The summer solstice solar term of "the sky is cloudy, and the night leaks from now on" is the longest day in a year in the northern hemisphere. In China, there are many food customs with a long history on this day, such as eating summer solstice noodles in some places, eating litchi and dog meat in some places, while in Jiangnan, China, traditionally eating summer solstice cakes and wheat dumplings on the summer solstice, so today's 24 solar terms are as follows.

wheat dumplings and summer solstice cakes

Jiangnan food customs generally include wheat dumplings, corn millet, plums, wonton and noodle soup. "Wujiang County Records" records: "On the summer solstice, make wheat dumplings, and the sacrifice will be finished first, then pay for each other." Not only eat wheat dumplings, but also give them to each other as gifts. On the day of the summer solstice, farmers roll the dough into pancakes, bake them, add vegetables, pods, tofu, and bacon, etc., and eat them after ancestor worship, which is commonly called summer solstice cakes, or give them to relatives and friends.

summer solstice cake. The shape of this half-moon cake is similar to that of the northern pasta leek box, but the materials and methods are different. Locals are used to picking the tender leaves of wormwood from the fields, mashing them in a stone mortar, mixing them with wheat flour, adding a proper amount of sweet bean paste in the middle of the cake, and baking the cake in a hot pot. Summer solstice cake looks ugly, but it tastes fresh and refreshing, sweet but not greasy. It is an authentic green food suitable for all ages. Now, even if it is not the summer solstice, some people will make this kind of cake to relieve their cravings, relax themselves and experience the taste of their hometown.

On the summer solstice, people in Wuxi eat porridge in the morning and wonton at noon, which means chaos and harmony. There is a proverb: "Summer solstice wonton winter solstice group, four seasons Ankang people reunion." After eating wonton, I weighed the children, hoping that their weight gain would be healthier. In the northwest of China, such as Shaanxi, zongzi is eaten during this solar eclipse, and chrysanthemums are taken as ash to prevent wheat from being damaged by pests. In the south, people are weighed to see if they are fat or thin. Farmers roll pancakes, baked, with vegetables, pods, tofu and bacon, and eat them after ancestor worship or give them to relatives and friends.