There is a custom of eating jiaozi on February 2nd in northern China, because pasta is the main food in the north. When a family meets a traditional festival, they are happy to eat jiaozi at home, which is the yearning for a better life.

Chinese dumpling

spring pancake

It is time for beginning of spring to have the custom of eating spring cakes, commonly known as "biting spring". February 2nd coincides with beginning of spring in time, which leads to some places like to eat spring cakes on February 1st.

spring pancake

Fried beans

On February 2 nd, there is a custom of eating fried beans in some places. As the saying goes, eating fried beans will reduce the pests and diseases in the field, and there will be a better harvest in the new year.

Fried beans