It is best to eat jiaozi, glutinous rice balls, mutton soup, Ciba and egg noodles on the winter solstice.

1. jiaozi

jiaozi, the most common winter solstice food in northern China, has a rich selection of fillings. Pork and cabbage stuffing, mutton and carrot stuffing are all common flavors. Jiaozi symbolizes reunion and happiness. There are some skills in making jiaozi, such as kneading the dough moderately hard and soft, and fully stirring the stuffing evenly. Moreover, in the process of wrapping jiaozi, you can change the pattern to bring different shapes to each jiaozi, and increase the loveliness and interest of jiaozi.

2. Tangyuan

The southern region prefers Tangyuan on the winter solstice. Tangyuan is a round food made of glutinous rice, with black sesame seeds, peanuts and chocolate as the main fillings. Eating glutinous rice balls symbolizes family harmony and happiness. In addition to the traditional black sesame and peanut flavors, there are more and more choices of modern innovative flavors, such as milk tea flavor and strawberry flavor, so that people can taste glutinous rice balls with different flavors.

3. Mutton soup

People in some areas like to eat mutton soup during the winter solstice. Boil mutton with radish and other ingredients, and the soup is delicious. Mutton soup can be flavored by adding some seasonings according to personal taste, such as ginger slices and onion segments. When stewing mutton soup, choose fresh mutton, so that the soup will be more delicious.

4. Ciba

Ciba is a unique winter solstice food in some southern areas. Ciba is steamed glutinous rice, mashed into mud, and then made into various shapes, such as disks and strips. Sprinkle sesame, sugar and other ingredients on the surface, and it is sweet and delicious. When making Ciba, the glutinous rice should be steamed, cooled, mashed and cut into desired shapes. The shape of Ciba can be created according to the customs and personal preferences of different regions.

5. Egg vermicelli

"Eating winter solstice noodles makes a day grow longer". 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. Hand-made fine dried noodles are very particular. They are all made of top-grade wheat, supplemented with refined salt, eggs and other natural materials. After eight processes, such as mixing, waking, dish, hanging and pulling, they are finally formed with half a day's operation.