What do you eat in the north during the heavy snow and solar terms?

In the snowy season, we eat mutton, sugar and jiaozi in the north.

1. Mutton: The northern nationalities are colder at this time. For example, there is a saying in Baotou that "light snow kills pigs and heavy snow kills sheep". When the snow season comes, it's time to kill pigs and prepare for the New Year. At this time, no matter who slaughters livestock, relatives and friends will come to help, and the host will prepare dining tables and side dishes. Therefore, the light snow season is a time for family and friends to catch up and contact their feelings.

2. Anti-sugar: Whenever there is a "heavy snow" solar term, there will be a scene of "anti-sugar" on the street. Full-page caramel produced by caramel workshops all over the country is provided to small vendors who specialize in carrying burdens and walking around the streets, commonly known as "sugar customers", who beat sugar knives and shouted to sell sugar. Children are often attracted, so parents will exchange their copper scraps, copper coins and other items with "sugar customers" for caramel.

3. jiaozi: Shandong people like to eat jiaozi in the snowy solar terms. Choose pork, leek and other ingredients as stuffing, wrap them in dough and cook them. It's delicious. Jiaozi has various cooking methods, such as boiling, steaming, frying and roasting. Since the Song Dynasty, there has been the custom of eating jiaozi in winter solstice, and since the Ming Dynasty, there has been the custom of eating jiaozi on the first day of the first month.

Introduction of heavy snow solar terms:

Every year around 65438+February 7 in Gregorian calendar, when the sun reaches 255 degrees of the Yellow Meridian, it is a "heavy snow" solar term. The twenty-four solar terms are the product of agricultural civilization, and the main climatic factors affecting agricultural production are precipitation, temperature and light. Like the light snow solar terms, the heavy snow solar terms reflect the changing trend of temperature and precipitation, and are the reflection of agricultural culture on festivals.

Heavy snow is a solar term reflecting climate characteristics. Climate factors include precipitation, temperature and light, among which precipitation is an important factor. Meteorology, rain, snow, hail and other water vapor condensation falling from the sky to the ground are called "precipitation". The arrival of heavy snow in solar terms means that the weather is getting colder and colder and precipitation is increasing.

There is a saying in old Nanjing called "light snow pickles, heavy snow pickles". At this time, pickled meat, sausages, salted fish and other pickled products will be hung on the door and window sill of every household, forming a beautiful scenery. If it coincides with heavy snow, people will be keen to have snowball fights and enjoy the snow scene in the ice and snow.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Heavy Snow.