February 2 custom is to eat what

1, noodles

Eating noodles, also known as eating "dragon's beard", dragon's beard noodles are also named after. "On February 2, the dragon carries the head, the big barn is full, the small barn flows." On this day, people use the custom of eating noodles to worship the Dragon King, hoping that it can make clouds and rain and sprinkle sweet rains.

2. Dumplings

On February 2, every family will make dumplings, and eating dumplings on this day is called "eating dragon's ear". In the past, medicine was not developed, and it was not easy to cure a disease, so people probably thought that "the dragon's head was lifted up" would suppress all diseases, and that by eating "dragon's ear", the dragon would bless them with good health and get rid of all diseases, and now there is a tradition that says: "Eating dumplings on February 2 is a good way to get rid of all diseases. Eat dumplings on February 2, all diseases will run out of the dragon's body".

3, fried beans

Fried soybeans from the Wu-Tang period of legend, according to legend, because Wu Zetian take Tang's kingdom, change the country's name to Zhou, leading to the Jade Emperor was furious, the order of the four seas Dragon King three years shall not to the earth to rain, the Jade Dragon can not tolerate, in violation of the emperor's oracle of the private precipitation, and the result is knocked down to the mortal realm, pressed in the mountains, and set up a monument with a word, written on the: "Jade Dragon rain! The Jade Dragon has violated the rules of heaven, and shall be punished for a thousand sins on earth. If you want to climb back up to the Spiritual Pavilion, you have to do it when the golden beans are in bloom." Hundreds of people to save the Jade Dragon, think of ways, the second lunar month of this year, people found that soybeans are golden, very much like the golden beans, so every family fried a lot of soybeans, and set up a case in the yard burning incense, for the "blossom of the golden beans", the Jade Emperor and thus released the Jade Dragon, the earth to rain.

4, casserole

"Pan-fried casserole" is called "pan-fried dragon scales", because the silver-white casserole cut into flat pieces, lined up like the dragon's scales. Both sides of each piece of "dragon scale" are fried to a golden color to show that the "lazy dragon" is being punished and urged to do its best to cure the water so as to bring in a good harvest. When eating, the fried casserole is served on a plate and topped with sesame sauce, garlic, vinegar, soy sauce and other ingredients while it is still hot, accompanied by the staple food of cakes or biscuits, which is fragrant and refreshing, with a long aftertaste.

5, pancakes

February 2 and the custom of eating pancakes. Pancakes eaten on February 2 are mostly made of sorghum flour or white flour. The surface is adjusted to sticky, the pot is hot, the best pan, with a piece of fat a rub, in order to prevent sticking to the pot, and then adjusted batter spread in the pot, with a spatula spread evenly, the eye on the cooked. This is because it was around the time of the hibernation, all kinds of poisonous insects are beginning to active, people use this to remind not to be hurt by poisonous insects.

Extended information:

February 2 customs:

1, the golden bean blossom

Spring Festival soon after the Spring Festival will be entering the spring plowing and spring planting season, the germination rate of the seeds to be identified. At that time the previous year to stay as seed corn, soybeans to get a little into the pot to fry. Insects or moisture deterioration of the seed will not explode, farmers to determine the seed germination rate to determine whether it can be used. The fried corn and beans are then used as snacks. At the same time there is also about the Dragon King to save the people disobeyed the Jade Emperor's will of the legend, the Jade Emperor to Golden Bean blossom before releasing him, the folk so there is a fried corn popping blossom to save the Dragon King's story.

Every February 2 this day, people popping corn flowers, there are also fried beans.

2, eat dragon food

This day in the diet also has certain preoccupations, because people believe that the "Dragon Power", so this day diet more to the name of the dragon. Eat spring cake name "eat dragon scale", eat noodles name is "help dragon beard", eat rice is "eat dragon son", eat wontons for "eat dragon eyes Eating dumplings is called "eating dragon's ear", noodles and wontons cooked together is called "taking the dragon's pearl", eating pig's head is called "eating dragon's head", and eating green onion cake is called "tearing the dragon's skin". Eating pig's head is called "eating dragon head" and eating onion cake is called "tearing dragon skin". On the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, there is also the custom of "dragon head-raising, eating pig's head". People have to buy pig's head meat, hoping for a good omen in the New Year.

Reference:

Inventory of February 2 folk customs - People's Daily Online