wonton

Mutton Soup

tangyuan

Mochi

Red bean glutinous rice

In the north, there is a custom of eating jiaozi from the solstice in winter. Jiaozi stuffed leeks, meaning long-term wealth; Jiaozi stuffed mushrooms, meaning lucky; Jiaozi is stuffed with celery, which represents hard work and wealth.

In some places in the north, wonton is eaten on the solstice in winter. It means to break the chaos and make yourself smart. There is a folk proverb: eat solstice wonton in winter and solstice noodles in summer.

Mutton is a good tonic to keep out the cold in winter, and the solstice in winter is the coldest day of the year. Therefore, many places eat mutton on the solstice in winter.

The custom of eating dog meat in winter originated from Liu Bang, the ancestor of Emperor Gaozu, and later spread to the people. Until now, some places still keep the custom of eating dog meat in winter solstice. Especially in Northeast China, dog meat stewed tofu is one of the eight largest stews in Northeast China.

In the south, there is a custom of eating glutinous rice from winter to Sunday. In addition, glutinous rice is warm, has the function of keeping out the cold and nourishing, and is suitable for eating in winter.

Drinking winter wine is a custom in Suzhou, which is the day before the winter solstice, and the locals call it the winter solstice night. At this time, everyone wants to drink winter wine. In fact, winter brewing was originally called winter solstice wine, and there is a saying in Suzhou: don't drink Dongyang wine on the winter solstice, stay in the east for one night. Later, for some reasons, Dongyang wine was changed to Chengdong wine.