Ciba: In the light snow solar term custom, in some places in the south, there is also the custom of eating Ciba in October of the lunar calendar. Ciba is a kind of food made by steaming and mashing glutinous rice, and it is a popular food in some areas of southern China. In ancient times, Ciba was a traditional festival sacrifice in the south of China, which was originally used by farmers to worship the cow god. There is a saying that "in October, Ciba Shao" refers to sacrificial events.

In some places, Ciba is made into large and small circles, symbolizing harvest, celebration and reunion. Some places are also called rice cakes, and this name also represents good luck. People often say: "rice cake, rice cake, long life."

Making soup: Before and after the light snow, Tujia people started the annual folk activity of "killing pigs to welcome the new year", which added a warm atmosphere to the cold winter. Eating "planing soup" is the custom of Tujia nationality; In the folk activity of "killing pigs to welcome the Spring Festival", the delicious food cooked with first-class fresh pork with still hot air is called "soup planing", which is very suitable for health preservation in winter.

On hearing the howl of the pig, the guests immediately put down their farm work and rushed in. The male guest helped the butcher peel a fat pig clean, and the female guest helped the cook. For a time, the farmhouse was filled with smoke and jubilation. As soon as the butcher peeled off the "clean edge" of the pig and put it on the chopping board, the hospitable host told the butcher to cut off a good piece of meat with a full 5 kg head to make "soup meat" In a blink of an eye, spareribs, radishes, Sichuan-style pork, intestines, liver, stomach, lungs and pig blood are flourishing, and the dishes of "planing soup and meat" are full of tables. A rich and interesting "soup meat" banquet, full of banquets, full of fragrance.

Bacon: In China, bacon has a history of thousands of years. According to legend, as early as more than 2,000 years ago, Zhang Lu called King Hanning. When he came to Hongmiaotang in Hanzhong, he was defeated in the south, and the local people entertained him with bacon. In the 26th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi took refuge in xi 'an with Emperor Guangxu. Local officials in southern Shaanxi once presented bacon as a tribute to the emperor. After tasting the bacon, Cixi was full of praise.

In the folk, there has always been a traditional habit of curing bacon in various regions, which is very common. Every year1February, that is, before "Xiaoxue" to "beginning of spring", every household has to kill pigs and sheep. In addition to leaving enough fresh meat for the New Year, we have to leave some. People marinate meat in jars with salt and spices such as pepper, fennel, cinnamon and clove.

After 7- 15 days, the meat was hung with palm leaves or bamboo ropes, dripped with water, smoked with cypress branches and sugarcane skins, finally hung and smoked slowly with fireworks to make bacon. People living in cities, in the twelfth lunar month of winter, will also go to the market to choose pork, chickens, ducks and fish with good meat quality and take them home to pickle them into bacon, so as to taste the bacon and add a warm atmosphere at the end of the year.

Dried fish: As the saying goes, October beans are fat. Light snow is a solar term, and the temperature drops. Fishermen will start fishing in winter in order to get food rations and economic benefits. In coastal areas, people will catch swordfish, mullet and other small fish, sprinkle with salt after slaughter, and dry them in the sun to make dried fish, which can be eaten patiently until the end of winter.

What does Xiaoxue solar terms eat for health?

1, banana

Bananas are the best fruit to eat in winter. When the content of 5- hydroxytryptamine in human brain decreases, there will be a series of depressive symptoms such as insomnia, irritability, pessimism and world-weariness. Bananas contain this substance, and increasing the intake of bananas appropriately will make people feel peaceful and happy. Therefore, in the light snow season, everyone can eat some bananas to ease their mood. However, people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should not eat it.

2. Black rice

The color of black rice is different from other rice mainly because its outer cortex contains anti-aging anthocyanin pigment. The darker the color of rice, the stronger the anti-aging effect of epidermal pigment. In addition, this pigment is also rich in flavonoids active substances, which is five times that of white rice, which is of great benefit to prevent arteriosclerosis. Eating black rice for a long time can not only promote sleep, but also treat dizziness, anemia, gray hair, eye diseases and waist and leg pain.

3. Mutton

Winter is dominated by "yin" and "hiding". Kidney governs essence and liver governs blood. At this time, it is very important to nurse the liver and kidney, and it is appropriate to eat isothermal tonic food such as mutton. Eating mutton often in winter can not only increase the body's heat and resist the cold, but also increase digestive enzymes, protect the stomach wall, repair the gastric mucosa, help the spleen and stomach digest, and play an anti-aging role.

4, red dates

Jujube is sweet and warm, belonging to the spleen and stomach meridian. Has the effects of invigorating the middle energizer, invigorating qi, nourishing blood, calming nerves, and relieving medicinal properties. Jujube is rich in calcium and iron, which is a good product for supplementing iron and enriching blood. Studies have found that iron deficiency in human blood can make people afraid of cold, so we can eat more red dates in winter to increase iron intake, thus improving cold tolerance. Eating red dates in winter can not only invigorate qi and nourish blood, but also play a role in cold resistance.