Bacon is a special food in winter. During the light snow season, many people will make their own bacon at this time. First, the weather is cold and dry, and the processed bacon is not easy to deteriorate; Secondly, it can be eaten in the Spring Festival just after the production is completed, which not only fills the mouth, but also adds a festive atmosphere. There are many ways to eat cooked bacon, which can be steamed directly, steamed with rice, made with clay pot rice or fried with vegetables.

To make bacon, it's best to rinse pork forelegs or pork belly and pork belly, then use kitchen paper to absorb water, then pour in soy sauce, salt, sugar and high-alcohol rice wine and mix well. The pickling time is more than 6 hours, and it is mixed several times in the middle to make the pickling taste even. After the pork belly is cured, string it with a rope and hang it in a sunny place to dry. After half a month, the bacon is almost air-dried, and it can be taken down for cooking at any time. It tastes salty and delicious.

2. Dried fish

Unlike inland areas, people in coastal areas are busy drying fresh fish into dried fish for winter. At this time, the sea breeze is strong, and with the warm sunshine, it is a good time for traditional drying fish. If the salvaged fish can't be sold or eaten, it will be salted and dried into dried fish for storage. Sun-dried dried fish is a unique winter flavor, and it has a unique flavor whether it is steamed, cooked or stewed.

Remove the viscera and gills of the fish, and separate the fish head on the back and left in half. After cleaning, soak it in salt water 1 hour. The curing time should not be too long, and it is usually lightly sun-dried. After draining, tie it with a rope, usually put it in the sun for 3-4 days, then put it in a bag or put it in the refrigerator.

3. Baba

It is a traditional folk custom in southern China to eat Ciba in the light snow festival. Cooked glutinous rice, put it in a stone trough, mash it into mud with a stone hammer or other instruments, and then make a kind of food, which is soft, delicate and delicious.

Soak glutinous rice overnight in advance, steam it on a steamer cloth, or cook it with a rice cooker. Take out cooked glutinous rice, pour it into a plate, cool it slightly, add sugar and mash it. Spread a layer of plastic wrap on the baking tray first, and then pour the glutinous rice into the container to flatten and compact. Put it back in the refrigerator and freeze it. When you want to eat it, take it out and cut it into strips and fry it. Sprinkle it with homemade red syrup, sprinkle with fine soybean powder and eat it. It's crispy and sweet.

4. Xiaoxue wine

Folk custom in Zhejiang province makes wine on the day of light snow, which is called "light snow wine". This custom of making wine originated in Xia Dynasty. It is said that the temperature is decreasing day by day because of the light snow. It is the time when everything is collected, and the water is extremely clear, which is equivalent to snow water. After a winter's storage, the brewed wine is cooler and sweeter than the wine in other seasons, and the wine is full of fragrance.

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5, planing soup

Eating sliced soup is a popular folk custom in the south, especially in the southwest. Every year when it is light snow, every household is busy killing Nian pigs and eating sliced soup, which adds a touch of heat to the cold winter. The so-called "boiled soup" literally means eating boiled water, but in fact it means tasting fresh pork. The main course of cooking the blood and meat of the freshly killed pig to reward the butcher and entertain the guests is called "planing soup". Xiaoxue eating soup is not only in line with winter health, but also reflects an emotional exchange between relatives and neighbors.