The dishes that the ancients ate in the New Year included pepper and sesame wine, five coriander, rice cakes and so on.

Pepper and cypress wine: refers to pepper and cypress wine. On the first day of the first lunar month, every household will drink some wine. In fact, in ancient times, it was used to worship the ancestors or the elders of the family, and also expressed the meaning of offering birthday greetings. On New Year's Day, many people put onions in their cups. In fact, the appetizing cold dishes on the ancient table should be accompanied by five spices. Now the so-called five coriander is onion, garlic, leek, rape and coriander.

The ancients celebrated New Year's Day custom: the winter weather in northern China is cold, and the days are short and the nights are long. Since New Year's Day, people who are idle in farming have been killing pigs and sheep, sitting cross-legged on the heatable adobe sleeping platform, talking about their homes and mouths, and not working until the 15th day of the first month. Due to the cold weather, the Northeast New Year's Day diet is mainly frozen products, pickles and stews. Frozen jiaozi, stewed vermicelli with sauerkraut, preserved sherbet, etc. are all essential foods for Chinese New Year.