Do Hainanese eat jiaozi on the solstice in winter?

People don't eat jiaozi on the solstice in winter.

In Hainan, the winter solstice is regarded as an important festival, and people will prepare rich dishes to celebrate. Among them, chicken is an indispensable traditional food, because there is a saying in Hainan dialect that "don't eat chicken on the solstice in winter, be a Hakka for nothing", which means that if you don't eat chicken on the solstice in winter, you are not a guest.

In addition, Hainan people still eat dumplings on the solstice in winter, because dumplings symbolize reunion and beauty. It means the same thing as jiaozi in the north. Therefore, in this important solar term from winter to Sunday, Hainanese will eat chicken and glutinous rice balls to celebrate, instead of jiaozi.