Ask Longyou what special food he eats on the winter solstice.

In the winter solstice of the twenty-four solar terms, there is a custom of eating glutinous rice balls, beating sesame seeds and frying sugar beans in the northern towns of Longyou.

Eating glutinous rice balls was established in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. On the solstice of winter, it is necessary to "make dumplings" or "make dumplings". These are also officially recorded in historical materials. The history says that "on the winter solstice, powdered glutinous rice is a pill, which is called' glutinous rice balls'". After jiaozi is wrapped up, it is necessary to offer sacrifices to the gods and ancestors, and then the whole family will eat around. This is called "adding years". Therefore, it is very old to eat glutinous rice balls on the solstice in winter.

After receiving new glutinous rice in the slack season or winter solstice, every household in Longyou Beixiang area increases the joy of harvest by beating sesame seeds and enjoys the fruits of harvest. There is also the custom of frying sugar beans on February 2, which also symbolizes good luck in the New Year.