There are some special dishes that have strong meaning to the celebrations, for example, Buddha's Delight is a vegetarian dish and its ingredients vary hugely throughout Southeast Asia.  It is traditionally served in Chinese households on the first day of the Chinese New Year, originating from the old Buddhist practice that one should maintain a vegetarian diet in the first five days of the new year, as a form of self-purification.   Each ingredient of the dish is ascribed a particular auspicious meaning.  Below, we've added some lovely vegetarian recipes which you can try.