1, creature
Jiaozi is a must-have food for young children, which is very common in the north, and it is also a good moral. Jiaozi is used to eating it in the northern New Year's Eve, which means to bid farewell to Kitchen God and "send away the windward side of jiaozi".
2, rice cakes
The rice cakes in the south are very good food, just like potatoes. Whether it is cooking or stewing soup, it is very good. When it comes to delicious rice cakes, the first thing that comes to mind is the south. In the hands of southerners, people can always make this kind of food diverse and delicious.
3. Sesame candy
There is a saying in the northwest of Shanxi that "you can't chew your fingers with sesame candy." It is said that off-year is the day when the kitchen god goes to heaven. He will report to the Heaven Emperor the food and clothing consumption of the world in the past year and other things that the Heaven Emperor wants to know. That's the chef's report day? Eating sesame candy is to make the mouth of the kitchen god stick with sugar, and you can't report the delicious and luxurious scenes on earth to the sky, so as not to punish those who love to eat and drink-the new year will bring famine, and I hope to have a safe and rich year.
Sesame candy is a pure natural green food which is refined from glutinous rice, sesame and maltose, and does not contain any chemical pollution and additives. Sesame sugar is famous for its unique flavor of fragrant, sweet, thin and crisp. It has the characteristics of typical fragrance but not bright, sweet but not greasy and endless aftertaste. The jade comb is as white as jade, as thin as cicada wings and as sweet as honey. It is nutritious, contains protein, glucose and vitamins, and has the effects of warming lung, nourishing stomach, nourishing liver and tonifying kidney.
4. Rice cake
On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, people commonly call it "off-year", and people in Wuxuan and Guiping in Guangxi have the custom of making rice cakes. The rice cake is made of glutinous rice flour as the main material, peanuts, sesame seeds and sugar as the ingredients, put into a mold to make it round, and then steamed at high temperature, with a unique flavor and the meaning of "round and round".
5. Kill pigs
In Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County, there is a custom of killing pigs for the New Year in Landong of Lotus, Xinhe of Xiling and Shuian Village of Guanyin. After the Lunar New Year's Eve (the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month), there will be a lively drama to kill the pig. Pick out the best meat, stir-fry or stew it, cook it carefully, then serve a glass of wine and invite friends and relatives to eat the first fresh meat after the pig is slaughtered.
6. Fire
Fire is also a common Chinese New Year food in some places in the north, similar to shortbread. Burning instead of hunger is also an ancient eating habit. In addition to eating stove candy, fire is also a very distinctive seasonal food on the day of sacrifice.
7. Nianzong
Zongzi represents reunion, not only on Dragon Boat Festival, but also on New Year's Day. The stickiness of glutinous rice indicates family reunion. Nanning people have the custom of eating "Nianzong" in the coming year, which is a symbol of good luck in the New Year.
8.popcorn candy
The folks in Jing' an county are known as "small years and small years, and the rice is sweet." On the "off-year" day, people make popcorn candy with maltose and popcorn, which means that the new year will be rich and sweet.
9. spaghetti
Pasta in the north is a magical existence. Steamed buns originated from pasta are very common in the Spring Festival, and can also be used as a good stuffing. A big steamed bun also indicates perfection. Most people in Shandong Peninsula have been busy making jujube cakes, also called big steamed buns, reunion cakes, longevity peaches and other noodles since the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, indicating that the whole family is happy, and the days are getting more and more year by year.
10, kwantung sugar
Guandong Sugar is also called Chef King Sugar and Big Sugar. After one year, it will only be sold around the next year. Guandong sugar is a sugar product made of malt and millet, which is used to worship the kitchen god. A large piece of milky white sugar, placed on a square plate, is usually three inches long and one inch wide, flat and silky. A large piece of newly-made candy tastes crisp, fragrant and sticky and has a special taste. It is a kind of candy that is very popular among men, women and children in Kanto. It has been handed down from the kitchen god's sacrificial table and is widely loved by the people.
1 1, stir-fried corn
In the southeast of Shanxi, there is a custom of eating fried corn. There is a saying in the folk proverb that "23. If you don't eat fried food, pour a pot for the New Year". People like to bond fried corn with maltose and freeze it into pieces, which tastes crisp and sweet.
12, sugar melon
Kitchen sugar is a kind of maltose, which is very sticky. The candy that is drawn into a long strip is called "Guandong Sugar", and the candy that is drawn into a flat circle is called "honeydew melon". When it is put outside in winter, because of the cold weather, the honeydew melon is solidified firmly, and there are some tiny bubbles in it, which tastes crisp and sweet and has a special flavor. Sugar, sesame sugar and non-sesame sugar. Sugar is made into melon shape or north melon shape. The center is empty and the skin thickness is less than five points. Although the size is different, the transaction is still calculated by weight. The big honeydew melon weighs one or two Jin, but few people buy it as a cover.
Off-year dietary taboos
Off-year taboos vary from place to place. According to legend, in some parts of Hubei, slaughter is prohibited in off-year years. Some places in Henan are forbidden to pound garlic, thinking that they will destroy their homes in the coming year. Taiwan Province Province did not dare to pound rice. It is said that there will be a danger of knocking down Fengshen, which may bring typhoon disaster to the coming year.
Off-year disease prevention and health preservation
1, eye fatigue. It's always tiring to look at the computer in the office all day. You can eat an eel for lunch, because eel is rich in vitamin A necessary for human body. In addition, eating fried pork liver with leeks also has this effect.
2, thin. Stewed fish is suitable for thin people. You'd better take a nap before eating. People are used to sleeping after meals, which is an incorrect habit. They should sleep for a while before meals, because people will become more and more uncomfortable after eating and sleeping.
3. Bad temper. Calcium has a calming effect. Milk, lactic acid, cheese, dried fish and other dairy products are rich in calcium, which helps to eliminate internal heat. Radish is suitable for activating qi and stomach, and has the effect of clearing heat and resolving phlegm for those who are depressed by qi and get angry and produce phlegm. It's best to eat raw or make radish soup. Beer can stimulate appetite and change anger, and drinking it in moderation will be beneficial.
4. lose three and pull four. When you are sloppy, anticlimactic and careless, you should supplement vitamin C and vitamin A, increase the number of fruits and vegetables in your diet, and eat less acidic foods such as meat. Foods rich in vitamins C and A include peppers, dried fish, dried bamboo shoots, carrots, milk, red dates, snails and Chinese cabbage.
5, insomnia, irritability and forgetfulness. Eat more foods rich in calcium and phosphorus. Calcium-rich such as soybeans, milk, fresh oranges and oysters; Rich in phosphorus, such as spinach, chestnuts, grapes, chicken, potatoes and eggs.
6. Nerve sensitivity. Steamed fish is suitable for people with nervous sensitivity, but some green leafy vegetables should be added, because vegetables have the effect of calming the nerves. Lie down and rest before eating, relax your nervous mood, or drink a little wine to help your stomach peristalsis.