What traditional food do you eat on the solstice of winter in Beijing?

1, jiaozi: For old Beijingers, jiaozi is an indispensable food in winter solstice. For northerners who have the custom of "delicious food is not as good as jiaozi", there is a common custom of eating jiaozi on the solstice of winter. Every year, during the winter solstice of the Lunar New Year, jiaozi is an indispensable holiday feast for both the rich and the poor. As the saying goes: "On October 1st, when the solstice of winter comes, every family eats jiaozi." This custom was left in memory of Zhang Zhongjing, a "medical sage", who gave up medicine from the winter solstice.

Dog meat: It is said that the custom of eating dog meat in winter began in the Han Dynasty. According to legend, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, ate dog meat cooked by Fan Kuai on the solstice in winter, which was particularly delicious and full of praise. Since then, the custom of eating dog meat from winter solstice has been formed among the people. Nowadays, people eat dog meat, mutton and all kinds of nutritious food on the solstice of winter, which is a good sign for the coming year.

3. Wonton: On the solstice of winter, Shi Jingren will eat more wonton. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Lin 'an (now Hangzhou) also had the custom of eating wonton in winter solstice. The Song people explained in detail that Lin 'an people eat wonton to worship their ancestors on the solstice in winter. It was not until the Southern Song Dynasty that the custom of eating wonton on the solstice became popular in China.

4. Mutton: There is a custom of eating mutton from winter to day in the north, because the weather enters the coldest period from winter to the future. At this time, eating a pot of stewed mutton has the dual effects of keeping out the cold and nourishing. Mutton is warm, which can resist cold and tonify the body. It can be used for treating wind-cold asthma, impotence due to kidney deficiency, deficiency of both qi and blood, soreness of waist and knees, cold limbs and abdominal pain, and sallow complexion and emaciation. In winter, the human body has yang hidden in it, and kidney yang is insufficient, which is prone to cold hands and feet, dull complexion, weakness and other symptoms, while mutton is sweet but not greasy, warm but not dry, and has always been regarded as a good product for nourishing yang. Proper diet in winter can effectively alleviate the above symptoms.

5, hot and sour soup: hot and sour soup is a soup that Beijingers love to drink, hot and sour appetizers, especially in winter, often make a large portion, which is called a sour and refreshing. And after eating a lot of meat, it is best to use hot and sour soup to relieve boredom. Hot and sour soup contains shredded winter bamboo shoots, shredded bean curd, shredded fungus, day lily and so on. Will be used. In addition, shredded pork and squid will be put in the soup, and finally egg white will be poured on it. Beautiful egg flowers will float on the noodle soup, which will greatly increase your appetite. To cook this soup, soy sauce, rice vinegar, pepper and sesame oil are four important seasonings. The prepared hot and sour soup is ruddy in color, with bright and slightly thick juice, which may be related to the love of fried liver. In fact, the thick hot and sour soup tastes richer and tastes good enough!