As the saying goes, "three nine make up one winter, and there will be no illness in the coming year." It is the practice of eating mutton in winter to recuperate the body.
Guangdong has the custom of eating glutinous rice on the day of slight cold. Traditionally in Guangzhou, Xiaohan eats glutinous rice in the morning. In order to avoid being too glutinous, it is generally 60% glutinous rice and 40% fragrant rice. Chop bacon and sausage, stir-fry peanuts, add some chopped scallions and mix them in the rice.
Daily Diet In China, with the arrival of the slight cold season, it is common for people to eat warm foods such as mutton and dog meat. There is a saying in the south of the Yangtze River that "it's a slight cold and a cold ice mass", which means that during this solar term, young people should be careful not to eat too much fat, sweet and spicy products to avoid acne and the like.
When does slight cold mean:
Slight cold time in 2023: 1 5, 23:04:39, Thursday of the twelfth lunar month. Slight cold is the 23rd solar term among the 24 solar terms and the 5th solar term in winter.