What do you eat on the solstice in winter in the south?

Jiaozi, glutinous rice balls and red beans.

Most southerners eat jiaozi on the solstice in winter. Among the people, it is said that jiaozi is one year older than Tangyuan, so a large number of southerners eat Tangyuan on the solstice in winter.

Tangyuan can be used to worship ancestors or given to friends. Even in some places in the south, there is a custom of eating red beans and glutinous rice from winter solstice.

In addition, the southern winter solstice also has the habit of eating pumpkin pie, red bean glutinous rice, radish and so on. These ingredients can be found everywhere in winter, such as radish. Eating radish in winter can dispel cold and warm the body, and red beans and glutinous rice can warm the stomach.