1, red bean sticky rice. In the Jiangnan water town, there is a winter night the whole family gathered together *** eat red beans sticky rice custom. Legend has it that there is a man called **** Gong's, his son is not talented, evil, died on the day of the winter solstice, died into the epidemic ghost, continue to brutalize the people. However, this epidemic ghost is most afraid of red beans, so people cook and eat red beans rice on the day of the winter solstice, in order to avoid the epidemic ghosts, disaster prevention and relief.

2, sugar cane. In the Chaoshan area, there is a saying, called "winter eating sugar cane, no disease". Chaoshan ancestors believe that eating sugar cane on the day of winter can not only protect the teeth, but also play a nourishing effect. On the first day of winter, fragrant rice made of peanuts, mushrooms, chestnuts, shrimps, carrots and so on are popular among the Chaoshan people.

3, chestnut fried rice. In Shantou, every season is concerned about eating different seasonal food, as the saying goes, "three nine make up for the winter, the next year without disease", "winter tonic" and eat chestnut fried rice is a unique custom in Shantou. It is said that if you take tonic on the day of winter, 100% of the nutrients will be absorbed by the body. Tonic diet with Chinese herbs ginseng, angelica, wolfberry, western ginseng, fish glue, antler, cordyceps, Poria, astragalus, etc., diet commonly used foods are chicken, partridge, pigeons, quail, ducks, etc..