What to eat in the north during the snowy season

The snow festival in the north to eat mutton, to sugar children, dumplings.

1, mutton: northern peoples, this time is quite cold, such as in the Baotou area there is a proverb that says "small snow to kill pigs, snow slaughter sheep," snow season to, is to kill pigs to prepare for the time of the year. At this time, no matter whose family slaughter livestock, friends and relatives will come to help, the host family to prepare food, wine, small dishes feast, so the snow, snow season is the family of friends and relatives to catch up on old times and contact with the moment of love.

2, to sugar: Whenever the "snow" around the festival, the street will appear a "sugar" scene. Caramel workshops around the whole version of the caramel will be made available to the special picking the street vendors, commonly known as "Sugar Guest". "Sugar vendors sell sugar by tapping their knives and shouting at the top of their lungs. Children are often attracted to them, and their parents bring their family's copper scraps, coins and other objects to exchange for caramelized sugar with the "Sugar Man".

3, dumplings: Shandong people like to eat dumplings in the snowy season. Pork, leeks and other ingredients are used to make the filling, which is then wrapped into the dough and boiled for a delicious flavor. Dumplings are cooked in a variety of ways, including boiling, steaming, frying and baking. Since the Song Dynasty, there has been a custom of eating dumplings on the winter solstice, and since the Ming Dynasty there has been a custom of eating dumplings on the first day of the first month.

Introduction of Daxue Festival:

Each year, around December 7, the sun reaches 255 degrees of the yellow meridian, that is, "Daxue" festival. The 24 solar terms are a product of the farming civilization, and the climatic factors affecting agricultural production are mainly precipitation, air temperature and light. The Daxue solar term, like the Xiaoxue solar term, reflects the trend of changes in air temperature and precipitation, and is a reflection of the farming culture for the seasonal seasons.

Daxue is a festival that reflects the characteristics of climate, and the elements of climate include precipitation, air temperature and light, among which precipitation is an important element of climate. Meteorologically, rain, snow, hail and other water vapor condensation from the sky down to the ground, are called "precipitation". The arrival of the snowy season means colder weather and more precipitation.

There's a saying in old Nanjing that says, "Pickle vegetables in light snow, and marinate meat in heavy snow". At this time, the door of every house, the windowsill will be hung on the cured meat, sausage, salted fish and other cured products, forming a beautiful scenery. If this coincides with a heavy snowfall, people will be keen to play snowball fights in the icy snow, enjoy the snow scene, and have a good time.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia - Snow