1. Eating soybean sprouts: According to folk customs, Xi'an people like to eat soybean sprouts on Xiaohan solar terms. Yellow bean sprouts, also called Chinese cabbage, belong to a group of Chinese cabbage. In ancient times, yellow bean sprouts were cultivated in greenhouses in the north and open fields in the south, and were planted in autumn and harvested in winter. In addition, the standards in ancient times were relatively limited, so people thought of eating sprouts to make up for the lack of vegetables in winter.
2. Eating glutinous rice cakes: As the saying goes: "There is no wind to enter the minor cold and the big cold will cause cold." In Guangzhou area, it is a popular custom in Guangzhou to eat glutinous rice cakes to dispel the cold. In addition to rice, bacon, sausages and peanuts, the fixed foods of traditional waxed glutinous rice are also added to the glutinous rice cake, such as mushrooms, dried shrimps, scallops, coriander, barbecued pork, squid, etc. Generally, glutinous rice cakes are eaten during the Xiaohan solar term and Xiaohan morning, but because I have to study and work and have no time, I eat them at night instead.
3. Eating vegetables and rice: In ancient times, Nanjing people attached great importance to Xiaohan solar term, but with the changes of time, it has been gradually eliminated now. However, the custom of eating vegetable rice during the Xiaohan solar term is very popular. For poor people or in difficult times, vegetable rice is rice cooked with vegetables and oil and salt; if the standard is good, it is served with bacon, sausage, sausage, diced duck in sauce, and then chopped Add some ginger slices and cook them together with rice. It is very fragrant and refreshing.
4. Eating mutton: The folk tale "Eat mutton during the Xiaohan solar term, eat radish during the Xiaohan solar term". The Xiaohan solar term is the coldest time of the year, and beef is also a popular traditional food in the Xiaohan solar term. . Beef is the most cost-effective among hot and humid foods. It can not only protect against cold syndrome, but also nourish the body. If you use beef stock and add some Chuanxiong, yam, and carrots to cook together, not only will you not get angry when you eat it, but you can also enjoy the breeze and survive the winter.