In ancient times, people were very short of materials, unlike today, when the conditions were difficult, they could only pickle vegetables after light snow, but pickling meat after heavy snow may be related to customs and weather.

1. Xiaoxue pickles

Because of the climate, it is difficult to have very fresh vegetables after it snows, and life at that time was very hard, and there would be no food that could be processed except hard work. Therefore, relying on the wisdom of working people, people would choose to pickle vegetables before or after it snows to prevent vegetables from being eaten all winter. The usual method is to expose yourself to the sun, and then put it into the secret juice, which becomes a can of kimchi.

2. Bacon in heavy snow

People not only choose to pickle vegetables in light snow, but also pickle meat in heavy snow. The process of curing meat will be more complicated, because in addition to preventing meat from going bad, it is necessary to make necessary preparations for the delicious taste on the tip of the tongue, which often requires more auxiliary materials, such as star anise, pepper and pepper. The purpose of bacon and pickles is actually the same, both for preparing for stationing grain and preparing for bibimbap in the future.

3. The meaning of bacon

It is said that curing meat in heavy snow is to resist the arrival of Nian beast, just like during the Spring Festival, which is the year of monsters that we should guard against. Nian is a very fierce monster. Every year on New Year's Eve, it will come out and hurt people, especially children, and it is the time of heavy snow. Therefore, in order to resist this year of monsters, people should prepare food for hoarding and prevent monsters from hurting themselves.

Although curing meat in heavy snow is a custom, it also means that New Year's Eve is coming. Bacon is not only used for bibimbap, but also of great significance.