1, Baba
Ciba is a kind of food made by steaming and mashing glutinous rice, which is a popular food in some areas of southern China. In ancient times, Ciba was a traditional festival sacrifice in southern China, which was originally used by farmers to offer sacrifices to the cow god. There is a saying that "in October, Ciba Lu Lu Shao" refers to the sacrificial event.
2, planing soup
Before and after the light snow, Tujia people started the annual folk activity of "killing pigs and welcoming 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 the Year Pig and Welcoming the New Year", the delicious food cooked with the first-class fresh pork with still hot air is called "planing soup", which is very suitable for health preservation in winter.
3. Bacon
After the light snow, the fragrant bacon sausage became a popular delicacy on the table. There is a folk custom that "winter wax is preserved in the wind, and it is stored to protect against winter". After a light snow, the temperature drops sharply and the weather becomes dry, which is a good time to process bacon.
4. Dried fish
During the light snow, fishermen on the seashore in south-central Taiwan Province will start drying dried fish and storing dry food. The mullet group will come to Taiwan Province Strait before and after the light snow, and there are swordfish and sand fish. Taiwan Province proverb: October beans are too fat to see their heads, which means that in the cloth bag area of Chiayi County, you can catch "bean fish" in October of the lunar calendar.
5, pickles
There is a saying in old Nanjing, "light snow pickles, heavy snow pickles". In the past, limited by conditions, there were few fresh vegetables in winter and the price was expensive, so everyone used to pickle vegetables before and after the light snow, and they relied on these pickled foods for meals in winter.