For the winter solstice, eat dumplings or dumplings. Southern dumplings and northern dumplings also have specialties from all over the country.

        Regarding the problem of eating glutinous rice balls or dumplings in the winter solstice, many friends from the north and the south may have fought with each other. This is the abominable cultural conflict between the north and the south. However, there are different cultural conflicts that can produce richer specialties. "The winter solstice is as big as the year." Although the southern region mainly eats glutinous rice balls and the northern region eats rice dumplings, they are all edible, and many regions have their own specialties.

        Special delicacies of the winter solstice solar terms

        1. Eat rice dumplings in the north

        Speaking of eating dumplings or dumplings in the winter solstice, most of the big cities in the north are full of dumplings, and there is also a folk song that says "winter solstice is mischievous with dumpling bowls, and there is no one in the ears." Therefore, most of the winter solstice days are I know how to make dumplings.

        2. Eat glutinous rice balls in the south

        Different regions in the south eat differently on the solar term during the winter solstice, but the number of people who eat glutinous rice balls is the most. Many regions have the name "eat glutinous rice balls one year older" and "winter solstice as big as a year". The same, and the key to eating glutinous rice balls is that they are especially fashionable in the Jiangnan area.

        3. Gansu Brain

        Different regions have different customs and habits on the solar term of the winter solstice, and the Gansu brain is also increasingly prominent. Although it sounds a bit scary, it is not the actual brain. It is just powder soup and dumplings in mutton soup. Many seasonings are added to make a colorful mutton noodle soup, which is spicy and refreshing and can keep warm.

        4. Taiwanese nine-layer cake

        In Taiwan, the traditional style of nine-layer cake worshiping the ancestors of the winter solstice solar terms is still preserved. To put it bluntly, nine-layer cakes are made from glutinous rice into animals and other items that represent auspicious wishes, and some are immediately ground into different colors. Hierarchical dim sum, cooked in a bamboo basket, worships the ancestors, and will even continue to banquets, which will be especially solemn.

        5. Eat duck in Xiamen

        Speaking of eating glutinous rice balls or dumplings in the winter solstice, there is nothing more delicious than ducks in Xiamen City. Xiamen people are very fond of ducks, especially the older generation. They eat ducks on festivals all year round. The key is to eat ginger duck. It is made with red noodles Muscovy duck as the raw material. It is fried with sesame oil to create a fragrance and then cooked with ginger and fermented wine. It is very nourishing and healthy.