1. Stir-fried corn

In southeastern Shanxi, there is a custom of eating fried corn. There is a saying in the folk proverb that "if you don't eat fried corn, you will pour it in one pot on New Year's Day". People like to bond fried corn with maltose and freeze it into large pieces, which tastes crisp and sweet.

2. Candied melon

Candied melon is an ancient traditional name of the Han nationality. Buy some candies made of maltose, such as candied melon and Guandong candy, which not only means a lot of good words when he ascended to the Jade Emperor, but also means sticking sugar on the mouth of the Kitchen God to prevent him from saying more.

3. Rice cakes

The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, commonly known as "off-year", has the custom of making rice cakes in Wuxuan, Guiping and other places in Guangxi. Rice cakes are made of glutinous rice as the main ingredient, peanuts, sesame seeds and sugar as the ingredients, put into a mold and made into a round shape, and then steamed at high temperature, which has a unique flavor and the meaning of "round and round". ?

4. Sticky cakes

There is a folk song of "Twenty-three Sticky Cakes Sticking" in Luxi, Shandong Province. The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month is the day when every family steamed sticky cakes and ate sticky cakes, which means to stick the mouth of the kitchen king and let him say good things in heaven instead of bad things in the world.

5. jiaozi

It is customary to eat jiaozi in the evening of the northern New Year, which means to see the Kitchen God off and to "see off the windward side of jiaozi". When offering, jiaozi should be placed right on the platform. In addition, there is a folk saying that "it's delicious but not as good as jiaozi". During the Spring Festival, jiaozi has become an indispensable food. ?

6. Burning fire

Burning fire on the day of sacrifice is also a special seasonal food. On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the business of biscuit stalls in the city is booming.

7. Nian Zongzi

People in Nanning once had the custom of eating Nian Zongzi in the next year, which is a symbol of good luck in the New Year. Nian Zongzi is different from Liang Zongzi in Dragon Boat Festival. It has stuffing, big and small, long and short, round and flat. After peeling off the leaves, the skin is glutinous rice, and the stuffing is mung bean and pork. Some people put their favorite food as stuffing.