The first is jiaozi. For China people, jiaozi is an indispensable holiday food. When the solstice of winter comes, every family eats jiaozi. This is the coldest weather in a year during the winter solstice solar term. The winter solstice cold will make many people frostbite their ears. The shape of jiaozi is very similar to that of ears. Therefore, there is an old saying that "jiaozi will not freeze its ears on the solstice in winter". Jiaozi is rich in fillings, which can be vegetarian. For example, leek stuffing means "making a fortune" and Chinese cabbage stuffing means "making a fortune". , delicious and meaningful.
Second, winter solstice noodles: As the saying goes, "Eating winter solstice noodles makes the day longer." In winter, the day is the shortest. After the solstice in winter, the sunshine time becomes more and the days become longer. Winter solstice is the season with the strongest yin and the weakest yang in a year, so winter solstice is also suitable for nourishing. Stew a bowl of steaming noodles with mutton, beef and chicken, which is nourishing, warm and full.
Third, dumplings, in the south, eating dumplings in winter has a long history in solstice, especially in Jiangnan. "Tangyuan" is a round dessert made of glutinous rice flour. This is an indispensable food in winter solstice. Eating dumplings means "reunion", and eating dumplings on the solstice in winter symbolizes family harmony and good luck. Tangyuan has a variety of fillings, which can be sweet or salty. The fillings can include fruits, meat and vegetables.
Fourth, mutton soup, from winter to the future, enters the cold winter, the coldest season of the year. Mutton has always been recognized as a nourishing ingredient in winter, with the effects of tonifying deficiency and strengthening yang, warming the body and warming the stomach. Eating it can not only supplement nutrition, but also resist the cold. Therefore, on the solstice of winter, stew a pot of delicious and nourishing mutton soup for your family to warm the yang, keep good health, enhance immunity and resist the cold.
There is a saying that "the solstice in winter is as big as a year" in the south, so Jiangsu and Zhejiang also have the habit of eating rice cakes in the solstice winter. "Winter is getting higher every year", so it is auspicious to eat rice cakes. Every winter solstice, we eat rice cakes with different flavors for three meals a day. In the morning, we eat rice cakes mixed with sesame powder and sugar. At noon, we eat rice cakes fried with winter bamboo shoots and shredded pork. For dinner, we eat rice cakes cooked with mustard, shredded pork and shredded bamboo shoots soup. Eating rice cakes on the solstice of winter is not only delicious, but also has a good meaning of good luck.
Wonton, the winter solstice is a sunny day, just like the chaos when Pangu created the world. Eating wonton is homophonic, which means eating "chaos and ignorance" and then "everything is clear" Therefore, eating wonton on the solstice in winter means breaking the chaos and the sky is clear and bright. Wonton is a very common food, which is made by wrapping some meat pies in a wonton bag. It is very popular because of its thin skin, rich stuffing and fresh soup.
These are traditional foods that most people eat from winter solstice to Sunday. Thank you.