During the winter solstice, southerners like to eat glutinous rice balls, while northerners like to eat dumplings. This is because of the difference in customs between the north and the south.

Reason:

In the north, dumplings are eaten during the winter solstice, and it is best for the whole family to have a meal of dumplings together, which means family reunion. But for northerners, eating dumplings is also a common thing. It is not only eaten on the Winter Solstice, but also the custom of eating dumplings has been passed down from ancient times. Since Zhang Zhongjing invented dumplings in the Eastern Han Dynasty, many people have They all started eating it.

For the south, they prefer to eat sweets, so glutinous rice balls have become the traditional food of the Winter Solstice. On this day, every household will make glutinous rice balls and cook glutinous rice balls. The whole family gathers together to eat glutinous rice balls and chat about home-cooked things. It is very joy. The history of glutinous rice balls is also relatively long. This kind of food has been available since the Song Dynasty. It is called a snack among the people. Later, it gradually developed into a traditional food and is remembered by people.