What does Wenzhou beginning of winter eat?

1, fragrant rice

As the saying goes, "Eat fragrant rice on October 10th" comes from the fact that autumn is the harvest season. People in Chaoshan area of Fujian Province use harvested raw materials to make rice, which is shared by the whole family after ancestor worship, and pray for good weather and abundant crops in the coming year.

2. Pig viscera

In old Wenzhou, in early winter, married daughters would buy supplements for their parents. In the past, the economic conditions were limited, and the supplements were generally pig liver, pig heart and pig belly. This custom has been passed down to this day and extended to buy various supplements or gifts for elders to show filial piety.

3. Cream

Chinese medicine shops in Wenzhou will launch ointment in beginning of winter that day. Ointment is a paste-like medicine composed of about 20 kinds of Chinese medicines, which has a good nourishing effect.

According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, winter is the best season for tonic all the year round. The edible ointment in beginning of winter during this period had the functions of preserving health in winter and curing diseases in summer.

4. Tangyuan and Ciba

Beginning of winter in Wenzhou eats glutinous rice balls and Ciba. The elders will use the "expired" when eating glutinous rice balls (Wenzhou dialect, meaning "children") for family education, such as "eating glutinous rice balls will make them one year older" and persuade their children to be more obedient and do everything better than last year.

5. jiaozi

165438+1October 7th is "beginning of winter", which is 19 of the 24 solar terms. In ancient China, people used to regard beginning of winter as the beginning of winter. After beginning of winter, it means that winter is officially coming.

There is a folk custom of "beginning of winter" eating jiaozi for winter. In cold weather, you should eat more warm and nutritious food, which can not only make your body stronger, but also play a good role in keeping out the cold.