1, mutton, Chinese medicine pays attention to "four seasons and five supplements", among which "nourishing" in winter has become the most popular tonic method at present. From the winter solstice, people begin to count nine from this day, as the saying goes: "Three nines make up a winter, and there will be no disease in the coming year." In the north of China, there is a custom of eating mutton from winter to Sunday, because the weather enters the coldest period from winter to the future, and eating a pot of stewed mutton at this time has the dual functions of keeping out the cold and nourishing. Mutton is sweet but not greasy, warm but not dry, and has always been regarded as a good product for nourishing yang. Proper diet in winter is the best tonic. For ordinary people, eating mutton is naturally listed as one of the main ways to make up for the cold in winter.

2. In jiaozi, people in northern China have the custom of eating jiaozi from winter to Sunday. The choice of stuffing in jiaozi from winter solstice is directly related to its meaning, and the most common leek stuffing indicates the meaning of "making a fortune". The most common Chinese cabbage stuffing means "hundred treasures". The jiaozi of mushroom meat stuffing means "drum wealth"; Sauerkraut stuffing means "counting money"; Celery stuffing stands for "diligent food" and has auspicious meaning. It is said that the origin of eating jiaozi in the solstice winter month is that Zhang Zhongjing, a famous doctor in ancient Henan province, missed the villagers' cold ears, built a medical shed in the open space in Dongguan, Nanyang on the solstice winter month, and sent "soup for dispelling cold and charming ears" to the poor ("charming ears" is now jiaozi), and people felt warm and warm after eating it. In memory of him, the custom of eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter has been circulating among the people.

3, dog meat, the custom of eating dog meat in winter is said to have started from that time in the Han Dynasty. According to legend, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, ate Fan Kuai's dog meat on the solstice in winter, which was particularly delicious and full of praise. Since then, the custom of eating dog meat on the solstice has been formed among the people. Nowadays, people eat dog meat, mutton and various nourishing foods on the solstice in winter, so as to bring good omen for the coming year. Tofu stew with dog meat, in particular, is one of the so-called "eight stews in Northeast China".

Wonton, northerners have the custom of eating wonton on the solstice in winter. As early as the Southern Song Dynasty, people in Lin 'an ate wonton on the winter solstice. At first, it was to worship their ancestors, and then it gradually became popular. There is a folk proverb, "Wonton from winter to sun, noodles from summer to sun". I hope to break the "chaos" and become smart by eating wonton in winter. People often add seasonings such as ginger, salt and monosodium glutamate to the stuffing when making wonton that they eat from winter to day. The stuffing made in this way is fragrant but not greasy, and it is very delicious.