What does beginning of autumn eat?

In early autumn in Hebei Province, ordinary people generally eat stewed meat, while more educated families eat cook the meat and braised pork, as well as jiaozi, stewed chicken, stewed duck and braised fish. "Food is the most important thing for people", and beginning of autumn is a very important solar term. Of course, people can't forget to eat it, so it is very popular in Beijing and Hebei.

Beginning of autumn customs in various places

Autumn peaches are very popular in Hangzhou. In early autumn, both adults and children should eat autumn peaches, one for each person. After eating, they will leave the stones until New Year's Eve and throw them into the stove to burn them to ashes. It is thought that this will save the plague for a year.

Bite Autumn is popular in Tianjin and other places. People believe that eating melons in early autumn can avoid diarrhea in winter and the next spring.

Drinking "autumn water" is popular in the east and west of Sichuan, that is, at the exact moment in beginning of autumn, everyone in the whole family drinks a cup, which is said to eliminate the accumulated summer heat, and Qiu Lai will not have a stomachache.

In Laixi, Shandong Province, beginning of autumn is popular to eat "dregs", which is a kind of small tofu made of tofu and vegetables. There is a saying that "adults and children don't spit or pull after eating beginning of autumn dregs".

In Northeast China, people usually eat jiaozi or steamed stuffed buns at home, which is called "grabbing autumn fat". If I catch a jiaozi in your bowl, I will be strong in autumn and make up for the oil and water lost in summer.