In Yantai, winter starts with a warm bowl

As autumn quietly yields to the north wind, Yantai in East China's Shandong province welcomes Start of Winter — the 19th solar term of the year — not with a ceremony, but with a simmering pot of mutton.

This is the season to nourish the body from within, a time-honored practice of fortifying against the coming cold. And what better way to embrace this ritual than with a bowl of tender, fragrant mutton? Simmered to perfection, it becomes a source of warmth to shield against the wind and to care for body and soul.

The mutton soup, creamy white and garnished with cilantro and scallions, is a deeply satisfying comfort. [Photo/WeChat account: ytwlgw]

In Yantai, winter does not begin with the first frost, but with that first steaming, soul-comforting bite.

（chinadaily.com.cn）