1, pig head meat (faucet)
In ancient times, the pig's head was used as a sacrifice to the Dragon King on February 2, and it had to be prepared as an offering. The pig's head was called the "dragon head". After the sacrifice, the dragon head can't be thrown away, so people make pig's head into various delicacies, so there is the custom of eating pig's head meat on February 2.
2. Mustard rice
Eating mustard rice on the second day of the second lunar month is a popular custom in Wenzhou, and mustard rice is also a must-eat meal for Yongding Hakka on the twentieth day of the first month. Because mustard tastes bitter, it means that the new year has passed, and everyone is prepared to work hard and strive for the new year.
3. Spring cakes
Eating spring cakes on the second day of February is also called "eating Long Lin". A spring cake bigger than the palm of your hand is like a piece of "Long Lin". Spring cakes are tough, and many dishes, such as sauced pork, elbow, smoked chicken, sauced duck, etc., are cut into filaments with a knife, rolled into spring cakes with several kinds of home-cooked dishes, and eaten with shredded shallots and noodles sauce topped with sesame oil. It is really delicious and refreshing.
4. jiaozi (Dragon Ear)
Jiaozi is one of the northerners' favorite delicious pasta, which is quite representative in many festivals. On February 2nd, jiaozi is also eaten to celebrate. Because jiaozi is shaped like ears, eating jiaozi on this day is also called "eating dragon ears". There is also a jingle in some areas that says, "Eat dumplings on February 2, and all diseases are afraid of dragons running outside.".
5. Longxu Noodles (Long Xu)
There is a custom of eating Longxu Noodles on February 2nd. "Longxu Noodles" is one of the varieties of traditional banquet noodles in the north. The noodles are long, thin, smooth and soft, and look like dragon whiskers. People believe that eating Longxu Noodles is also called eating dragon whiskers. Worship the Dragon King with the custom of eating noodles, hoping to live as long as the Dragon King after eating. In addition, the noodles are smooth and refreshing, which has a good meaning of smoothness and contentment.