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What does Xiaonian eat? Summary of traditional cuisines around Xiaonian

What does Xiaonian eat? Summary of traditional cuisines around Xiaonian

4hw.com.cn: Xiaonian is a traditional custom in China, which also means that the Spring Festival mode is officially opened. Chinese festivals are often inseparable from delicious food. What do you eat in Xiaonian? Let's take a look at the traditional food of Xiaonian.

1. Fried corn

In southeastern Shanxi, there is a custom of eating fried corn. The folk saying is' 23, don't eat fried corn, pour it in one pot on the new year's Day '. People like to stick fried corn with maltose, freeze it into large pieces, and eat it crispy and sweet.

2. Sugar melon

Tanggua is an ancient traditional name of the Han nationality. It is not only the food for the Spring Festival, but also the sacrificial supplies (offering sacrifices to the kitchen god). In the past, it was said that on the 23rd day, he would sacrifice to the kitchen god and buy some cooking candies made of maltose, such as sugar melons and Guandong sugar. It not only meant to ask him to report the time when he ascended to heaven to the Jade Emperor, but also to stick the kitchen God's mouth with sugar to prevent him from saying more. There is a saying in Beijing: 'Lord Zao ascends to heaven - speak more good words'.

3. Rice cake

On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, commonly known as "Xiaonian", there is a custom of making rice cakes in Wuxuan, Guiping and other places in Guangxi. Rice cake is made of glutinous rice powder as the main material, peanut, sesame and sugar as ingredients, put into a mold to make it into a circle, and then steamed at high temperature. It tastes unique and has the meaning of "round and round".

4. Sticky cake

In western Shandong, there are folk songs of "23, sticky cakes and sticky cakes". Every year on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, every family steams sticky cakes and eats sticky cakes. It means to stick to the kitchen King's mouth and let him talk about good things in heaven instead of bad things in the world. The sticky cake is made of yellow rice and red dates. It is sweet and strong. The entrance is soft and takes the auspicious meaning of "high every year". In addition, Hainan people use coconut as ingredients to make coconut cakes for eating and praying, which means "high every year".

5. Dumplings

It is customary to eat dumplings in the evening of the northern New Year, which means to see off the kitchen god and take the meaning of 'seeing off dumplings on the windward side'. When offering, the dumplings should be placed on the offering platform. In addition, there is a folk saying "delicious but dumplings". During the Spring Festival, dumplings have become an indispensable food.

6. Fire

Burning on the day of sacrificial stove is also a special festival food. On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the business of baked cake stalls in the city is very prosperous.

7. Nian Zong

Nanning people once had the custom of eating 'Nian Zong' in the new year. Nian Zong is a symbol of good luck in the new year. As the saying goes: 'Nian Zong, Nian Zong, Nian high school (Zong)'. The new year's rice dumplings are different from the cool rice dumplings on the Dragon Boat Festival. They have fillings, big and small, long and short, round and flat. After peeling off the leaves, the skin is glutinous rice, and the stuffing is mung beans and pork. Some people also put their favorite food as stuffing.

Diet principles for young people

1. Nutrition should be balanced to avoid big fish and meat. Pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables, and eat more vegetables, bean products, fungi and other foods, which can adjust the taste and reduce blood glucose and blood lipid.

2. Some dishes cooked by steaming, boiling and stewing can be selected to avoid frying food.

3. Eat in moderation to avoid overeating. If you eat too much, you will lift the diaphragm and increase the burden on the heart.

4. You should choose light drinks, do not drink or drink less sugary drinks, and you can drink some Hawthorn drinks. If you drink, you should limit it.

5. When dining out, order a proper amount of food without waste. For food that cannot be packed and taken home, refrigerate and store it for a long time. Try to finish it the next day and heat it fully before eating.