1 mutton
"Tonifying in winter, killing tigers in early spring", people think that eating mutton in cold season can drive away cold and nourish, benefit qi and tonify deficiency, so in some areas in the north, it is popular to eat mutton hotpot and drink mutton soup in light snow season to nourish and keep out the cold.
2, planing soup
Before and after the light snow, it is the most lively period for Tujia people, who want to start the annual folk activities of "killing pigs and welcoming the new year". After killing pigs, people cook the pork, pig blood and pig offal that are still hot, make a local "soup", and then eat it together with the whole family. Locals believe that in the cold winter, a bowl of "soup" can dispel the cold and is the most delicious tonic in winter.
3. Baba
In some parts of the south, there is a custom of eating Ciba before and after the light snow. This is a kind of food made by steaming and mashing glutinous rice. In some places, Ciba is made into a circle, symbolizing celebration and reunion. Some areas have different names for Ciba. For example, Zhejiang calls it rice cake, which means "rice cake, rice cake, high longevity".
4. Bacon
In our country, many places have the custom of eating bacon in winter, especially people in southern cities, who have a special liking for bacon. Before and after the light snow, the temperature gradually dropped, and the weather became dry and cold, which was a good time to process bacon. In the past, many people in southern areas had to make sausages, bacon and other foods by themselves to prepare bacon food all winter. However, now people can also choose to buy from Shangchao.
5. Dried fish
During the light snow, fishermen in coastal cities such as Dalian and Qingdao began to dry dried fish once a year, storing wintering food, and some fishermen would dry 1000 kg for sale at one time.