The winter solstice is as big as the year , eat less cabbage and radish and eat more of these 5 thi

Time flies, today is the winter solstice solar term, the winter solstice is an ancient and grand festival, the folk known as "the winter solstice is as big as the year" saying.

That is to say, the importance of the day of the winter solstice is second only to the New Year, the winter solstice festival originated in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang and Song dynasties, in ancient times to the day of the winter solstice, people will hold sacrifices, light candles, pray for Naji and other activities, there will be lantern riddles on the street, dragon dance and other activities, very lively.

The winter solstice is as big as the year, and the world is a small reunion", on this day, every family will carefully prepare a sumptuous dinner, and the family will spend time together.

Although cabbage radish is delicious, it is a bit out of place to appear on a grand festival such as the winter solstice, and it will make jokes when it is known.

The winter solstice is as big as the year", eat less cabbage and radish, eat more of these 5 things, happy reunion, good fortune, today I want to recommend five traditional winter solstice foods with a more festive atmosphere.

Dumplings are the traditional winter solstice food in our country, and the dumplings are shaped like ingots, implying that the wealth is rolling and the reunion is beautiful.

The fillings of dumplings are rich and varied, including pork, leeks, shiitake mushrooms, celery, shrimp, corn, etc., especially in the northern region, every winter solstice solar term, the family sits around to make dumplings, talk and laugh, and have a good time.

People wrap their best wishes for the future life into the dumplings, and whoever eats the coins inside represents the best lucky stars, and the time spent together as a family is always happy and unforgettable, and the dumplings made by the family are the taste of happiness in one bite.

Northerners eat dumplings on the winter solstice, while in the vast southern region, people prefer to eat glutinous rice balls, and the southern region is known as the saying that "eating glutinous rice balls on the winter solstice is one year older".

On this day, every household will cook a pot of rice balls to share with their families, the skin of the rice balls is soft and glutinous, and the filling is sweet, symbolizing the happiness and sweetness of life.

When I was a child, every household made rice balls by hand, but now supermarkets are full of rice balls with various fillings and flavors, and it is very convenient to buy them home and boil them directly in the pot to eat.

Drinking winter wine on the winter solstice is also a traditional custom, and there are many practices in various places for winter winemaking, such as winter wine made by people in southern regions such as Jiangxi, Hunan, etc., which is actually rice wine.

Generally, about a week before the winter solstice, people will steam the rice wine, add koji to make wine, and at the winter solstice, the sweet wine can be drunk, and the rice wine will be stored for about 2 months, and it will be taken out and drunk on Chinese New Year's Eve and Spring Festival.

In the past, every household would brew winter wine, but now vegetable markets, supermarkets can be seen everywhere, no need to make their own wine, in the cold winter, drink a cup of hot winter wine, the body instantly warms up, and a sense of happiness arises spontaneously.

Mutton is one of the best nourishing ingredients for the winter solstice, mutton is warm, has the effect of dissipating cold in the warmth, replenishing the deficiency and aphrodisiac, in the vast northern region of our country, eating mutton on the winter solstice has become a traditional custom.

Common delicacies such as mutton hot pot, mutton stew, roasted whole lamb, kebabs, mutton scorpions, etc., allow people to enjoy delicious food at the same time, but also inject full energy into the body.

In the south, there is also the custom of eating rice cakes during the winter solstice, and eating rice cakes on the winter solstice means that the career is rising every year, the life is rising, and the children's academic performance is rising.

There are many ways to eat rice cakes, some places are rectangular, some places are round, no matter what kind of rice cakes, the taste is glutinous and smooth, the taste is sweet, it is the traditional food of the winter solstice.

The winter solstice solar term, the weather is cold, we should eat more nutritious food, cabbage and radish are recommended to eat less during the festival, you can eat more of the above 5 traditional foods.

Finally, I wish you all a happy winter solstice, good luck, and more than every year!

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