On the second day of February, people eat pig's head meat, Longxu Noodles, spring cakes, fried cakes, wonton, jiaozi, jiaozi and dough twists.
pig's head lifts the tap. In ancient times, people sacrificed pig's head to the dragon, and on February 2, eating pig's head was the dragon's head. A year should have a good start and usher in a good year. The pig's head symbolizes the dragon head, and eating the pig's head means that life is rich and smooth, and the new year can have a good omen.
Longxu Noodles helps the dragon beard. Northerners like to eat a bowl of "Longxu Noodles" on February 2nd to win a good prize. In ancient times, Longxu Noodles evolved from Shandong hand-pulled noodles. Because the pulled noodles are as thin as hair, they are like silver dragons entering the sea in a boiling pot, so they are named. According to ancient legend, there was a chef in the imperial kitchen of the Ming Dynasty. On the day of beginning of spring, he made a very thin noodle, which looked like a dragon beard. When the emperor saw his appetite, he was full of praise after eating it. Since then, Longxu Noodles has become a snack. On February 2nd, Longxu Noodles's eclipse means smooth and everything goes well.
Spring cakes bite Long Lin. Beginning of spring pays attention to eating spring cakes, and many areas have the habit of eating spring cakes. On February 2nd, Dragon Head-Up Day, people also pay attention to eating spring cakes. What food people eat on this day seems to be associated with dragons, hoping to have a good omen in the new year.
Eating spring cakes on the second day of February is called "biting Long Lin". The custom of eating spring cakes on the second day of February originated in the Qing Dynasty. Spring cakes are self-willed and soft, and can be involved in all kinds of foods they like. Eating them together with meat and vegetables is nutritious, healthy and delicious, and it is a delicious food that cannot be missed in spring.