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Making preserved pork

制作腌肉

After Minor Snow, the temperature declines sharply and the air becomes dry. It is the best time to start making preserved pork, which by the Chinese Spring Festival would be ready to enjoy. In the past, when storage conditions were poor, people developed many ways to store food and preserved pork is one such example. So even in the bitter winter, the whole family could enjoy meat. Some even say preserved pork tastes more delicious than fresh meat.

小雪节气后，气温骤降，空气干燥。这是开始制作过年吃的腌肉的最好时机。过去储存条件差，人们研究出了很多保存食物的方法，腌肉就是其中之一。这样即使是在严冬，一家人也可以享用肉食。有些人甚至认为，腌肉比鲜肉更为美味。