1. Spring cake.

Eating spring pancakes at the beginning of spring is one of the dietary customs in some areas of my country. Spring pancakes are also called pancakes and lotus leaf pancakes. Early spring pancakes were baked or steamed with flour into a thin crust, wrapped with fried bean sprouts, leeks, and vermicelli and eaten together. In some places, spring pancakes are rolled and eaten with fried spinach, eggs, sauced meat, shredded pork, etc. Eating spring cakes at the beginning of spring means welcoming spring and praying for a good harvest.

2. Spring dish.

The custom of eating spring dishes at the beginning of spring originated in the Tang Dynasty. The Spring Plate is also called the "Five Spicy Plate", which includes five spicy foods with special smells: onions, garlic, leeks, weeds, and mustard. They are eaten together to welcome the new year. In the Ningjin area of ??Shandong Province, onions, garlic, peppers, ginger, and mustard are chopped and mixed together. They can be used to accompany meals or as gifts to each other. According to modern scientific viewpoints, colds are most common at the beginning of spring and when spring comes, eating spicy food can relieve sweating and help prevent influenza.

3. Radish.

Eating radish at the beginning of spring means "biting spring". Both adults and children have to take a few bites of radish on this day. According to traditional Chinese medicine, when yang energy rises in spring, it is advisable to eat spicy and sweet foods, and radish is the best health food for this solar term.

Radish is cold in nature and pungent in taste. It can be eaten raw or cooked. It has high nutritional value and medicinal value. It is called "little ginseng" among the people. Radish is rich in vitamin C and trace elements, which can enhance the body's immunity and better prevent spring flu. Secondly, radish contains biological enzymes, mustard oil and other ingredients, which not only promote the body's digestion and absorption of nutrients, but also decompose carcinogens-nitrosamines.

4. Spring rolls.

Spring rolls are actually developed from spring pancakes. They are made of thin dough and wrapped with prepared fillings. The two sections are tightly wrapped and fried in oil. Golden and crispy, it is popular in the Jiangnan area.

5. Spring vegetables.

On the day of the beginning of spring, you should eat some fresh spring vegetables, which not only welcomes the new year, but also maintains health.

6. Eat spring tea.

People in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, drink spring tea on the first day of spring. The tea here does not refer to tea leaves, but chopped Zhu Luan and boiled together with black beans, osmanthus, brown sugar, red dates, citrus, etc. It is called "spring tea". When drinking spring tea, you should first respect your ancestors and then enjoy it with your family.