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Steamboat during Lunar New Year
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Society
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Heritage
Lifestyle
26 January 2025
As a symbol of solidarity and cohesiveness, reunion is often celebrated over a steamboat meal in Singapore.
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Reunion dinner, or 團圓飯 (tuán yuán fàn), is a cherished time when families come together during Lunar New Year. As a symbol of solidarity and cohesiveness, reunion is often celebrated over a steamboat meal in Singapore.
For most reunion dinners, it is common to see a bubbling steamboat at our dining tables! Steamboat is more than just a meal - from buying our favourite ingredients, to clinking chopsticks and the joyful anticipation of loved ones gathered around.
Many of the steamboat ingredients hold special and auspicious meaning! More than just a meal; the steamboat is a vessel of tradition and reminder of the importance of family. The shared experience of passing plates and relishing each other's company levels up a simple dinner into a celebration of togetherness.