What food do people in Hunan eat on the solstice in winter?

Do Hunan people eat eight-treasure rice, winter solstice cake, winter solstice wine and cat milk on winter solstice? , glutinous rice balls and other foods.

1, sweet glutinous rice

In Changsha, Shaoyang, Zhuzhou and other places in Hunan Province, the custom from winter solstice is to eat eight-treasure rice or glutinous rice. Mainly glutinous rice, with various favorite ingredients. Mix the materials with glutinous rice, steam and eat directly, or sprinkle with sweet juice cooked with milk or soybean milk and tremella.

2. Winter solstice cake

Hunan people will eat winter cake, which is a kind of pancake made of yellow wheat with fresh meat and tofu in it. It's delicious.

3, winter solstice solar wine

Hunan eats winter solstice sun wine. Solstice is a traditional festival of Hunan people. On this day, people will hold ancestor worship ceremonies, worship their ancestors and pray for blessing. Wine is an important item for people to sacrifice, and people will prepare rich banquets and entertain them to visit relatives and friends. This is a way for families to get together and pay tribute.

4. Cat milk?

Hunan people will eat "cat milk" on the solstice in winter, which is also called "moldy tofu". This is a local traditional bean product specialty in Changsha, Hunan Province, which is made of mulberry leaves. The main raw material is winter mulberry leaves. In Hunan dialect, the pronunciation of "cat milk" and "moldy tofu" is similar, because it is taboo to say that beasts, cats and tigers are very similar, so people call it "cat milk".

5. Tangyuan

Hunan mainly eats "glutinous rice balls" on the solstice in winter. After offering sacrifices to the gods and ancestors, the whole family eats glutinous rice balls around, which is called "adding years". Tangyuan is not only a kind of food, but also a sacrifice to ancestors and a gift to relatives and friends.