The custom of eating fish on New Year's Day seems to be an unspoken rule in many regions across the country. Fish is the last dish at the banquet, on the table is basically not eat left it, as a good-luck charm, means "year after year". In some places, the annual meal to eat fish, to leave the head and tail to the next year (i.e., the beginning of the year), to express the new year "head and tail" prayers.

The fish also have to pay attention to: fish head to the VIP or elders, reflecting respect; guest is a man of letters, the fish belly to him, praised him for his belly ink, full of articles; guest is a military general, speak fish spine to him, he just martial arts, can be used as a backbone. There are also fish on the table when placed, fish head to who, tail to who, set down after the end can not be moved. The person to whom the head of the fish is placed "cuts the ribbon", and the person to whom the tail of the fish is placed "sponsors"; the two of them drink a glass of wine to each other first, and then the person to whom the head of the fish is placed first moves his chopsticks to clip the fish to eat (the so-called "cutting the ribbon"), and then we all The first person to eat the fish is the head of the fish (the so-called "ribbon cutting"), and then everyone can move their chopsticks.

As a noodle-based northern region, steaming steamed buns on New Year's Eve is a tradition that has been continued by many families. Good, steamed flower buns, each one is a pleasing handicraft, meaning auspicious flower buns increased sweet, festive meaning, full of strong New Year's flavor.

Many places in the north eat "sticky bean buns", also known as "year bean buns", as the name suggests, is the New Year's bag of meat and potatoes. In the northeast, every family in the winter, especially on New Year's Day, will certainly pack sticky bean buns. The quantity made at one time is enough for the family to eat for a winter. Directly to the steamed sticky bean buns placed outside, the children want to eat when it to the radiator a stick, hoo-hoo on the hot. Eat this sticky bean buns, can be dipped in the Northeast's unique sugar to eat, eat its sweet and sticky; can also be patted into a small round cake fried in oil to eat, taste its crispy. If it is a little more complex, rolled on the fried soybean noodles to eat, it becomes the famous Beijing snacks "donkey roll".