1, mustard rice

Eating mustard rice on the second day of the second lunar month is a traditional custom in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. Mustard is refreshing and delicious, and contains a lot of chlorophyll and vitamin C. Regular consumption can improve immunity and enhance resistance, so there is a saying that eating mustard rice will not cause scabies. Because mustard tastes bitter, it means that the new year has passed, and everyone is ready to work hard and strive for the new year.

Step 2 Eat salty porridge

On February 2nd, people in Fuzhou ate salty porridge instead of sugar porridge. Salty porridge was cooked on February 2, mainly because Fuzhou in ancient times was not rich in materials and the living standards of ordinary people were very low. Usually there are few chickens, ducks and fish. Only before the Spring Festival, it is necessary and possible to purchase and prepare enough "food and grass" for New Year's Eve and the first month (because during the first month, many businesses also shut down to rest, so it is difficult to buy suitable food in the market).

All the food stored for nearly a month has been eaten up, and the food that can't be eaten is going bad. On February 2, the thrifty housewife mixed all the food she didn't eat in the first month, added some glutinous rice and cooked it into porridge.

Step 3 eat dragon food

Folk tradition pays attention to "February 2, the dragon looks up." Every family steamed meat dragons and ate meat dragons, which indicates that the new year should begin to strive to get rid of the laziness of spring and make a good start for the new year. Most of the food eaten on this day is named after dragons, such as: eating spring cakes is called "eating dragon forest"; Eating noodles is called "Long Fu beard"; Eating wonton is called "eating longan". Eating jiaozi is called "eating dragon ears"; Eating rice is "eating dragon seeds" and so on. These foods named after dragons have pinned people's wishes to pray for the dragon's blessing.