As far as what to eat in the summer solstice is concerned, Shandong and Lingnan people are the most particular in the country:
1. Shandong people:
I am familiar with Shandong people , on the summer solstice, it is common to eat cold noodles in all parts of Shandong.
1-1. Cut the cucumber shreds and carrot shreds into thin strips and set aside.
1-2. The butter noodles should be purchased fresh so that the texture will not be too hard. As long as they are allowed to cool down naturally at room temperature. If you buy dry yellow noodles, use boiling water. Put down the noodles and cook them first. Stir constantly while cooking. Cook until the noodles float. Add 1/2 cup of water and boil again. Remove and place on a large plate. Pour in the salad oil and mix evenly, and use a fan to cool it down at the same time, or prepare a basin of cold water in advance. When the noodles are cooked, put them into the cold water, and use chopsticks to keep stirring.
1-3. Cold noodles are commonly known as Guoshuishui, and there is a proverb of "eating dumplings during the winter solstice and noodles during the summer solstice".
2. Lingnan people:
Lingnan people eat dog meat and lychees during the summer solstice, which is a "patent" that people in Lingnan area want to eat in their name. People in the Cantonese-speaking area of ??Guangzhou and Qinzhou, Yulin and other areas in Guangxi also like to eat dog meat and lychees during the summer solstice. It is said that eating dog meat and lychees together on the summer solstice is not hot. There is a saying that "eating fish on the winter solstice will make dogs raw on the summer solstice."
3. Summer Solstice etiquette:
Ancestor worship activities. On the day of the summer solstice in my family, my mother always prepared a large basin of cold noodles, put a plate on the chopping board, and then talked to the ancestors for a while, and then gave it to us to eat. whee. . That's what I remember.