The difference between the north and the south during the Spring Festival is the classic dispute over dumplings and glutinous rice balls. It is the custom of northerners to eat dumplings during the New Year, especially on New Year's Eve and the first day of the lunar new year.

Dumplings symbolize happy reunion, peace and prosperity, early birth of a child, good weather, peace and security, sweetness, etc.

The custom of southerners during the Chinese New Year is to eat rice cakes to wish that their lives will be "higher every year." The homophonic pronunciation of "higher every year" means that each year is better than the last.

People in Northern Jiangsu must eat "Spicy Hu Jelly" during the Chinese New Year.

The soup made from pig skin is added with diced pork skin and peanuts, sprinkled with chili, garlic, and chopped green onion. It is frozen at room temperature and is a must-have cold dish during the Chinese New Year.

Characteristics of the Spring Festival As a northerner, my mother will fry nuts, pancakes, and pastry during the New Year. These are the special festival delicacies of the northwest.

Use flour to make dough into various shapes such as twists, butterflies, birds, crisp leaves, etc., apply honey, fry, and can be stored for a long time.

An indispensable part of Lanzhou's special Chinese New Year hard dishes is braised pork, which is spread on sliced ??white meat with red tofu and steamed on a plate. It is fragrant, glutinous and soft, fat but not greasy. It is a must-have on almost every household's table.

Prepared dishes.

The skin jelly is also a favorite of the whole family. The meat skin is stewed into a soup full of gelatin, and finally cooled into a springy and smooth jelly. It tastes really good when dipped in chili vinegar.

In the north, the noodles are cooked on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, and on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, flower steamed buns are steamed.

The steamed buns are big and layered, and each layer is smeared with turmeric, red yeast rice, rose, flax, and bitter beans. The shape should be layered, which means "higher and higher, early growth".