What do you eat on the solstice in winter in Wuhan?

Drink soup. Old Wuhan people think that "the solstice in winter is as big as a year". On this day, children will go home to worship their ancestors, drink lotus root soup stewed by grandma and chat at home. Hot lotus root soup is the warmest resistance and struggle against the cold winter. Wuhan simmering soup, which has always been known for its skills, must pay attention to the selection of ingredients, temperature, soup ingredients and even soup cooking utensils.

Every winter solstice, salted fish and bacon are the highlight of every household. When the weather is right, pickled fish and bacon are the best choices for winter solstice. The solstice of winter announces the real arrival of cold winter. The weather is dry and cold, and all kinds of bacon have become firm and plump after weathering by wind and sun, with a long shelf life.

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According to historical records, when ancient people calculated the 24 solar terms, they all started from the winter solstice. Because the winter solstice is the shortest day and the longest night in a year. But the extremes meet, so from the solstice of winter, this day will slowly return. There is a folk proverb called "from the winter solstice, a needle becomes the sky", so the winter solstice becomes "the first year of the year"

"Make trouble in jiaozi Bowl on the winter solstice, and no one will care if you freeze your ears." You're welcome to say that eating jiaozi on the winter solstice is the call of the whole northern soul. In the south, eating jiaozi on the solstice in winter is especially popular in the south, which not only means reunion, but also means "eating jiaozi is one year older".