Generally, northerners have the habit of eating jiaozi in the New Year, while southerners have the habit of eating glutinous rice balls.

Eating eggs on New Year's Day is also a custom in some areas. Eggs are also rich in nutrition and are one of the indispensable home-cooked food ingredients in daily life. Eggs are round. Eating eggs on New Year's Day is not only nutritious and delicious, but also symbolizes reunion. An egg is a perfect ellipse. Eating eggs represents family reunion.

In addition, some parts of the south also have the habit of eating rice cakes on New Year's Day and New Year's Day. The rice cake tastes soft and glutinous, which is not only delicious, but also has a particularly good meaning. It has gradually become a kind of Lunar New Year food, which means "high every year". In addition to rice cakes, some areas also eat Ciba on New Year's Day. These two kinds of food are mainly made of glutinous rice, which tastes soft, sweet and delicious. Whenever there are happy events and festivals, people in some areas will mix brown sugar and rice cakes to entertain guests as a symbol of good luck.