Eat according to solar terms

As the saying goes, "the solstice in winter is as big as every year." The winter solstice is an important solar term and an important traditional festival. Since ancient times, what to eat in winter solstice has gradually become a routine. Although the customs vary from place to place, the meaning of "making up for winter" is basically the same, that is, warming up and driving away the cold, which has a beautiful meaning. Let's take a look at the traditional food suitable for winter solstice.

1, creature

"Eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter will not freeze your ears" is an old folk saying. Most places in the north have the custom of eating jiaozi in winter solstice. This custom, on the one hand, commemorates Zhang Zhongjing's medical skills and merits, on the other hand, it can really play a role in driving away cold and keeping warm. Therefore, jiaozi has become the most common and favorite food for northerners. On the day of winter solstice, the family sat around the dining table, wrapped jiaozi, and talked and laughed, bringing a touch of spring to the cold weather. Although jiaozi is delicious, it is not advisable to eat more, so as not to be too greasy and cause indigestion.

2. Tangyuan

As the saying goes, "jiaozi in the south and jiaozi in the north". Eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter is especially popular in Jiangnan. "Round" means "reunion" and "perfection", and eating glutinous rice balls on the solstice in winter symbolizes family harmony and auspiciousness. Glutinous rice is kneaded with water and filled with sesame seeds and peanuts. It will roll down like pearls when it is cooked. The cooked jiaozi is delicate and smooth, and tastes particularly soft and waxy, fragrant and sweet. Tangyuan is delicious, but don't stutter. After all, glutinous rice balls are high-calorie and high-sugar foods, and eating too much can easily lead to indigestion.

3. Rice cake

People in Hangzhou like to eat rice cakes on the solstice in winter to celebrate. Eating solstice rice cakes in winter is to "get taller every year". Rice cakes are usually steamed with glutinous rice or rice flour, which tastes sweet and soft. It is a very delicious food itself, and there are many ways to eat it. On the solstice of winter, people in Hangzhou will make rice cakes with different tastes in three meals. Similarly, the rice cake is a high-calorie food, so don't eat too much at a time.

4. Mutton soup

In Shandong, people drink mutton soup on the solstice in winter. According to legend, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, ate mutton cooked in Fan Kuai on the solstice of winter, which was particularly delicious and full of praise. Since then, people have eaten mutton and various nourishing foods on the solstice of winter, which can not only keep out the cold, but also nourish their bodies and bring good omen for the coming year.

It is suggested that when you cook mutton soup, you can add a proper amount of cooking wine and ginger, which can not only remove the smell of mutton, but also maintain the original flavor of mutton.

5.wonton

In winter solstice, Suzhou people also have the custom of eating wonton. Wonton is a kind of food with stuffing wrapped in dough, similar to jiaozi, but with some differences. Usually suitable for cooking and soup. It is made by wrapping some meat pies with some wonton skins, which is more elastic in taste and has a thin skin and many fillings, so it is very popular with people.

6. Red bean glutinous rice

In Jiangnan water town, there is a custom that the whole family get together to eat red beans and glutinous rice in the evening from winter to Sunday. It is made of red beans and glutinous rice. Red beans can warm the stomach, and glutinous rice can warm the body. After eating, it will play a role in keeping out the cold and nourishing, which is most suitable for winter consumption.

7.eight-treasure porridge

In the cold winter, a bowl of eight-treasure porridge that warms the whole body can moisten the stomach. Eight-treasure porridge is the best embodiment of diversification, which not only supplements nutrition, but also tastes good, and can resist the dryness in winter, which can be described as many benefits. In order to keep out the cold, we can choose warm food in the ingredients of porridge, such as jujube, walnut, peanut, glutinous rice, longan, yam, tremella and so on.

8. Brewing in winter

There is an old saying in Suzhou, the ancient city, that if you don't drink winter wine on the solstice in winter, you will freeze overnight. Winter brewing was originally named Dongyang wine, which was named after the rise of Yang after winter. Winter brewing is only brewed once a year. It's a kind of rice wine, brewed with osmanthus. The taste is very sweet, with a faint osmanthus fragrance, and the degree is very weak. All ages, women and children can have two drinks.