Introduction: The winter solstice is another solar term in winter after heavy snowfall. This solar term was an important festival in ancient times, so the winter solstice is extremely important in our hearts. Many places will celebrate it grandly, and there are countless winter solstice delicacies.

So, what do you eat during the Winter Solstice?

The following is the editor’s inventory of food from various places during the Winter Solstice. Friends who are interested can take a look.

What to eat in the North during the Winter Solstice: Dumplings Dumplings, also known as "Jiaozi", are an ancient traditional pasta. Northerners eat dumplings on New Year's Eve.

And "Winter Solstice is as big as the New Year", of course dumplings are also eaten on this day. There is a folk saying that "on October 1st, when the winter solstice arrives, every household eats dumplings."

Suzhou people: Wontons. Suzhou people have many food customs during the winter solstice. They eat "reunion dinner" and the names of the meals are very elegant. Egg dumplings are called "Yuanbao", bean sprouts are called "Ruyi Cai", vermicelli is called "Golden Chain", and fish is called "

Have enough to eat” etc.

Wonton is also a staple food that Suzhou people must eat during the Winter Solstice. There is a local saying of "Winter Solstice Wonton and Summer Solstice Noodles".

Ningxia people: "Brain" In the Yinchuan area of ??Ningxia, people eat a delicacy called "brain" on the winter solstice.

"Brain" is actually mutton powder soup dumplings, which is also a special snack in Yinchuan.

Shanghai: Tangyuan means reunion. Eating glutinous rice balls during the Winter Solstice is also called "Winter Solstice Reunion". It is especially popular in the Jiangnan area. According to historical records, this custom began in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

In the old days, Shanghainese were most particular about eating glutinous rice balls. "Yuan" means "completeness" and "reunion", symbolizing family harmony and good luck.

Chaoshan area: Tianwan Winter Solstice is a big festival in Chaoshan area, also known as "Celebrating the Small New Year".

On the winter solstice, local people prepare tributes and go to the ancestral hall to offer sacrifices to their ancestors, and then the whole family gathers together to eat.

Hangzhou people: New Year Cake means being prosperous every year. Hangzhou people worship their ancestors during the winter solstice and eat rice cakes for three meals, which means being prosperous every year.

Cantonese: The Guangdong region also attaches great importance to the Winter Solstice Festival. There is a saying that "Winter Solstice is the New Year's Day".

According to reports, in many areas of Guangdong, "additional dishes" are required on the Winter Solstice. After worshiping ancestors, the whole family prepares a table of large fish and meat to celebrate the festival together. Roasting meat is an indispensable traditional food.

Quanzhou people: "Winter Solstice Pills" Quanzhou people worship their ancestors and reunite on the Winter Solstice. People who are away from home will try their best to go home for the festival. There is a local saying that "if you don't go home during the Winter Festival, you will have no ancestors."

Quanzhou people eat "Winter Solstice Pills" during the Winter Solstice. In the morning, they cook sweet pill soup to worship their ancestors, and then the whole family makes breakfast with sweet pill soup.

An inventory of foods from various places during the Winter Solstice. Eating glutinous rice balls in Shanghai during the winter solstice is also called "winter solstice dumplings". It is especially popular in the Jiangnan area. According to historical records, this custom began in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

In the old days, Shanghainese were most particular about eating glutinous rice balls. "Yuan" means "completeness" and "reunion", symbolizing family harmony and good luck.

The Winter Solstice group can also be used to worship ancestors and give gifts to relatives and friends.

Quanzhou people eat "Winter Solstice Pills" to worship their ancestors and reunite on the Winter Solstice. People who are away from home will try their best to go home for the festival. There is a local saying that "if you don't go home during the Winter Festival, you will have no ancestors."

Quanzhou people eat "Winter Solstice Pills" during the Winter Solstice. In the morning, they cook sweet pill soup to worship their ancestors, and then the whole family makes breakfast with sweet pill soup.

People in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province love delicious food. The winter solstice is an important solar term in the year. On this day, special dishes and food should be made. First of all, we should pay homage to our ancestors and pray to them to bless the whole family well in the coming year.

Then the whole family happily gathers together to drink and eat.

Among them, eating "Winter Solstice Yuan" (Leiyuan, also called Hard Leyuan or Fan rough Yuan) is an old tradition in Taizhou. Leiyuan means roundness and reunion.

Dumplings are commonly eaten in the north every year on the winter solstice of the lunar calendar. Regardless of whether you are rich or poor, dumplings are an essential holiday meal.

A proverb goes: "On October 1st, when the winter solstice arrives, every household eats dumplings." This custom was left to commemorate the "medical sage" Zhang Zhongjing who gave up medicine during the winter solstice.

Mutton Soup in Tengzhou, Shandong The custom of eating mutton during the winter solstice is said to have started in the Han Dynasty.

According to legend, Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, ate the mutton cooked by Fan Kuai on the day of the winter solstice. He thought it tasted particularly delicious and was full of praise.

Since then, the folk custom of eating mutton during the Winter Solstice has been formed.

People eat mutton and various nutritious foods on the day of the winter solstice in order to have a good omen in the coming year.

Now in Tengzhou, Shandong Province, this day is called Shujiu. Before the festival, gifts such as mutton are given to the elders. Every family on Shujiu drinks mutton soup, which bodes well for the individual, the elders and the family.

People in Hefei, Anhui Province eat Winter Solstice noodles and pumpkin cakes. “If you eat Winter Solstice noodles, you will grow taller every day.”

In Hefei, Anhui Province, the custom of eating noodles during the winter solstice is related to solar terms, climate, and farming.

After the winter solstice, it is time to count the nine cold days, and count one nine every nine days.

In the harsh winter when dripping water turns into ice, eating a bowl of hot egg noodles is a perfect way to celebrate the winter solstice.

In addition, people in Hefei eat pumpkin cakes during the winter solstice, and the streets and alleys are filled with the fragrance of pumpkin cakes.

Pumpkin Cake, Longan and Burnt Eggs in Jiaxing, Zhejiang The Winter Solstice was a big festival in ancient times, and Jiaxing places emphasis on the Winter Solstice. As the saying goes, "The Winter Solstice is as big as the New Year", retaining the ancient custom.

According to "Jiaxing Prefecture Chronicles" (Volume 34·Customs): "Winter Solstice worships the ancestors, and congratulates each other with crowns and covers, just like New Year's Day rituals."

Folks advocate winter solstice tonics, such as red bean glutinous rice, ginseng soup; white fungus, walnut kernels stewed in wine, longan boiled eggs, etc.