It is customary to eat at the beginning of winter: dumplings, red bean glutinous rice, mutton, ginger duck, and raw green onions.

1. Dumplings

One of the customs of the Beginning of Winter is to eat dumplings. Dumplings originated from the saying of Jiaozi. At the turn of the old year and the new year, Beginning of Winter is the turn of autumn and winter. , so dumplings cannot be ignored. Nowadays, people have gradually restored this ancient custom. On the day of the Beginning of Winter, all kinds of dumplings are sold very well.

2. Red bean and glutinous rice

In the water towns of the south of the Yangtze River, there is a custom of the whole family gathering together to eat red bean and glutinous rice on the night of the beginning of winter. This kind of food is made of red beans and glutinous rice sweetened with sugar. Made of glutinous rice, it is soft and sweet, and has the effect of warming the stomach and replenishing qi. It is especially popular in the cold winter.

3. Mutton

Mutton hot pot is a popular activity on the day of the Beginning of Winter, because mutton hot pot makes people feel warm when eating it. In addition, mutton hot pot can also be added with a variety of Favorite ingredients, such as various vegetables, make people feel more delicious.

4. Ginger Duck

Ginger Duck is a traditional Han snack in Fujian. It originated in Quanzhou, Fujian, and then spread to other parts of China and even overseas. This delicacy can be It nourishes qi and blood, and the duck meat that is paired with it has the effect of nourishing yin and reducing fire. The ginger should be old ginger, and the duck should be low-fat Muscovy duck that is more than 100 days old.

5. Raw onions

Nanjing people pay special attention to eating raw onions after the beginning of winter, because onions are warm in nature and pungent in taste, and can disperse the yang energy that makes people sweat and stagnates in the body. As the sweat is discharged, Yang Qi circulates smoothly, and disease pathogens are driven away with sweat. This custom helps to resist the dampness and cold in Nanjing winter and reduce diseases.