1. Ningbo Tang Guo: "Eating Tang Guo makes you one year older." One thing you must eat during the Winter Solstice in Ningbo is Tang Guo. The ingredients of Tang Guo are similar to Tang Yuan, but there is no filling inside.

Nowadays, when Ningbo people celebrate the winter solstice, they will change the soup into glutinous rice flour and add sweet potato kernels, which is called sweet potato soup.

2. Hangzhou rice cakes: Hangzhou people like to eat rice cakes to celebrate the winter solstice. Every winter solstice, they will make cakes to worship ancestors or give gifts to relatives and friends.

In terms of food, rice cakes with different flavors are made for three meals, such as rice cakes with sesame powder mixed with white sugar, stir-fried rice cakes with shredded pork, etc.

Hangzhou people eat rice cakes during the winter solstice to bring good luck, which means they will grow taller every year.

3. Roasted rice cakes with kohlrabi: Ningbo people love "roasted rice cakes with kohlrabi". The day before the winter solstice, Ningbo people generally don't go out. It is the custom of the whole family to eat roasted rice cakes with kohlrabi on the morning of the winter solstice.

The aroma of kohlrabi has become a unique country delicacy during the Winter Solstice Festival in Ningbo, making it unforgettable.

On the eve of the Winter Solstice Festival, every family roasts kohlrabi. The fire in the big stove is burning brightly. Wash the kohlrabi, peel it and cut it into pieces. Do not waste the leaves.

4. Jiuniang Yuanzi: Jiuniang Yuanzi is a famous snack in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It is not only used to entertain guests, but also eaten during festivals.

In Ningbo’s winter solstice custom, fermented glutinous rice dumplings are one of the must-eat delicacies.

5. Mochi: Wenzhou mochi is actually made of rice dumpling powder, with some sugar and bean paste rolled on the surface. Every winter solstice, this soft and glutinous little mochi will be popular in the streets and alleys of Wenzhou.

6. Wonton: As the saying goes, "Winter Solstice wontons and Summer Solstice noodles" are very popular until now.

In Shaoxing, eating a bowl of hot wontons is a standard part of the festival on the Winter Solstice.