1. Winter Solstice Ball: Before the Winter Solstice Festival, every household in Suzhou made balls with sugar, meat, vegetables and fruits, bean paste and shredded radish as fillings. It was called Winter Solstice Ball, which meant "reunion" and "perfection", and even won a good favor for everyone. Bite it gently while it is hot, and it seems to be entangled with glutinous rice between the teeth, but it does not stick to the teeth. It also seems to have resistance, but it is extremely weak, sweet and salty, soft and delicious.

2. Suzhou-style pot-stewed dishes: Suzhou people always have seven or eight cold dishes to clear the way on the winter solstice night, so on the winter solstice night, all kinds of pot-stewed dishes, such as lamb cakes, sauced meat, sauced duck, barbecued pork, beef and so on, will be lined up in Suzhou. On the night of the winter solstice, sitting around the table, making a mouthful of winter wine and eating a mouthful of meat, is beautiful!

3. Soviet-style warm pot: Warm pot on winter solstice night has a warm feeling. Unlike hot pot, it is to put semi-finished dishes into the pot, add broth and keep warm by the fire. The bottom of the warm pot is vermicelli and cabbage, which are covered with skin, egg dumplings, meatballs, salted chicken, fried fish, winter bamboo shoots, bacon, quail eggs and fish balls ... < P > 4. Wonton: On the night of winter solstice, Suzhou people are also very particular about their staple food, and there is a saying that "Winter solstice wonton and summer solstice noodles". Eating wonton on the winter solstice means eating a "chaotic world" and returning to a peaceful world.

5. Winemaking in winter: There is a saying in Suzhou, "If you don't drink Winemaking in winter, you will be frozen all night". Winemaking in winter is an essential drink for Suzhou people on the winter solstice night table. Winter wine is golden and bright, and the degree is not high, usually below 5 degrees. The wine is mixed with tiny osmanthus petals, which gives off a rich osmanthus fragrance after opening the bottle.