Beginning of winter is the first solar term in winter, starting from1October 7 or 8 165438+ and ending at1October 22 or 23. Beginning of winter, like beginning of spring, Changxia and beginning of autumn, marks the beginning of the new lunar season. Traditionally, people in China often regard this day as the beginning of winter. According to meteorology, it is winter when the average temperature is below 10℃ for five consecutive days, and autumn when the average temperature is below 10℃-20℃ for five consecutive days. When Guangdong is in beginning of winter, it is still really autumn.
"beginning of winter tonic winter" has been a folk custom for thousands of years. When they arrive in beginning of winter, Cantonese people will go to the side stove to eat mutton and enjoy themselves. However, after beginning of winter, many people will find precious Korean ginseng and velvet antler used for nourishing. Guangdong people call hot pot a side furnace. Cantonese people attach importance to soup, so the Cantonese-style edge-banding furnace is naturally based on good soup, with all kinds of seafood and delicious food, and the dipping sauce is mainly sand tea sauce.
In Shantou, every solar term pays attention to eating different seasonal foods. As the saying goes, "Three supplements in one winter will keep you from getting sick in the coming year", "beginning of winter tonic" and eating fried rice with chestnuts are unique customs in Shantou. It is said that when beginning of winter took tonics that day, all the nutrients would be absorbed by the human body. Chinese herbal medicines used for nourishing medicated diet include Ginseng, Angelica sinensis, Lycium barbarum, American ginseng, fish glue, velvet antler, Cordyceps sinensis, Poria, Radix Astragali, etc. The commonly used foods in medicated diet are black-bone chicken, partridge, pigeon, quail and duck.
There is a saying in Chaoshan area that "beginning of winter eats sugarcane without pain". Chaoshan ancestors thought that eating sugar cane on this day in beginning of winter could not only protect teeth, but also play a nourishing role. In winter, fragrant rice made of peanuts, mushrooms, chestnuts, shrimps and carrots is deeply loved by Chaoshan people. Chestnut is rich in nutritional value and crispy in taste. It is the best seasoning for fried rice and a hot commodity in the market.
In the past, there was a custom of beginning of winter eating "white rice" in Chaoshan area, which existed in ancient times. As the saying goes in Chaoshan area, "Eat white rice on the tenth day of October", and early October is the time when new rice is on the market. Add white radish, garlic and fresh pork at that time, and a simple and delicious boiled rice is ready. According to reports, "pot" refers to the way of cooking, meaning burning, which embodies the rich cooking methods of Chaozhou cuisine.
In southern China, people like to eat chicken, duck and fish when they are in beginning of winter. Ginger duck is a popular winter nourishing snack since 1960s. Cooked duck, ginger (ginger), rice wine, oil and traditional Chinese medicine bags are provided in the store, and cooked together at the customer's table with a gas stove or charcoal fire. After eating, the whole body is warm and smooth, which is very popular.
Second, the traditional food eaten in northern beginning of winter.
One of the most familiar proverbs of beginning of winter's tonic is "make up for one winter in three years, and get sick in the coming year", which further proves that people have attached importance to the custom of beginning of winter's solar tonic since ancient times. Beginning of winter tonic, the customs of the north and the south are different, so what does beginning of winter eat in the north?
In northern China, people like to eat jiaozi in beginning of winter and Solstice. Why does beginning of winter eat jiaozi? Because intercourse comes from the saying "at the time of intercourse". New Year's Eve is the turn of the old year and the new year, and beginning of winter is the turn of autumn and winter, so jiaozi can't help eating when she has a baby. Modern people have continued this ancient custom. On that day in beginning of winter, all kinds of jiaozi sold well.
Old Beijingers said, "beginning of winter fills the winter, not the mouth." Beginning of winter's rule is to eat jiaozi. There is a saying that "the north eats jiaozi and the south eats ducks". Because jiaozi looks like ears, people think that if you eat them, your ears will not be frozen in winter. The so-called "beginning of winter misbehaves jiaozi Bowl, and nobody cares if he freezes his ears" is actually a joke, which is only circulated among the people. According to the regulations, beginning of winter should eat jiaozi stuffed with pumpkin on this day.
In the Hexi region of Hedong where Lao Tianjinwei lives, beginning of winter sometimes has the custom of eating pumpkins and jiaozi. When beginning of winter comes, harvest in autumn and store in winter, as a reward for the whole family, naturally "delicious but not as good as jiaozi" is the first choice. In addition, the ancients believed that melons represented fruits, and the Book of Rites compiled by Dai Sheng in the Western Han Dynasty said that "eating melons first is also a sacrifice". Therefore, in most parts of northern China, beginning of winter has the custom of eating jiaozi stuffed with pumpkin.
Besides delicious food, jiaozi does have its advantages of reasonable nutrition. Dumpling skin is made of flour, which is a staple food, as well as meat and vegetables. Jiaozi's raw materials are full of nutrients, which are both staple food and non-staple food, including both meat dishes and vegetarian dishes, and contain a variety of nutrients that meet human needs. It is most in line with the principle of food diversity advocated by China residents' dietary guidelines and meets the requirements of balanced diet.
Jiaozi's cooking methods can also be steamed, fried and fried. In cooking methods, steaming is not as nutritious as cooking. If you are cooking jiaozi, don't pour out jiaozi soup. Jiaozi should drink jiaozi soup, because jiaozi needs cooking. Soluble nutrients, such as vitamin B 1, B2, folic acid, nicotinic acid, potassium and some magnesium, will be dissolved in noodle soup, and the amount of dissolved nutrients is greater than the amount of heat loss. So eating jiaozi should be "original soup and original food".