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Besides eating moon cakes, what food is there for Mid-Autumn Festival?

In addition to eating moon cakes, the Mid-Autumn Festival also eats osmanthus wine, crabs, river snails, reunion buns, Ciba and other foods.

1, osmanthus wine

Osmanthus fragrans wine is sweet and mellow, low in degree, not easy to get drunk, clear and transparent in color, and can be drunk all year round, suitable for men, women and children. Drinking osmanthus wine often is very helpful for beauty and skin care.

2. Crab

As the saying goes, "the west wind tickles the crab's feet", it is said that every Mid-Autumn Festival, crab meat is thick and slippery, which is the best time to taste, so it is very popular with people. Crabs are rich in nutrition, especially in protein, which is several times higher than pork and fish. After steaming the crabs with cattail, everyone sat around and tasted them, served with wine and vinegar. Drink Su Ye Tang after eating and wash your hands with it. When eating crabs, the family gathered around to chat, enjoy the food and enjoy the warmth of their families.

3.snails

People believe that eating snails in the Mid-Autumn Festival can improve eyesight. According to analysis, snail meat is rich in nutrition, and vitamin A is an important substance of visual pigment. Eating snails can improve your eyesight, which makes sense. Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, when snails are empty, there are no snails in the abdomen, so the meat is particularly fat. This is the best time to eat snails.

Step 4 reunite

On the Mid-Autumn Festival, bake a reunion dinner for the whole family to share. If the wanderer can't come back, just keep a copy until he goes home to taste his hometown. Reunion steamed stuffed bun, that is, the big round moon cake made by farmers in Guanzhong, Shaanxi Province, is made of refined wheat flour and has three to five layers of big round cakes, and all kinds of flowers are engraved around each layer.

5.lamb cake

Eating Ciba in Mid-Autumn Festival originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. People regard the Mid-Autumn Festival as a lunar festival next to the Spring Festival, which is called "off-year". In the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, eating and enjoying the moon symbolize family reunion, happiness and good luck. Sticking together to form a group indicates the harmony and unity of the whole family; The sweetness of Ciba indicates the sweetness and happiness of life; Take a nap in the morning, the earlier you get up, the greater the harvest in the coming year; Enjoying Ciba symbolizes family harmony, reunion and safety.