Xiaoxue cuisine in the twenty-four solar terms includes Ciba, sliced soup, preserved meat, dried fish, mutton and beef.

1. Ciba

Ciba is a traditional food in the south. On the day of the light snow festival, there is a custom of eating Ciba in some places in the south. Ciba is a kind of food made by steaming and mashing glutinous rice, with different shapes. In some places, Ciba is round, symbolizing harvest, celebration and reunion.

2. Planted soup

Planted soup is a traditional delicacy of Tujia people. Before and after the light snow, Tujia people started the annual folk activity of "Killing the pig and welcoming the new year", which added a warm atmosphere to the cold winter.

3. Preserved meat

There is a folk custom that preserved meat in winter is preserved by wind. Preserved meat in winter means making preserved meat and storing it for winter. After light snow, the temperature drops sharply and the weather becomes dry, which is a good time to process preserved meat.

4. Sun dried fish

In the southern coastal areas, fishermen will sun dried fish and store dry food. There is an agricultural proverb that says, beans in October are so fat that they can't see their heads, which means that in October of the lunar calendar, "bean fish" can be caught in the bag area of Chiayi County.

5. Mutton

Mutton is not only tender and delicious, but also has high nutritional value. Compared with pork, it has less fat and cholesterol, but it is high in protein, and it also contains rich nutrients such as various minerals and eight amino acids.

6. Beef

Beef is delicious and mellow, with high nutritional value but low fat content. In cold winter, eating more beef is very satisfying.

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