Speaking of winter solstice food, is jiaozi and glutinous rice balls your first reaction? If your first reaction is jiaozi, then you are 90% northerners, and if you are glutinous rice balls, then you are 90% southerners. Suddenly, I learned a good skill of how to distinguish between the north and the south, right? Haha.

In fact, in many places, jiaozi or glutinous rice balls are not eaten on the winter solstice, and the customs of each place are different, which leads to a variety of winter solstice foods. Next, let's take you to know those winter solstice foods that you have never heard of!

1, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, on the round

People in Taizhou, Zhejiang enjoy delicious food, among which eating "Winter Solstice Round" (also called hard rolling round and rough turning round) is an old tradition in Taizhou, and "Winter Solstice Round" is also called rolling round, hard rolling round and rough turning round, which means round, round, moist and reunion.

Rolling round is the highlight of the winter solstice. Compared with the dumplings eaten on weekdays, the winter solstice round of Linhai people is not only rich in content, different in forms, but also meaningful.

Rolling round is to knead dough with glutinous rice flour and warm water, and then pick it into a round with a moderate size, and then roll it in soybean flour after cooking. Because this process is called "rolling" in the dialect near the sea, the winter solstice round is named "rolling round".

Sandwiched with a rolled round covered with bean powder, I took a bite while it was hot. It was delicious, sweet, warm and soft, and a taste of happiness came to my mind. In addition to the classic sweet dumplings, there are also many families who like salty winter solstice dumplings. Salty dumplings are stuffed with glutinous rice balls, which are similar to pork, dried tofu, winter bamboo shoots, mushrooms, carrots and white radishes. They can be steamed and boiled, fresh and juicy, and have another taste.

2. Taiwan Province glutinous rice cake

Taiwan Province glutinous rice cake is made of glutinous rice flour and kneaded into chickens, ducks, turtles, pigs, cows, sheep and other animals symbolizing good luck and good luck, adding favorite ingredients such as bean paste, sesame seeds and coconut juice, and then steamed in layers in a steamer. In Taiwan Province, China, the tradition of worshipping ancestors with nine-layer cakes on the winter solstice has been passed down from generation to generation to show that we will not forget our ancestors and our "roots".

3. Jiangxi hemp cake

Mazi, a specialty of Zhejiang and Jiangxi, is also a famous snack in southern Fujian and a sacrifice for Fujian people. Among them, Nan 'an Yingdu is the most famous one. Its raw materials are excellent glutinous rice, lard, sesame, peanut kernel, rock sugar and so on. The crispy rice is sweet and delicious, and it is resistant to hunger after eating. It has a sweet and smooth taste, and it is soft, tough and slightly icy. The finished product is bright white, smooth, tough and transparent.

"The weather and personnel are urging each other every day, and the winter solstice is coming again." Winter solstice to slight cold and severe cold is the coldest season. Everyone should pay attention to keep warm while tasting delicious food! I wish everyone a happy winter solstice!