What special foods do Northeasters eat in the New Year?

Northeasters like to eat sticky bean buns, jiaozi, pork stewed vermicelli, frozen pears, frozen persimmons and so on during the Spring Festival.

1. Sticky bean bag: "Sticky bean bag" is also called "Nian bean bag", which, as the name implies, is the New Year's rice cake. In the northeast, every household will definitely wrap sticky bean buns in winter, especially during the New Year. The quantity produced at one time is enough for a family to eat for a winter. Steamed sticky bean bags are placed directly outside, and when you want to eat them, you can stick them on the radiator, which is warm;

2. jiaozi: It is the custom of northerners to eat jiaozi in the New Year. People in Northeast China have the habit of keeping watch on New Year's Eve. You must eat jiaozi on New Year's Eve. Many jiaozi bags only contain a few coins. Whoever eats this kind of jiaozi indicates good luck and good luck in the new year.

3. Pork stewed vermicelli: Northeasters will kill pigs in the New Year, cut them into large pieces, and stew them with vermicelli when visiting relatives and friends;

4. Frozen pears and persimmons: Due to the cold weather in the northeast, some fruits will have another taste after freezing. The most common are iced pears and frozen persimmons. It is understood that the purest is frozen autumn pear. There is a kind of pear in the north called Qiuli, which is sour and astringent when it is just picked, so people pick it and put it directly under the tree and cover it with a layer of leaves. The frozen autumn pear is sweet and sour, and rich in juice. Frozen pears should be thawed in water before eating. Eating this pear after New Year's Eve can relieve hangover and boredom.