1. Dog meat. The custom of eating dog meat during the Winter Solstice is said to have started in the Han Dynasty. According to legend, Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, ate dog meat cooked by Fan Kuai on the winter solstice. He thought it tasted particularly delicious and praised it profusely. Since then, the folk custom of eating dog meat during the winter solstice has been formed. Nowadays, people eat dog meat, mutton and various nutritious foods on the day of the winter solstice in order to have a good omen in the coming year.

2. Wontons. In the past, there was a saying in old Beijing: "Winter Solstice Wonton and Summer Solstice Noodles". According to legend, during the Han Dynasty, the Huns from the north often harassed the frontiers and the people had no peace. At that time, there were two leaders in the Xiongnu tribe, the Hun clan and the Tun clan, who were very ferocious. The people hated it so much that they used meat stuffing to wrap it into wontons and called them "wontons" after taking the sounds of "hun" and "tun". He eats his hatred and hopes to quell the war and live a peaceful life. Because wontons were first made on the winter solstice, every household eats wontons on the winter solstice.

3. Radish. There is a folk saying: "Winter solstice radish and summer solstice ginger, if eaten at the right time, there will be no pain." It is also said: "Winter radish is better than ginseng." On the night of the winter solstice, it is the right time to stew a pot of hot radish and pork ribs soup, and the family will be reunited. , celebrate this historic "Ya Sui" festival.