Tangyuan symbolizes reunion and harmony. It is one of the traditional delicacies in China, and it is also one of the must-eat foods in winter solstice. Besides glutinous rice balls, you can also eat jiaozi, rice cakes, mutton and other foods as winter dinner on the solstice. These foods can drive away cold and keep warm, and are very suitable for eating in cold winter.

When making winter solstice dinner, you can choose different ingredients and practices according to your personal tastes and preferences. For example, if you like to eat jiaozi, you can choose jiaozi with mutton stuffing, and add some red dates and medlar when cooking, which can increase the nutritional value and taste of jiaozi. If you like to eat rice cakes, you can choose rice cakes made of glutinous rice flour with some hot chicken soup or bone soup, which can better supplement nutrition.

Brief introduction of solar terms in winter solstice

The winter solstice is one of the 24 solar terms in China, usually between 65438+February 2 1-23 in the Gregorian calendar every year. Winter solstice is the fourth solar term in winter, and it is also the shortest day and the longest night in a year. On this day, the sun shines almost directly on the tropic of Capricorn, and the northern hemisphere is least exposed to the sun, so the days are the shortest and the nights are the longest. In the traditional culture of China, the winter solstice is an important festival and is regarded as the beginning of winter.

In the traditional culture of China, the winter solstice is an important festival with rich folk customs and dietary customs. In southern China, the solstice in winter is an important festival for ancestor worship. People will worship ancestors, sweep graves and burn paper money. In the northern region, the winter solstice is an important solar term, and people will eat traditional foods such as jiaozi and mutton to celebrate. In addition, some places will hold temple fairs, dragon and lion dances and other folk activities.