Pre-made dishes find niche in Canada

People think of loved ones far away more than ever during festivals. For the Chinese, festivals mean family reunions and food that brings back memories of hometown flavors.

Now, commercially made ready-to-cook dishes can cure overseas Chinese's homesickness — and appeal to the palates of others as well.

On the eve of Spring Festival, a Chinese pre-made cuisine advertisement that announced "calling the world to eat Cantonese specialty agricultural products of pre-made food into Canada" lit up the big screen of Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto, sending Lunar New Year's greetings to overseas Chinese and Canadians.