During the Winter Solstice in Nanjing, people eat tofu, dumplings and drink chicken soup.

"Shaking buns and counting nine and eating tofu" is the standard for Nanjing people to celebrate the winter solstice. "Burning buns" is to worship ancestors, "counting nine" is to welcome the new year, and "eating tofu" symbolizes the happiness of the new year. Meaning. There are many ways to make tofu in old Nanjing. Tofu with green vegetables means "safety", tofu mixed with spring onions means "clear and white", and fried tofu with green onions means "calmness and abundance".

Every household in Nanjing eats braised tofu with green onions during the winter solstice. It also has the meaning of "amusing wealth" and "growing prosperous". In ordinary people's homes, it is rare to encounter the emperor's ministers "amusing the rich". After the custom of eating tofu was formed, they always relied on wealth and luck, and also paid attention to "toning up" and keeping warm during the winter season, so eating tofu with chicken soup It gradually becomes their habit.

Winter Solstice Food

In addition to eating tofu, Nanjing people also drink chicken soup during the Winter Solstice. When entering the Winter Solstice, they need to take supplements. Nanjing people usually prepare a pot of hot soup on the Winter Solstice. Warm up the cold with steaming buttery old hen soup. Nanjing people call dumplings "little new year goods". On the winter solstice, families in Nanjing will make some dumplings to show reunion and good luck.

The dumplings in Nanjing are relatively light in taste. The fillings of dumplings are usually minced pork, green onions, ginger, etc. There are also dumplings in some places made with pork filling, shrimp and other other ingredients. Nanjing’s Winter Solstice eating habits are very rich, and these traditional Winter Solstice delicacies also represent the culture and customs of Nanjing people. During this important festival, Nanjing people not only eat happily, but also show their emphasis on family, affection and friendship.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—Nanjing