Today is the winter solstice in the 24 solar terms. There are many folk sayings about the winter solstice, which is also a traditional festival in China. On the solstice of winter, different regions will eat different foods, but a few things will not change. There are many traditional foods that symbolize beauty on the winter solstice. Let's see what they have.

Many people in jiaozi are familiar with eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter. In northern China and some southern regions, people eat jiaozi on the solstice in winter. Jiaozi is not only delicious, but also nutritious. It can be wrapped with its own nutritional fillings, such as pork stuffing juice and mutton stuffing jiaozi. Eating a bowl of hot jiaozi in cold winter is also warm and nourishing at room temperature. Besides, eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter has a beautiful moral. As the proverb goes: "On October 1st, when winter solstice comes, every family eats jiaozi." Jiaozi looks like an ear. It's very cold in winter. There is also a folk proverb that "jiaozi will not freeze its ears on the solstice in winter". Moral: warm and healthy.

Mutton (mutton soup) Eating mutton in winter is also a dietary habit in many areas, whether in the north or the south. Mutton is warm and nourishing, and it is a good ingredient for winter tonic. Mutton is rich in fat, protein and carbohydrates. In the solstice winter and cold weather, eating warm and nutritious ingredients is naturally essential. There are two big days to eat mutton in winter, one is beginning of winter, and the other is Solstice. There are many ways to eat mutton. You can cook mutton or stew mutton soup. The warmth brought by a bowl of mutton soup in cold winter is enough to resist the cold of a winter. In addition, eating mutton from winter solstice has a beautiful moral: there is a good omen in the coming year.

Winter solstice noodles On this day, people in some areas have the habit of eating winter solstice noodles. As the saying goes, "When you eat noodles on the solstice in winter, the day will get longer." In Anhui, it is a habit to eat the solstice noodles in winter. In the past, winter solstice noodles were relatively simple, that is, hot egg noodles. Eating a bowl of hot egg noodles in cold weather is considered as the solstice of winter. Today's winter solstice noodles are also full of tricks. If you mix them at will, eating a bowl during the winter solstice can be regarded as a solar term.

Many areas in the south have the habit of eating jiaozi from winter solstice to Sunday. The salty and sweet kind uses ground glutinous rice flour, sugar, meat, vegetables, fruits and shredded radish as fillings, and the packaged jiaozi also has its own flavor. It is very comfortable to eat a bowl of warm and soft glutinous rice dumplings on the solstice of cold winter. There is also a folk saying that "Tangyuan is one year older". Tangyuan is rolling, which has a beautiful meaning of reunion.

In some areas in the south, there is also the habit of eating mash from winter to Sunday. People in Gusu area will drink winter wine on the night of winter solstice. Winter wine is a kind of rice wine, which is brewed with osmanthus flowers and has a pleasant aroma. There are also many ways to eat fermented grains. It can be drunk directly, and can also be used to cook fermented egg soup and wine-brewed glutinous rice balls. They are all very delicious ways to eat. Eating it in cold winter can drive away the cold and warm the body, which is a good daily taste. Drinking alcohol on the solstice in winter can not only drive away the cold, but also pin the good wishes of Gusu people for life. It means life is warm and harmonious.