Traditional food eaten in the north at the autumn equinox.

1, eat eggs. When the autumnal equinox comes, eggs are beautiful. Every autumn equinox, folks also have the custom of "laying eggs vertically", and many places hold interesting games or competitions of "laying eggs vertically" on this day. After the "vertical egg", of course, you have to eat eggs. Eggs are rich in vitamins and minerals, a small amount of omega-3 fatty acids, and a large number of health components such as lecithin and lutein. Eating eggs at the autumnal equinox has many advantages.

2. Eat taro cakes. Old Beijing also has the habit of eating taro cake in the autumn equinox, because taro, a high-calorie food, is soft and easy to digest and suitable for autumn consumption. The nutritional value of taro is very high, and the starch content in tuber reaches 70%. It can be used as both a dish and a dish. It is a tonic suitable for all ages and a treasure of autumn vegetarian food. Taro is also rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, magnesium, sodium, carotene, nicotinic acid, vitamin C, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2 and saponin.

3. Eat jiaozi. First, jiaozi is shaped like an ingot. People eat jiaozi in the autumn equinox to get the sound of "making money". Secondly, there are stuffing in jiaozi, which is convenient for people to put all kinds of auspicious things into stuffing and place their hopes for a bumper harvest in the new year. Jiaozi is a folk food with a long history and is deeply loved by people. There is a folk saying "delicious but not as good as jiaozi". Every autumn equinox, jiaozi becomes an indispensable delicacy.