What does Chaoshan eat on the solstice in winter?

In winter solstice, Chaoshan people will definitely eat winter solstice meatballs. The winter solstice meatballs here refer to all kinds of sweet glutinous rice flour. On the solstice of winter, every household will knead glutinous rice flour into balls, wrap it with sesame or bean paste, and make peanuts into delicious dumplings, which indicates that the family is sweet and round, which means happiness. It is also the traditional diet of Chaoshan people.

2. Beef Hotpot

Chaoshan beef hotpot is very famous. Chaoshan beef and beef balls are famous all over the country, so every household will prepare a beef hotpot on the solstice of winter. A family sitting around and eating a delicious beef hot pot can not only taste the delicacy of the hot pot, but also reunite the whole family. Because Chaoshan people especially like the feeling of reunion, they also feel the joy of reunion through the winter solstice.

3. jiaozi

Chaoshan people will eat jiaozi on the solstice in winter, but jiaozi here will be different from jiaozi, which everyone usually eats. First of all, it's big, and secondly, it's full of stuffing. Made of celery, coriander, onion, shredded squid, meat and other ingredients, it tastes particularly refreshing. And the big dumpling skin in Chaoshan is made of glutinous rice flour. Whether steamed, boiled or braised, it tastes soft and tastes very good, and it is also a local specialty food in Chaoshan.