1. Dumplings Dumplings are a traditional folk food with a long history in my country. They are very popular among the people. There is a folk saying that "dumplings are not as delicious as dumplings".
During every Chinese New Year festival, dumplings must become an indispensable delicacy at the New Year’s Eve dinner.
2. Rice cake Rice cake, as a kind of food, has a long history in our country.
It is said that rice cakes were first used to offer sacrifices to gods and ancestors on New Year’s Eve, and later developed into a Spring Festival food.
Rice cake is not only a holiday delicacy, but also brings new hope to people every year.
Just as a poem from the late Qing Dynasty said: "People's hearts are so high that they want to be high. The harmonious sound is used to make food, meaning that the year is better than the year, and it is used to pray for good years." It means that everything goes well and is high every year.
3. Yuanxiao Yuanxiao has many names in history, and the north and south also call it differently.
Although the various kinds of Lantern Festival made in various places have different flavors, they all carry the meaning and symbol of reunion. They are loved by the masses and have become an indispensable festival delicacy during the Lantern Festival.
4. Laba porridge Laba porridge is now also called eight-treasure porridge. It is made of eight ingredients including longan, barley rice, oatmeal, glutinous rice, mung beans, red beans, kidney beans, and peanuts (you can also choose your favorites such as gorgon seeds, chestnuts, etc.).
5. Spring cake is the dietary custom of the Han people at the beginning of spring.
Spring pancakes are pancakes baked with flour, usually rolled into vegetables.
At first, spring cakes and vegetables were put on a plate, which became a "spring plate".
Eating spring pancakes at the beginning of spring means welcoming spring and praying for a good harvest.
6. Sugar melon As the saying goes, "Twenty-three, sugar melon is sticky." In many places, there is a custom of eating sugar melon to worship the Kitchen God.
Legend has it that on this day, the Kitchen God will return to heaven to report the situation of your family to the Jade Emperor. Therefore, every household uses sugar melons to worship the Stove God, so that he can go to heaven with sweet words and say only good things, so that the coming year will be sweeter and sweeter.
Any food recommendations in Chengde?