What food do southerners eat on the solstice in winter? Ant manor.

Among glutinous rice balls and cakes, glutinous rice balls are often eaten in southern China during the winter solstice and solar terms.

There is a saying in an ancient poem: "Every family beats rice to make dumplings, knowing that it is the winter solstice of the Ming Dynasty." Tangyuan, also known as Tangtuan, Winter Solstice Day Group, etc. It symbolizes a complete reunion, and there is also a saying among the people that "eating glutinous rice balls is one year older". Tangyuan is a kind of food eaten in many traditional festivals in the south. Its skin is generally made of glutinous rice flour, and it feels full. The traditional custom of eating glutinous rice balls on the solstice in winter is especially popular in Jiangnan. Eating "Sweet Pills" or "Winter Festival jiaozi" from winter solstice in eastern Guangdong is also a kind of food made of glutinous rice.