The delicacies of the Beginning of Winter include: dumplings, mutton, chicken and duck meat, red bean glutinous rice/炂rice, and potato.

1. Dumplings

Dumplings are eaten during many solar terms in the north, and Beginning of Winter is no exception. "If you don't serve dumpling bowls at the beginning of winter, your ears will freeze off and no one will care." The pronunciation of dumplings and "Jiaozi" are very similar. The beginning of winter means the turn of autumn and winter. Dumplings are eaten at the time of "Jiaozi". Northerners believe that they can bring Good luck, so have a bowl of dumplings.

2. Mutton

In this season, mutton is no longer available in the north. As the saying goes, "Eating sheep at the beginning of winter will keep you warm all winter." Mutton has always been a popular ingredient for winter nourishment. There are many ways to eat mutton, including stewing, roasting, and making soup. In Beijing, old Beijing's shabu-shabu specializes in copper pots and charcoal fire. In Tengzhou, Shandong Province, there is a custom of drinking mutton soup at the beginning of winter.

3. Chicken and duck meat

In the beginning of winter, dumplings and mutton are eaten in the north, while chicken, duck and fish are eaten in the south. It is a traditional custom in Fujian to eat duck meat at the beginning of winter to "replenish the winter", especially ginger duck and Siwu Muscovy duck soup. In addition, there are glutinous rice cakes, glutinous rice cakes, tripe chicken, radish and mutton pot, steamed shrimps and crabs, etc. In Hubei, people like to drink a bowl of chicken soup at the beginning of winter, which symbolizes peace and tranquility.

4. Red bean glutinous rice/炣饭

In Jiangnan, there is a custom of the whole family eating red bean glutinous rice on the night of the beginning of winter. In Shantou, there is a place where eating rice is popular at the beginning of winter. Seasonal white radish, taro, chestnut, mushroom, pork belly, sausage and other ingredients are cut into small pieces, stir-fried separately, then mixed and stir-fried until half cooked, then added to simmer until Add to the half-cooked rice, mix well, cover the pot and simmer until cooked.

5. Sweet potatoes

Jiangxi people like to eat sweet potatoes at the beginning of winter, either made into brown sugar rice wine or fried into small balls. At the beginning of winter, you can eat some potatoes, such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, etc., which are rich in vitamin C, vitamin B, and vitamin A. Red sweet potatoes also contain more carotene.

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