Why do you say solstice noodles in winter and summer in jiaozi?

During the summer solstice, new wheat has just appeared and newly ground flour has just entered the market, so eating noodles during the summer solstice also means tasting new things. New noodles are the most fragrant from summer to the sun. Most places in northern China have the custom of eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter. After thousands of years of development, a unique seasonal diet culture has been formed from winter solstice to Sunday.

Delicious Beijingers pay attention to eating noodles on the solstice in summer. According to the customs of old Beijing, lettuce and cold noodles can be eaten on the first day of the summer solstice every year, because the climate is hot at this time, eating something cold can reduce the fire and stimulate the appetite, and will not damage the health because of the cold.

In summer solstice, noodle restaurants in Beijing are very popular. No matter Sichuan cold noodles, Dandan Noodles, braised pork noodles or zhajiang noodles, all kinds of noodles are very popular.

The solstice in winter is a good time for health preservation, mainly because "Qi starts from the solstice in winter". Because from beginning of winter, life activities began to turn from decline to prosperity, from static rotation. At this time, scientific health preservation helps to ensure vigorous energy and prevent premature aging, thus achieving the purpose of prolonging life. During the winter solstice, the diet should be diversified, grains, fruits, meat and vegetables should be reasonably matched, and foods with high calcium should be selected appropriately.