Which country eats pumpkin pie on the solstice in winter?

China, Hefei, Anhui, eats pumpkin pie on the solstice in winter.

The winter solstice is the 22nd of the 24 solar terms. On the day of entering the winter solstice solar term, the sun shines directly on the tropic of Capricorn, and the days in the northern hemisphere are the shortest, the nights are the longest, and the cold days begin. In ancient China, people attached great importance to the solar terms from the winter solstice. There was a saying that the winter solstice was as big as a year. In Hefei, Anhui Province, China, people like to eat some pumpkin pie on the solstice in winter, so on this day, the streets and alleys in Hefei area are full of pumpkin pie flavor!

Pumpkin cake is a traditional Chinese pastry, which originated in the south, especially in Sichuan and Guizhou. Legend has it that in the Ming Dynasty, a Jiangxi pastry chef from Nanjing created pumpkin pie to cater to the emperor. Then it spread all over the country. Pumpkin cake, with pumpkin as the main raw material, is rich in nutrition and delicate in taste. This is a traditional snack in many places in winter.

Tips for making pumpkin pie

1, pumpkin pie needs old pumpkins, while young pumpkins are not sweet and contain too much water.

2. When steaming the pumpkin, you need to drain the water before steaming. The steamed pumpkin should also be filtered out of excess water to prevent excessive water and pumpkin pie from going bad.

3. When you press the pumpkin pie with a mold, you must first apply a proper amount of oil on the mold to prevent the pumpkin pie from sticking to the mold and deforming.

4. If you add some red beans or other ingredients and wrap them in pumpkin pie, it will be more refreshing and not very greasy.

5, pumpkin pie wrapped in bread crumbs, fried in better color, eating more appetite, generally sold in supermarkets.

6. Don't fry pumpkin pie with big fire. Just fry it on medium heat and fry it slowly until it is golden brown. You can also bake pumpkin pie in the oven.