What traditional foods do northerners eat at the autumnal equinox?

1, duck meat At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Mongolian rulers oppressed the Han people, and the Han people decided to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty. However, at that time, the control was strict and it was impossible to clearly organize the struggle, so the code word was used. At that time, the Han people called Mongols sons, so they took homophonic ducks. People agree that eating ducks in the Mid-Autumn Festival means taking action together at the autumnal equinox to overthrow Yuan's rule. Moreover, the ducks in August are fat and thin, taste good, and have the effect of nourishing yin and enriching blood.

2. Eat noodles. "Noodles Que" is a glutinous rice snack made by kneading glutinous rice flour into dough and then carving it with a mold.

3. 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.

4. autumn vegetables. "Autumn vegetable" is a kind of wild amaranth, which villagers call "autumn Artemisia". On the autumnal equinox, the whole village went to pick autumn vegetables. When searching in the wild, it is often green and thin, about the length of a palm. Picked autumn vegetables are usually boiled with fish fillets at home, which is called "autumn soup". There is a jingle: "autumn soup is dirty, wash the liver and intestines." The whole family is safe and healthy. "Since autumn, people still pray for peace and health at home.

5. 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.

6. osmanthus wine. Eight sweet-scented osmanthus trees, indeed, the Mid-Autumn Festival is the time when sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, many people will use osmanthus as the most Osmanthus Jelly or soak osmanthus wine. Whether it is Osmanthus Jelly or osmanthus wine, it exudes the unique fragrance of osmanthus.