Things eaten during the New Year celebrations in the north include: dumplings, sticky cakes, sesame candy, Guandong candy, and sugar melon.

1. Dumplings

Dumplings are usually eaten on the night of the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month in the north, because on this day the Stove Lord is sent to heaven to report on his work. People cook the dumplings and place them neatly in front of the altar. On the stage, it means "sending off dumplings and facing the wind noodles".

2. Sticky cakes

In some areas of Shandong Province, sticky cakes are steamed and eaten every year on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month. Sticky cake is a sweet pastry made of yellow rice, red dates, etc. It is intended to stick to the mouth of the Stove Lord so that he will only talk about good things when reporting to the Jade Emperor.

3. Sesame candy

Sesame candy is eaten on New Year’s Eve in northwest Shanxi. The sesame candy in Datong, Shanxi, is made from high-quality millet and then mixed with ground millet noodles. After fermentation and solidification through a special process, it is made into various shapes of candy, including jade bone sesame candy, rubsu sesame candy, etc. Sugar, stuffed sesame candy, melon egg candy, banzhi candy, etc. No matter what kind of sesame candy it is, it is all to stick to the mouth of the Kitchen God to prevent him from reporting the delicious and luxurious things in the world to heaven.

4. Guandong candy

Guandong candy, also called Kitchen King candy, can only be eaten around the time of the Lunar New Year. Guandong sugar is a sugar product with a special flavor made from malt and millet. Guandong sugar is fragrant, crispy and sticky, and is mainly used for worshiping stoves. When offering sacrifices to the Stove, Guandong sugar should be melted over fire and applied to the Stove Lord's mouth so that he cannot speak ill of the Jade Emperor.

5. Tanggua

"Twenty-three, Tanggua is sticky", many people should have heard this folk song. Tanggua is similar to Guandong sugar, except that Guandong sugar is long and flat. It tastes crispy, sweet and very sticky.