What do Nanjing people eat on the solstice in winter?

Nanjing eats tofu and drinks chicken soup on the solstice in winter.

"Burning several bags and eating tofu" is the standard for Nanjing people to spend the winter solstice. "Burning steamed stuffed buns" is to worship ancestors, "Counting Nine" is to welcome the new year, and "eating tofu" symbolizes the beautiful meaning of the New Year. There are many ways to make tofu in old Nanjing. Bean curd with green vegetables is safe, bean curd with onion is clean and white, and bean curd fried with onion implies calmness. In addition to eating tofu, Nanjing people also drink chicken soup on the solstice in winter. When they enter the winter solstice, they need tonic. People in Nanjing usually prepare a pot of hot old hen soup with butter to keep out the cold on the solstice of winter.