Pasta: Speaking of summer solstice, the iconic food is noodles. The traditional custom of our country has been circulating the saying that "it is sunny in winter and sunny in jiaozi in summer". Therefore, many places choose to use noodles on the day of summer solstice.
Dog meat: In Yulin, Guangxi, China, there is still the habit of eating dog meat in summer solstice, and there is even a saying that eating dog meat in summer solstice makes the west wind bypass. This is because, in Yulin, there is a saying that eating dog meat can dispel evil and strengthen the body. In the eyes of local people, this custom is only a custom from the summer solstice, but eating dog meat is extremely cruel in the eyes of many people, which also makes this custom controversial.
Wonton: It is a custom to eat wonton in Wuxi and Changzhou, Jiangsu during the summer solstice. On the day of summer solstice, amaranth is wrapped in wonton, hoping to prevent diseases, so that there has been a saying that "it is not summer to eat wonton in summer solstice, and it is not summer in hot weather".
Round paste: In Shaoxing, Zhejiang, there is a proverb, "On the solstice of summer, you eat round paste and the stones are cooing". It is said that during the summer solstice in ancient times, farmers would put bamboo sticks on it and put them in the gaps of paddy fields to burn incense and sacrifice, but children would run to the paddy fields to pick them up and eat them. Later, this custom was also preserved.