The first road-jiaozi
There is a saying in the north that "nobody cares if you freeze your ears when jiaozi bowls run amok from winter till morning". The temperature in the north is relatively low, and there are dozens of combinations of meat stuffing that northerners pack in jiaozi. In winter solstice, people in some places will specially buy a few catties of mutton, mix them with green onions and mushrooms, and make jiaozi with mutton stuffing, because mutton warms up, and jiaozi with mutton stuffing is eaten in winter solstice, which is warm and nourishing.
In addition to mutton stuffing, there are leek eggs, tomato eggs, eggplant eggs, beef with green onions, fennel and so on. Family members in different regions have different tastes. Every family will pack some jiaozi and jiaozi soup, which is nutritious and warm. Although I am from the south, I also like to eat jiaozi, and my favorite is pork stuffed with leeks.
The second way-winter solstice
In the north of China, there is a saying that "when you eat noodles on the solstice in winter, the day will get longer". Jiaozi doesn't eat noodles. According to different regions, you should pay attention to the head of noodle soup, including old hen soup, old duck soup, mutton soup, beef soup and even donkey broth.
In the ancient tradition, noodles also mean longevity and long time. Whether it is handmade noodles, handmade noodles, hollow noodles or solid noodles, we should pay attention to the fact that the elasticity of noodles is not easy to stick, the cooking time should be controlled, and the cooked noodles should be soaked in cold water quickly, so that the noodles are not easy to stick and more refreshing.
The third way-rice cake
The solstice in winter is the longest night in a year. But it also means that starting today, the sun will be close to us again. Dry and Kun alternate, and reincarnation restarts. Life is budding quietly, and everything is worth looking forward to. Eating rice cakes on the solstice in winter is an old tradition of Hangzhou people, especially children. It means "getting higher every year", getting higher every year, and it also means blessing, indicating eternal hope year after year. The implication of having children at home is getting higher every year, and the implication of doing business is getting better every year. In addition, the rice cake is made of glutinous rice, and Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Anhui all have their own production methods, and the shape is also very beautiful.
Rice cakes are made into strips, blocks, circles and rectangles, and the eating methods of rice cakes are sweet and salty. Salty rice cakes are usually cooked in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, accompanied by vegetables and mushrooms, and some like to dip in white sugar and fry until slightly golden. They are salty and sweet, soft and sweet.
The Fourth Lane-Tangyuan
It is a traditional custom in southern China to eat glutinous rice balls on the solstice in winter. Tangyuan, also known as jiaozi, is a round dessert made of glutinous rice flour, and "round" means "reunion" and "perfection", so eating tangyuan in winter solstice is also called "jiaozi in winter solstice". Every winter solstice morning, every household in the south will start grinding glutinous rice flour and filling it with sugar, meat and shredded radish. Make a winter solstice dance. Not only do family members eat it, but they also give it to their relatives and friends as a sign of blessing. Tangyuan is also made of glutinous rice flour, which is as sweet and salty as rice cakes. Suzhou dumplings are mostly salty with meat stuffing, while Guangdong dumplings are mostly sweet with black sesame seeds, milk yellow, brown sugar, red bean paste and so on. There are more than a dozen ready-made dumplings in the supermarket.
The fifth way-fermented grains (mash)
On the night of winter solstice, it is essential to brew winter wine. Suzhou people think that if you don't drink wine on the solstice in winter, you will freeze to death all winter. Wining in winter, only once a year. Winter brewing is a kind of rice wine, which is brewed with osmanthus. It tastes sweet and fragrant. After opening the bottle, you can smell the rich aroma of wine, and the alcohol content of winter wine is not high, which is suitable for a wide range of people.
In addition to ordinary glutinous rice, there are distiller's grains made of Redmi and purple rice, which are boiled with red dates, brown sugar, ginger and eggs. Fermented wine is a sweet food, and it also symbolizes everyone's yearning for a sweet and beautiful life.
The sixth way-glutinous rice
Glutinous rice is one of the traditional foods that Hakka people must eat from winter to Sunday. In autumn, southerners make pork belly into bacon and sausage. After air-drying and storage, on the solstice of winter, they will cut the bacon and sausage into cubes and cook them with glutinous rice to make delicious glutinous rice.
Glutinous rice is soft and delicious, which warms and nourishes the stomach, and also has the meaning of a family sitting together and having a happy reunion. Glutinous rice is also a delicious food, which Bian Xiao has eaten since he was a child. Every year, my mother cooks a pot herself, which is warm.
Thousands of miles of different winds, hundreds of miles of different customs, different local customs, winter solstice, food first, family reunion is naturally the best, if you can't spend the winter solstice together, then at least choose a traditional winter solstice food that you are most familiar with to treat yourself and your family and have a happy and stable winter!