The second day of the Lunar New Year is an important day on which people have special dietary customs. Among them, eating wontons is a very common custom. The wonton is shaped like an ingot, boiled in a soup and also known as "ingots soup". It is said that eating a bowl of wontons on the second day of the Lunar New Year can symbolize wealth and good luck.
Here are the steps and recipe for making fresh meat ravioli::
Ingredients: Flour to taste.
A pinch of fresh minced pork.
Minced green onion and ginger.
A pinch of soy sauce and a pinch of salt.
A pinch of peanut oil and a pinch of pepper.
A pinch of vinegar. 
Steps:1Add the flour to an appropriate amount of water and mix into a dough with moderate firmness. Then the dough is rolled out into thin sheets and cut into trapezoidal shapes with a knife, which is the wonton wrapper we make ourselves.
2.Add light soy sauce, salt, minced ginger, chopped green onion and peanut oil to the fresh minced pork and stir to combine. Then take a wonton wrapper, put an appropriate amount of filling, roll it up and fold it in half and pinch it tightly, and the wonton is ready.
3.Put an appropriate amount of water in a pot, bring to a boil and put the wontons in to cook. Wait until the wontons are cooked thoroughly, remove them and put them in a bowl, add an appropriate amount of dark vinegar, light soy sauce, shrimp skin and pepper, sprinkle with chopped green onions, and serve on the table.
Eating noodles on the second day of the Lunar New Year is also a popular custom, and there is a saying that "dumplings on the first day of the new year, noodles on the second day of the new year". Eating noodles on the second day of the Lunar New Year means that life is smooth, long and healthy.
Here are the steps and recipe for making mushroom egg beaten lo mein::
Ingredients: Flour.
Light salt water. Mushroom.
Egg. Shredded green onion and ginger.
A pinch of salt, a pinch of light soy sauce, and a pinch of monosodium glutamate.
A pinch of peanut oil.
Steps:
1.Add the flour to an appropriate amount of water, mix into a slightly firmer dough and let it rest for a while. Then use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to form a slightly thinner large dough sheet.
2.After folding the dough sheets, use a knife to cut the noodles into noodles of uniform width. Put an appropriate amount of water in the pot, put the noodles in after boiling, cook until cooked through, remove and set aside.
3.In another pot, add a little peanut oil, add shredded green onion and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant, then add mushrooms and stir-fry evenly. Then add an appropriate amount of boiling water, pour the egg mixture into the pot when the water boils, add an appropriate amount of salt and bring to a boil. This marinade is then poured over the cooked noodles and enjoyed.
In addition to eating wontons and noodles, there is also an important food on the second day of the Lunar New Year - rice cake dumplings. Rice cakes are indispensable during the Chinese New Year, especially when you go back to your parents' home, remember to bring some rice cakes. Rice cakes symbolize ascension every year, while dumplings symbolize reunion. On the second day of the Lunar New Year, remember to eat rice cake dumplings, and wish your family a happy reunion and many blessings!
Here are the steps and recipe for making rice cake dumplings::
Ingredients: Red beans to taste.
Appropriate amount of red dates. Brown sugar to taste.
Glutinous rice flour to taste.
Steps:1Cook the red beans, remove them, add the chopped red dates and an appropriate amount of brown sugar, then add a little glutinous rice flour, and stir well.
2.Grab a ball of red bean glutinous rice filling with your hands, form a ball in the shape of a ball, then roll it in a circle and evenly dip it in glutinous rice flour.
3.Put water in the pot, put it in the cage drawer, put the finished rice cake dumplings in the cage drawer, and steam it over high heat for about 20 minutes until it is cooked through.
There are two more important things to do on the second day of the Lunar New Year:
1.Go back to your parents' home: The second day of the Lunar New Year is the day to go back to your parents' home, and you should take your children and son-in-law back together. At the same time, you should also bring a "souvenir", and the number of souvenirs must be an even number, which means auspicious.
2.Sacrifice to the God of Wealth: In the north, the God of Wealth is sacrificed on the second day of the Lunar New Year. Whether it is an ordinary household or a shop, it is necessary to perform sacrifices to the god of wealth and pray for a smooth and prosperous new year.
I hope you have a wonderful time on the second day of the Lunar New Year, enjoy the delicious rice cake dumplings, and wish you a happy reunion and abundant wealth!