Cunzao is one of the must-have New Year snacks in southern Fujian.

On New Year’s Eve in southern Fujian, the Kitchen God is sacrificed, which is commonly known as “giving the Kitchen God a gift.” The family has a New Year’s Eve dinner around the stove, removes the dining table, cleans the kitchen stove again, and places wine, meat, and other food on the stove. Fish, chicken, candied dates and other sacrifices are offered by the hostess, and then firecrackers are set off in front of the stove to send the Kitchen God to heaven.

On the night of the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, candied fruits are placed on the stove to welcome the Kitchen God. And this inch of jujube means sweetness, and it is a snack that is always prepared when "bye" during festivals. It is made of vegetable oil, glutinous rice, white sugar, and maltose. It has pure raw materials, is crispy, sweet, and refreshing in the mouth.

Huatang is also one of the must-have New Year snacks for old Xiamen people during the New Year. Huatang looks like a pink and white candy, but is actually filled with fried peanuts. It tastes sweet and fragrant, and the color is bright, which is very popular among children.

Fried clams (fried crispy horns), jujubes and sugar candies are considered the three must-buy items for old Xiamen people during the Spring Festival. Many people in southern Fujian also eat fried clams on a daily basis. Fried clams are stuffed with sesame and peanuts. In addition to being paired with tea to satisfy cravings, because it looks like a "gold ingot", it is placed at home during the Spring Festival to symbolize good luck and good luck.

It can be an offering to worship ancestors.

Only people in southern Fujian understand the name garlic branch. To put it bluntly, it is a kind of twist wrapped in sugar and minced garlic. There are two kinds of flavors, sweet and salty, and green onion leaves. It tastes salty and sweet, and the one without green onion leaves is sweet. Although the shape looks like the northern twist, it is more delicate and the taste is crisper and sweeter than the northern twist. It is garlic branch, a traditional snack in southern Fujian.

Ciba is a delicacy often served during Chinese New Year and festivals in many places. It is a food made from steamed and mashed glutinous rice. As a dessert, it is often rolled with sugar, cooked soybean flour, ground peanuts, ground sesame seeds, etc., and some are also filled with bean paste or sesame filling. The glutinous rice cakes filled with sesame fillings and rolled with sesame seeds are called mochi.

In the early years, glutinous rice was pounded out repeatedly in a large stone mortar to create a soft texture. Later, stone mills or electric mills were used to grind the glutinous rice slurry, which was pressed dry, steamed, and then cooked again and again. After kneading, the glutinous rice cake made is delicate and pliable.

The hands of those wrapping mochi must be kept clean. When selling, collect money with chopsticks or have an assistant collect it to ensure food hygiene. Mochi has always been a traditional tea accompaniment for Xiamen people to drink Kung Fu tea. It is also a common purchase for compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and overseas Chinese from Southeast Asia who pass through Xiamen.