoli w. Garlic Sauce $5.55 L. White Meat Chicken Chow Mein $5.55 L. Chicken w. Mixed Veg. $5.55 L. Roast Pork w. Chinese Veg. $5.55 L. Roast Pork or Chicken Lo Mein $5.55 L. Sweet & Sour Pork or Chicken $5.55+ L. Chicken w. Broccoli $5.55 L. Beef w. Broccoli $5.55 L. Moo Goo Gai Pan $5.55 L. Pepper Steak w. Onion $5.75 L. Kung Po Chicken $5.65 L. Hunan Chicken or Beef $5.75+ L. Shredded Pork w. Garlic Sauce $5.75 L. Chicken w. Garlic Sauce $5.75 L. Beef w. Garlic Sauce $5.75 L. Scallop w. Garlic Sauce $5.95 L. Shrimp w. Garlic Sauce $5.95 L. Shrimp w. Broccoli $5.95 L. Shrimp w. Lobster Sauce $5.95 L. Jumbo Shrimp w. Hot Spicy Sauce $5.95 L. Bar-B-Q Spare Ribs $5.95 L. Boneless Spare Ribs $5.95 L. General Tso's Chicken $5.95 L. Sesame Chicken $5.95 L. Sesame Beef $5.95 L. Orange Flavor Beef $5.95 L. Orange Flavor Chicken $5.95 L. Szechuan Chicken $5.75 L. Szechuan Beef $5.75 L. Chicken w. Cashew Nuts $5.75 L. Chicken OR Beef w. String Bean $5.75+ L. Curry Chicken OR Beef $5.75+ L. Shrimp w. Mixed Vegetables $5.95 L-TF1 Tofu with Broccoli $5.75 L-TF2 Tofu with Mixed Vegetables $5.75 L-TF3 Tofu with Curry Sauce $5.75 L-TF4 Tofu with Green Pepper & Tomato $5.75 L-TF5 Tofu with Cashew Nuts $5.75 L-TF6 Tofu with Garlic Sauce $5.75 L-TF7 Sesame Tofu $5.75 L-TF8 General Tso Tofu $5.75 L-TF9 Kung Po Tofu $5.75 L-TF10 Hunan Tofu $5.75 L-TF11 Sezchuan Tofu $5.75 L-TF12 Tofu w. Black Bean Sauce $5.75 L-TF13 Tofu w. String Bean $5.75 L. Chicken, Eggplant w. Garlic Source $5.75 L. Chicken w String Bean $5.95 L. Mango Chiecken $5.95 L. Mongolian Chicken $5.95 COMBINATION PLATTERS Served with Roast Pork Fried Rice & Egg Roll)(Any other kinds of rice by request) C. Mixed Chinese Vegetables $7.55 C. Broccoli w. Garlic Sauce $7.55 C. White Meat Chicken Chow Mein $7.55 C. Chicken w. Mixed Veg. $7.65 C. Roast Pork w. Chinese Veg. $7.65 C. Roast Pork or Chicken Lo Mein $7.65+ C. Sweet & Sour Pork or Chicken $7.65+ C. Chicken w. Broccoli $7.65 C. Beef w. Broccoli $7.65 C. Moo Goo Gai Pan $7.55 C. Pepper Steak w. Onion $7.75 C. Kung Po Chicken $7.75 C. Hunan Chicken or Beef $7.65+ C. Shredded Pork w. Garlic Sauce $7.65 C. Chicken w. Garlic Sauce $7.65 C. Beef w. Garlic Sauce $7.65 C. Scallop w. Garlic Sauce $7.75 C. Shrimp w. Garlic Sauce $7.75 C. Shrimp w. Broccoli $7.75 C. Shrimp w. Lobster Sauce $7.75 C. Jumbo Shrimp w. Hot Spicy Sauce $7.75 C. Bar-B-Q Spare Ribs $7.75 C. Boneless Spare Ribs $7.75 C. General Tso's Chicken $7.65 C. Sesame Chicken $7.65 C. Sesame Beef $7.75 C. Orange Flavor Chicken $7.95 C. Orange Flavor Beef $7.95 C. Szechuan Chicken $7.65 C. Szechuan Beef $7.65 C. Chicken w. Cashew Nuts $7.65 C. Chicken OR Beef w. String Bean $7.65+ C. Curry Chicken OR Beef $7.65 C. Shrimp w. Mixed Vegetables $7.75 C. Chicken, Eggplant w. Garlic Source $7.75 C. Chicken w. String Bean $7.75 C. Mango Chicken $7.75 C. Mongolian Chicken $7.95 TOFU (BEANCURD) SPECIALTIES Ma Po Tofu $7.65 Tofu w. Mixed Vegetables $7.65 Tofu w. Curry Sauce $7.65 Kung Po Tofu $7.65 General Tso's Tofu $7.65 Tofu w. Garlic Sauce $7.65 Sesame Tofu $7.65 Hunan Tofu $7.65 Crispy Tofu w. Szechuan Sauce $7.65 CHICKEN WINGS Chicken Wings w. Reg. Fried Rice $7.05 Chicken Wings w. Chicken Fried Rice $7.05 Chicken Wings w. Pork Fried Rice $7.05 Chicken Wings w. Shrimp Fried Rice $7.25 Chicken Wings w. Beef Fried Rice $7.25 Chicken Wings w. Chicken Lo Mein $7.45 Chicken Wings w. Pork Lo Mein $7.45 Chicken Wings w. French Fries $7.05 HEALTH DIET FOODS D. Steamed Mixed Vegetable $6.95 D. Steamed Broccoli w. String Beans $6.95 D. Chicken or Pork w. Broccoli $7.95 D. Chicken or Pork w. Mixed Vegetables $7.95 D. Beef w. Broccoli or Mixed Vegetables $8.25 D. Shrimp w. Broccoli or Mixed Vegetables $9.25 SOUTH EAST ASIA Thai Mango Sauce $9.95+ Malaysian Curry $9.25+ Pad Thai $9.25+