Why do Wuchuan people eat ginger rice on the winter solstice?

On the solstice of winter, the streets and alleys of Wuchuan urban and rural areas are filled with the fragrance of ginger and rice.

Winter solstice is one of the twenty-four solar terms in China, and it is also a very important solar term and traditional festival in China. On this day, many places hold banquets for relatives and friends to celebrate "winter" like "annual regulations", so there is a saying that "winter is a big New Year". On the other hand, Wuchuan people have the habit of eating ginger rice in winter solstice. It is said that ginger rice can keep out the cold and is good for health. On this day, every household in Wuchuan is used to buying more than a dozen pieces of ginger and bacon, sausages and ducks to cook delicious rice with ginger sauce for the winter solstice. On the solstice of winter, no matter how busy, the whole family will get together to eat ginger rice, which is the custom of Wuchuan people.

Wuchuan people have the habit of eating ginger rice from winter to Sunday, which has become a unique carrier of Wuchuan folk culture.

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As soon as you open the lid, the fragrant rice with the smell of ginger and the oily smell of bacon simply makes you untenable.

Winter solstice, commonly known as "Winter Festival", "Dragon Solstice Festival" and "Asian New Year", is one of the 24 solar terms in China, and the time is on February 22nd or 23rd of the solar calendar 12 every year. The winter solstice is a very important solar term in China lunar calendar, and it is also a traditional festival. Since ancient times, China has attached great importance to the winter solstice and regarded it as a grand festival. There is a saying that the winter solstice is as big as a year, and there is a custom to celebrate it. After thousands of years of development, a unique seasonal diet culture has been formed from winter solstice to Sunday. Slaughter sheep in the north, eat jiaozi and wonton, and eat glutinous rice balls, rice balls and long noodles in the south. Wuchuan has the habit of eating ginger and rice on the solstice in winter.

Wuchuan is located in the lower reaches of Jianjiang River, the largest river in western Guangdong, with dense river network and convenient ships. Since ancient times, merchants have gathered and businesses have developed.

Every winter solstice, Wuchuan's market is full of all kinds of ginger, including white ginger, black ginger, sand ginger and so on. Various kinds of wild ginger that are rarely seen at ordinary times also appear in the winter solstice market. At this time, all kinds of bacon are on the market, and bacon, sausage and cured duck are all over the market. Every household in Wuchuan is used to buying more than a dozen pieces of ginger, bacon, sausage and duck, so as to prepare delicious bacon and ginger rice for the winter solstice. On the solstice of winter, no matter how busy, the whole family will get together to eat ginger rice, which is the custom of Wuchuan people.

Lu Mei, located at the intersection of Jianjiang, Jiang Xiaodong and Meihuajiang, is a famous ancient commercial port in western Guangdong.

To make ginger rice, you should choose beautiful rice, wash or mash all kinds of ginger slices and cook them with rice, or slice them and cook them on rice noodles. When the rice is ready, as soon as the lid is opened, the smell of rice plus the smell of ginger and the oily smell of bacon simply makes you untenable. Eating ginger rice mixed with shredded ginger and bacon sesame oil, you really want to spend the winter solstice every day. Today, there are nearly ten kinds of ginger, all kinds of preserved rice and fragrant rice, all of which are full of fragrance. But even in the era of poor materials, the price of boiled ginger rice is 1.4 cents 2 1 kg, and only one kind of ginger and one kind of preserved rice are used. However, the delicious ginger rice and the scene of a family eating ginger rice around the winter solstice are still unforgettable, and unforgettable from time to time.

Wuchuan is "the hometown of Chinese folk art", and its colorful folk art is famous far and near.

The winter solstice is the year with the shortest day and the longest night in the northern hemisphere. After the winter solstice, the climate around the country enters the coldest stage, which is often called "nine cold days" This season needs to keep out the cold and is suitable for tonic. Because ginger can keep out the cold and bacon can supplement, Wuchuan people cook bacon-flavored ginger rice in winter solstice, which is suitable for seasonal food. Therefore, Wuchuan winter solstice bacon-flavored ginger rice lasts for a long time, and the more it is cooked, the more fragrant it is.

Have you ever eaten Wuchuan winter solstice bacon and ginger rice?

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