What to eat on February 2 nd?

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

Chinese dumpling

spring pancake

In beginning of spring season, there is a custom of eating spring cakes, commonly known as "biting spring". February 2 coincides with the beginning of spring, which leads some places to like to eat spring cakes on February 1 day.

spring pancake

Fried beans

On February 2nd, some places have the custom of eating fried beans. 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