On February 2, it is customary in the north to eat various delicacies such as spring pancakes, asparagus noodles, wontons, dumplings, and green onion pancakes.

1. Spring pancakes Spring pancakes are pancakes baked with flour.

In our hometown, on February 2nd, every family bakes spring pancakes, also called "baked buns."

When I was a child, every house had a griddle. With a few bricks and a few firewood propped up underneath, you could make steamed buns.

2. Northerners like to eat a bowl of "Dragon Beard Noodles" on February 2nd to seek good luck.

Eating noodles is also called eating "dragon beard", which is where the name of dragon beard noodles comes from.

"On the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon raises its head, the big warehouses are full, and the small ones flow." On this day, people use the custom of eating noodles to worship the Dragon King, hoping that it will move the clouds and spread the rain and spread the sweet rain.

3. Wontons Eating wontons on February 2nd is called "eating longan".

Nowadays, there are ready-made wonton wrappers for sale, which saves a lot of trouble. It is thinner, more elastic and easier to use than the ones you make at home, which is a wonderful thing.

4. Dumplings Eating dumplings is a custom for many festivals in the north, including February 2nd.

Eating dumplings on February 2 is called "eating dragon ears". The dumplings eaten on the day when the dragon raises its head must be filled with meat and vegetables.

5. Scallion pancakes. In some places, the pancakes eaten on February 2 are called "dragon scale pancakes", while in Luliang areas, pancakes or pancakes with scallion oil are eaten on this day, which is called "Jielongpi".

In Beijing, spring pancakes are mostly eaten on this day, called "eating dragon scales", and the more particular ones are eaten with "mixed vegetables".