Custom food of cold dew and solar terms

The customary foods of cold dew solar terms include sesame, autumn beans, crabs, flower cakes, cold dew tea and so on.

1, sesame

In the north, some places have the custom of "eating sesame seeds in cold dew". For example, in Beijing, popular foods such as sesame crisp, sesame mung bean cake and sesame cake are all eaten in the cold season.

2. Autumn beans

There is an old saying called "Bailu Valley, cold dew beans", and soybeans will be harvested in the cold dew season. In fact, autumn is also a good time to eat beans, such as soybeans, white lentils and red beans.

3. Crab

"Umbilical ball in September, sharp in October", the female crab is full of eggs and rich in yellow paste during the cold dew season, which is the best season to eat female crabs. Many southern families have the habit of eating crabs in cold dew.

4. Flower cake

Cold dew is the solar term in autumn, and both cold dew and flower cake are related to the harvest and beauty in autumn. The raw materials for making flower cakes are fine flower cakes, coarse flower cakes, money flower cakes and Osmanthus Jelly. The production process includes cooking, fermentation, rolling and stuffing. Making flower cakes means that people should move from heights to heights and realize their goals and wishes.

5, cold dew tea

"Looking for autumn tea after cold dew", the tea collected three days before and four days after cold dew every year is called "Zhengqiu tea", which is the best in autumn tea and has a unique and mellow aroma. Old Nanjing has the habit of drinking "cold dew tea".