Beginning of winter food in the 24 solar terms.

China beginning of winter eats jiaozi, mutton soup, ginger duck, stewed chicken with sesame oil, sweet and sour hairtail and other foods.

1. In the south of China, people like to eat chicken, duck and fish in early winter. Beginning of winter, Fujian Province, will eat stewed meat, such as dog meat, mutton and pork chops on this day.

2. In Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other places, people think that beginning of winter "raises winter" and beginning of winter will kill chickens or ducks and stew them for his family. Suzhou and Changzhou in early winter have the custom of eating bacon paella. This is mainly because the weather becomes cold after winter, and the locals think that salty is the first of the five flavors and is more nourishing. Bacon paella is mainly cooked with vegetables and lean pork after autumn, and added with the new rice Zhu of that year.

3. jiaozi is eaten in most parts of the north, mainly because of the saying "when having sex". People think that beginning of winter is the turn of autumn and winter, and jiaozi can't help eating it.