When the snow is cold, it is natural to warm and replenish yang energy. Eat more warm foods such as garlic, leeks, peppers, ginger, coriander, onions, yams, longans, chestnuts, mutton, loach, and preserved apricots to help keep out the cold.

There is a proverb in the north that "there is heavy snow and light snow, but the cooking does not stop". That is to say, due to the short days and long nights, housewives have almost no time to cook three meals a day.

There is a saying in old Nanjing: "Pickled vegetables in light snow, marinated meat in heavy snow." When the heavy snow arrives, every household is busy making "salty goods" to welcome the New Year.

There is a folk proverb in the south of the Yangtze River that "after heavy snowfall and the winter solstice, the water in the basket will not leak." This means that after the heavy snowfall, the gaps in the outdoor bamboo baskets are prone to freezing, but the water in the basket will not leak.

Cold and dry weather will cause discomfort to the human body. Experts suggest that during the heavy snow season, you might as well eat some dishes and dietary remedies with snow lotus root, pickled vegetables and snow pears, which will have certain health care effects.

1. Make soup with pickled vegetables. Before and after the heavy snow solar term, fresh pickled vegetables are gradually on the market.

According to dietotherapy experts, pickles, also called mustards, are warm in nature and sweet in taste.

Pickles contain more vitamin C, which helps increase the oxygen content in the brain and refreshes the brain. 2. Sweet potato porridge. After the heavy snow, the temperature gradually became colder. People paid great attention to keeping warm inside and outside the house, and put on winter clothes one after another.

Prevent frostbite and frostbite.

There is a folk saying that "Lukqi stays at home and only drinks red sticky porridge", which means that when the weather is cold, he no longer visits the house and only drinks warm sweet potato porridge at home to survive.

Sweet potato porridge is sweet and delicious, strengthens the spleen and stomach, and is also a good weight loss food.

3. Homemade marinated meat: There is a saying in old Nanjing, which is "pickled vegetables in light snow, marinated meat in heavy snow".

When the heavy snow comes, every household is busy making "salty goods".

"Pickled vegetables in light snow, marinated meat in heavy snow." The weather is cold during the heavy snow festival. In ancient times when it was not easy to keep fresh, people found that pickled meat foods are not easy to spoil at this time. So when the heavy snow festival arrives, every household is busy making bacon to welcome the arrival of the heavy snow festival.

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Affected by this custom, the price of meat products often rises slightly before and after the heavy snow festival.