Eat mutton soup in Sichuan on the winter solstice, and eat mutton everywhere on the winter solstice. As the saying goes, "three nine supplements one, winter", warming mutton is regarded as a good tonic in winter, so choose. For ordinary people, eating mutton is one of the main ways to make up for the cold in winter. Chinese medicine and medicine pay attention to "four seasons and five supplements", among which "nourishing" in winter is a timely tonic method. Eating mutton on the winter solstice is to keep out the cold and nourish.

There are different customs in the north and south of China during the winter solstice, and through historical development, a unique seasonal food culture has been formed. Some places in southern China have the custom of feasting on the winter solstice. Most places in the north have the custom of eating jiaozi on the winter solstice, and eating jiaozi has become the custom of most northern China people on the winter solstice. The ancients celebrated the winter solstice, which is one of the "eight festivals of the year", and there are many kinds of food for winter solstice festivals.