Dietary characteristics of Xiaoxue solar snacks

Dietary customs of light snow solar terms

1, bacon

There is a folk custom of "curing in winter and storing it to keep out the cold". After the light snow, the temperature plummeted and the weather was dry, which was a good season for curing bacon. At this time, some farmers began to make sausages and bacon, dried them and stored them for the winter.

2, pickles

In the past, limited by conditions, there were few fresh vegetables in winter, so people used to pickle vegetables before and after light snow as winter vegetables. In the north, pickles are popular around the light snow solar terms, especially in the northeast, where pickles will be preserved for the whole winter at one time. In some southern areas, such as Nanjing, there is also a saying that "light snow pickled vegetables, heavy snow pickled meat", and people will also pickle some side dishes for family consumption.

3. eat a gas bar

Ciba is made by mashing cooked glutinous rice with a stone hammer or reed in a stone trough, which is very popular in southern China. In the light snow season, many places in the south began to make Ciba, and many people used to make it into a circle, symbolizing reunion and celebration.

4. dried fish meal

During the light snow, fishermen in some coastal areas, such as Dalian and Taiwan Province Province, will start drying dried fish and storing dry food. At this time, people living by the sea hang dried fish at home, so they can enjoy delicious food at home when it is cold.

5. Eat "soup"

In Tujia customs, there is a tradition of "killing pigs and welcoming the new year" in Xiaoxue solar term, and "planing soup" is the appropriate food at this time. Cut fresh pork, pig blood and pig viscera into pieces, stir-fry them in a pot, then boil the pot soup with pig's large intestine and add some homemade sweet wine, which can remove the fishy smell and increase the umami flavor. When the meat is cooked and the soup is boiled, add pepper, garlic and so on. This is Tujia's "soup planing".

6. Mutton hotpot

As the saying goes, "winter supplements, spring kills tigers." According to folklore, eating more mutton in cold season can dispel cold and nourish, replenish qi and tonify deficiency, promote blood circulation and enhance cold resistance. Therefore, in some areas in the north, it is popular to eat instant-boiled mutton in light snow season to nourish health and resist the cold.