Frost Descent · FFET10325
Tonic eating at Frost's Descent (Fuzhou lamb stew)
People in Fuzhou eat lamb slow-cooked in red yeast rice lees with radish at Frost's Descent.
The last term of autumn: dew turns to frost and leaves fall
Tonic eating at Frost's Descent is a food custom at that solar term, with a related saying quoted in a 2025 report. People in Fuzhou like lamb at this time, slow-cooked in red yeast rice lees, known by a local name given in the Chinese text, with radish added; they also eat dried persimmon cakes and drink duck soup. These Fuzhou details rest solely on a retelling of a Fuzhou newspaper article dated October 23, 2025, and the original could not be checked.
What
Tonic eating at Frost's Descent is a food custom at that solar term. People in Fuzhou eat lamb slow-cooked in red yeast rice lees, known by a local name given in the Chinese text, with radish added; they also eat dried persimmon cakes and drink duck soup.1
When
This custom takes place at Frost's Descent, which ran from October 23 to November 6 in 2025. An October 22, 2025 report quotes a saying about tonic eating at Frost's Descent.2,3
Where
This lamb dish is found in Fuzhou, Fujian. In southern Fujian and Taiwan, duck is traditionally eaten on day 1 of Frost's Descent; the account of these two places does not mention lamb.1,3
How
People in Fuzhou slow-cook lamb with red yeast rice lees and add radish; they also drink duck soup and eat dried persimmon cakes.1
Why
A saying about tonic eating at Frost's Descent appeared in a 2025 report. A traditional Chinese medicine physician quoted there names lamb, beef and chicken with ginger and red dates, plus yam, longan, pear and lily.2
Impact and influence
In 2025, this Fuzhou food practice appeared in a retelling of a newspaper report; a saying about tonic eating at Frost's Descent also appeared in solar-term coverage that year.1,2
No tale about this food has been found.