What traditional food does the north eat in the long summer?

1. Chang Xia, a northerner, eats summer cakes, spring rolls, noodles, black rice and leeks.

2. Summer cake: Summer cake is also called sesame cake in the north. Sesame cakes have different shapes. On the long summer day, mothers usually make sesame cakes for their married daughters.

3. Spring rolls: Spring rolls are also called spring cakes in some places in the north. Spring cakes must be instant noodles that have just been cooked. The combination of soft waxy spring cakes and hard waxy vegetables is rich in layers and delicious.

4. Noodles: When the long summer comes, the northern region will also choose to eat noodles on this day, because the summer season is the best time for the growth of wheat in the north, and freshly beaten wheat is a very good choice for pasta. It is also meaningful to eat noodles on the day of long summer, which can keep fit and bring good luck to people. Eating noodles in some areas also means longevity.

5. Black rice: Black rice is mainly made of black rice leaf juice and glutinous rice steamed rice, so it is quite distinctive in appearance and taste.

6. There is a tradition of eating black rice in the north in the long summer. It is said that eating black rice in long summer will not be bitten by black mosquitoes.

7. Leek: Leek is a very common vegetable. Leek is nutritious, containing protein, fat, vitamins and so on. At the same time, the taste and quality of leeks are the best at this time, so it is a good choice to eat leeks in long summer.