1. Fried corn

In the southeastern part of Shanxi Province, the custom of eating fried corn is popular. There is a folk proverb: "Twenty-three, don't eat fried corn, New Year's Day - pour it in one pot" . People like to bind the fried corn with maltose and freeze it into large pieces, which tastes crispy and sweet.

2. Tofu

The 25th day of the twelfth lunar month is "Tofu Day". There is a traditional saying of making tofu, buying tofu, and frying tofu. The fried tofu can be stored until the Chinese New Year. eat. Eating tofu during the Chinese New Year is just to get good luck in the new year, and we hope that good luck will come one after another. It is difficult to store fresh tofu that is prepared or bought, and we don’t want to make it all into frozen tofu, so we use the method of frying to preserve it, which also adds another kind of food to the New Year table.

3. Steamed steamed buns

After the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, every household will steam steamed buns. Generally speaking, they are divided into two types: those used to worship gods and those used to visit relatives. The former is solemn and the latter is fancy. In particular, a large jujube mountain should be made to offer sacrifices to the Kitchen Lord. "A family steams steamed buns, and neighbors come to help." This is often a great opportunity for folk women to show off their dexterous skills. A steamed bun is a handicraft.

4. Sesame candy

There is a saying in northwestern Shanxi: "Eat sesame candy at the age of twenty-three, and gnaw your fingers on sesame candy if you are not able to eat it." It is said that Xiaonian is the day when the Kitchen God goes to heaven. He goes to heaven to report to the emperor the food and clothing consumption of the world in the past year and other things that the emperor wants to know. Is it the Kitchen God’s duty reporting day? The purpose of eating sesame candy is to prevent the Kitchen God’s mouth from being stuck with the candy and unable to report the delicacies and luxurious scenes in the world to heaven, lest people who love to eat and drink will be punished - New Year’s Day Come the famine, look forward to a peaceful and abundant year.

5. Fire

New Year’s Eve dinners in many northern provinces and cities have gradually been dominated by dumplings, but there is one exception, and that is Henan. In Henan, every family has to cook and eat it by themselves, which is almost synonymous with Xiaonian.

6. Dumplings

It is customary to eat dumplings at New Year's Eve in the north, which means to send off the Stove Lord, which means "sending dumplings to windward noodles". When offering the offering, the dumplings should be placed neatly on the offering table. In addition, there is a saying among the people that "dumplings are not as delicious as dumplings". During the Spring Festival, dumplings have become an indispensable delicacy. 7. Sticky cake

In the Shandong and Luxi regions, there is a folk song of "Twenty-three, sticky cake and sticky cake". Every year on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, every household steams sticky cakes and eats sticky cakes, which means to stick the Stove King's mouth and let him say good things to heaven and not bad things to the world. The sticky cake is made of yellow rice, red dates, etc., which is sweet, chewy, and soft in the mouth. It means "good luck every year" and auspicious meaning.