This true vegetarian dish - Quick Braised Vegetables with Red Fermented Tofu is also called Buddha's Delight (), and is made with reddish-brown fermented bean curd or tofu (). You can add any vegetables that you like, but the most common are cabbage, fried bean curd skin, black fungus, and mushrooms are used. You can also add glass noodles and black moss to bulk up the dish.When it comes to eating during the Lunar New Year period, Chinese commonly believe that more and more luxurious food is better. On the first day of the Chinese New Year, however, many households choose a vegetarian diet in honour of Buddha. Devout Buddhists go vegetarian on the first and fifteenth days of each lunar month to honour Buddha and accumulate good karma. Some people believe that doing so on the first day of the first lunar month will bring them even more good karma. Though its less common these days, on the night before the first day of Chinese New Year, families traditionally make a vegetarian dish called (literally means guard year vegetarian dish) on the night before the first day of CNY. Chinese traditionally stay up late on the eve of the Lunar New Year as a practise known as (guarding the year) to help prolong their parents' lives. We hope you'll enjoy this dish as much as we did. Happy cooking!See the ingredient list below for your easy reference.Hope you can recreate this yummy recipe in the comfort of your home. Happy cooking! Thanks for dropping by our channel. Please subscribe to stay tuned to our home cooking videos. Stalk us! Youtube: www.youtube.com/spicenpans Facebook www.facebook.com/spicenpans/ Instagram www.instagram.com/spicenpans TikTok www.tiktok.com/spicenpansWebsite: www.spicenpans.com Chat with us!
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