Jiaozi, an ancient traditional pasta, is eaten by northerners on the 30th. And "the winter solstice is as big as a year", of course, this day is also to eat jiaozi, regardless of the rich and the poor, jiaozi is an essential holiday meal. There is a folk proverb, "On October 1st, when the winter solstice comes, every household eats dumplings".

This custom was left in memory of Zhang Zhongjing, a "medical sage", who gave up medicine on the winter solstice. Eating jiaozi on the winter solstice is not forgetting the kindness of Zhang Zhongjing, a "medical sage", in "Quhan Jiaoer Decoction". Up to now, there are still folk songs in many places, such as "jiaozi Bowl is misbehaved in the winter solstice, and no one cares if you freeze your ears".

2. Tangyuan

The ancients had a poem saying: "Every family beats rice to make glutinous rice balls, knowing that it is the winter solstice of the Ming Dynasty." Eating glutinous rice balls on the winter solstice is a traditional custom in China, especially in the south of the Yangtze River. There is a saying among the people that "eating glutinous rice balls is one year older". Tangyuan is also called dumplings, and eating dumplings on the winter solstice is also called "winter solstice dumplings"; Tangyuan can be used to worship ancestors or to give gifts to relatives and friends.

3, egg noodles

"Eating winter solstice noodles makes a line grow a day". Eating noodles on the winter solstice is the custom of celebrating the winter solstice in northern Anhui. "Winter Solstice Noodle", commonly known as "dried noodles", is one of the pasta, which is made by local people by hand.

4. Dog meat

The custom of eating dog meat on the winter solstice is said to have started from the Han Dynasty. According to legend, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu, ate dog meat cooked by Fan Kuai on the winter solstice, which made him feel particularly delicious and full of praise. Since then, the custom of eating dog meat on the winter solstice has been formed among the people. Nowadays, people eat dog meat, mutton and various nourishing foods on the winter solstice in order to have a good omen for the coming year.

5. Chaos

There is a saying in old Beijing that "winter solstice wonton and summer solstice noodles". "Yanjing Years Old" says: "The shape of husband's wonton is like a chicken egg, which is quite like the chaos of heaven and earth, so it is eaten on the winter solstice." In addition to similar shapes, "wonton" is also homophonic with "chaos". Eating wonton in winter is beneficial to the storage of heat energy in cold season.

6. Mutton soup

The custom of eating mutton on the winter solstice is said to have started from the Han Dynasty. According to legend, Liu Bang, the Emperor Gaozu, ate mutton cooked by Fan Kuai on the winter solstice, which made him feel particularly delicious and full of praise. Since then, the custom of eating mutton on the winter solstice has been formed among the people. On the winter solstice, people eat mutton and various nourishing foods one after another, in order to have a good omen for the coming year.

7. Red bean porridge

Porridge is one of the traditional dietary methods in China, and Chinese folks have the custom of eating red bean porridge on the winter solstice, "Laba porridge" on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month and "Babao porridge" on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month. In the cold winter, a bowl of warm porridge can not only dispel the cold, but also be nutritious. If some medicinal food is added to it, it can also cure diseases, which can be described as many benefits.