Eat green onions at the beginning of winter

As we all know, northerners are famous for eating green onions. However, when the Beginning of Winter comes, Nanjing people have the traditional custom of eating green onions. There is a widely circulated local proverb, "Half a green onion a day will bring wind to your legs in winter." Because the winter in Nanjing is mainly wet and cold, eating spicy green onions can help the body perspire and drive away the dampness and coldness, which means that it can keep the family healthy in the cold winter.

Eating mutton at the beginning of winter

"Eat dumplings in the north and green onions in the south. Mutton in a copper pot is good for the winter." This is the traditional British culture of the beginning of winter. In many southern areas, families gather together to have a hot mutton hotpot on the day of Beginning of Winter. Even if you don’t eat mutton hot pot, you will still stew a pot of braised mutton or mutton soup. Because mutton has long been defined as a nourishing ingredient that can ward off the cold and warm up the body, mutton is especially popular during the Beginning of Winter, the beginning of winter.

Eating dumplings at the beginning of winter

I don’t know if you have noticed that southerners have a rich variety of traditional festival foods, but for northerners, there is nothing that a meal of dumplings cannot solve. Eating dumplings at the beginning of winter is a traditional custom for northerners. Whether it is stuffed with mutton and green onions or pork and cabbage, for northerners, "everything can be dumpled", and all traditional solar terms can be celebrated with dumplings. The hot dumplings are mixed with vinegar, garlic, and green onions. They are so fragrant!

Eating Ginger Duck at the Beginning of Winter

During the Beginning of Winter, people in southern Fujian and Taiwan have the traditional custom of eating ginger duck. Ginger Duck is a traditional famous dish that originated in Quanzhou, Fujian Province in modern times, and later spread to Taiwan, China and all over the country. Duck meat has always been loved by everyone. The fat is easy to be digested and absorbed by the human body. It is a nutritious food that can be eaten all year round. The reason why people choose to eat duck meat during the Beginning of Winter is to eat according to the occasion and nourish the body to survive the cold winter.

Eat bacon, vegetables and rice at the beginning of winter

As the old saying goes, "There is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below." Suzhou and Hangzhou are a must-visit place for many travel enthusiasts. In addition to the beautiful scenery, the traditional customs of the beginning of winter are also particularly interesting. Old Suzhou people would choose to eat a bowl of bacon and vegetable rice on the day of Beginning of Winter. The fat and lean meat is paired with frosted vegetables and rice. The rice is cooked in a brick stove with straw as fuel, and the more chewy it becomes. The more fragrant. Although I have never eaten authentic bacon and vegetable rice, I think it should taste similar to the braised sausage rice that I have eaten.

Eating sugar cane at the beginning of winter

“Eating sugar cane at the beginning of winter will relieve toothache” is a saying that Chaoshan people have admired for many years. This means that if you eat sugar cane during the Beginning of Winter, you won’t have to worry about toothache in the coming year. I believe many people know that Chaoshan is rich in sugar cane, and the local sugar cane season is particularly long, lasting from September to April of the following year. Compared with sugar cane juice, it is obviously much more enjoyable to eat it slowly with your mouth. Moreover, sugar cane can also be roasted and eaten. Have you tried it?

Eating glutinous rice cakes at the beginning of winter

In the northern Fujian region, especially in Shaxian County, Sanming, there is a traditional custom of eating glutinous rice cakes during the beginning of winter. The glutinous rice is ground into powder and cooked, then beaten repeatedly in a stone mortar, and kneaded into a medium-sized ball. It is dipped in white sugar or boiled with various ingredients in a pot. Eating it dipped in sugar is very popular among children. The meaning is to celebrate the autumn harvest and wish the family health and happiness.