What's so particular about the great cold solar terms?

1, eat rice cakes

Eating rice cakes in the cold is a traditional dietary custom handed down from old Beijing. The main material for making rice cakes is glutinous rice. Because of its high sugar content, eating rice cakes can make people feel comfortable and warm, and rice cakes also mean "rising step by step", so people have the custom of eating rice cakes in the cold.

Step 2 eat eight-treasure rice

The principle of eating eight-treasure rice in severe cold is similar to that of rice cakes, both of which are made of glutinous rice, and the eight-treasure rice also has the function of keeping out the cold, so people especially like to cook eight-treasure rice to entertain guests in severe cold season.

Step 3 drink chicken soup

Drinking chicken soup in the cold is generally respected by Nanjing people, because the local custom in Nanjing is to eat chicken. No matter what festival it is, an old hen will be cooked and then stewed into delicious chicken soup.

Step 4 eat glutinous rice

There is no need to explain the reason for this custom, because glutinous rice is the most important food material in cold season, and the food made of glutinous rice is sweet and delicious after eating, so it is more popular with everyone.