Anhui eats glutinous rice balls during the Winter Solstice.

Anhui spans two major water systems, the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River. Although the geographical locations of Huainan and Huaibei are somewhat different, the customs are quite different. On the winter solstice, your first impression may be to eat dumplings, but Anhui people don’t eat them. These greasy foods are what everyone loves. Anhui eats glutinous rice balls during the Winter Solstice. The Anhui glutinous rice balls are so big that there is almost no room for the second one in the bowl.

The winter solstice has not yet arrived, and every household has prepared Oita sesame noodles to come in handy on the winter solstice. In Anhui, drinking old hen soup has been a habit passed down for many years. In China, there is a custom of taking supplements during the Winter Solstice. In winter, it is necessary to properly supplement nutrition, and old hen soup has always been considered a nutritious tonic. Although the conditions of most people have improved now, the habit of drinking old hen soup still continues.

Traditional snacks

Yes, Anhui people are most passionate about eating fried foods, especially on the winter solstice. Rice balls, potatoes, pumpkin cakes, dried seeds, sweet potatoes, etc., will all face the fate of being "fried" on this day. Every year on this day, Anhui people fry a lot of delicious food so that they don’t have to buy breakfast for a long time. After finishing the snacks, it is always not enough. I still have to eat, and it is boring glutinous rice.

Glutinous rice has a high sugar content, tastes very sweet and delicious, and can stimulate appetite. So after eating so many snacks, Anhui people still make a few home-cooked dishes and eat them with glutinous rice. Of course, there are many friends who work in other places and cannot return to their hometowns to spend the winter solstice with their parents. At this time, we might as well make delicious food at home with our friends and feel the warmth of the festival, but don’t forget to greet our parents.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - Anhui Province