Why do you want to eat jiaozi on the solstice in winter and how to give jiaozi to the children in kindergarten?

According to legend, Zhang Zhongjing, a medical sage, saw a frozen person when he retired in his later years, so he wrapped mutton, some cold-dispelling herbs and dough into the shape of ears, made a medicine called "Quhan Jiaoer Decoction" and gave it to the people. Later, on the solstice of winter, people imitated eating and formed a custom.

People in Taizhou, Zhejiang like food, and winter solstice is an important solar term in a year. To make some special dishes and food on this day, we should first pay homage to our ancestors and pray that they will bless the whole family with peace and happiness in the new year.

Then the family happily get together to drink and eat vegetables. Among them, eating "winter solstice yen" (also called hard round and rough round) is an old tradition in Taizhou, which means round, smooth and reunion.

Masi is also a famous snack in southern Fujian, among which Du Ying in Nan 'an is the most famous. Its raw materials are superior glutinous rice, lard, sesame, peanut kernel and rock sugar. The crispy rice is sweet and delicious, and it is resistant to hunger after eating. It has a sweet and slippery taste. It is soft, tough and slightly icy.