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What traditional food does Guangdong Double Ninth Festival eat?

Guangzhou double ninth festival eats some tonic foods, such as chicken soup and seafood, crabs are very tonic, and also eats some fruits, apples and various vegetables to enhance physical strength. In addition, there are chestnut cakes, chrysanthemum cakes, chrysanthemum wine and mutton noodles. Details are as follows:

First, chestnut cake.

Chestnut cake is essential for Cantonese people to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival. As can be seen from the name, this cake is actually made of chestnuts. Chestnuts are steamed and ground into mud, and then made into chestnut cakes in a unique way. The chestnut cake made is not only beautiful but also delicious, with unique flavor, which is liked by adults and children.

Second, chrysanthemum cake.

Cantonese people must eat chrysanthemum cakes to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival. This tradition has a history of 100 years. Chestnut cake tastes like chestnuts, and chrysanthemum cake tastes like chrysanthemums. This kind of cake tastes like melting in the mouth, sweet and soft, and it leaves people wanting more.

Third, chrysanthemum wine.

Everyone should know that chrysanthemum wine is drunk on the Double Ninth Festival. This custom has been circulating for a long time, and there is a legend of drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival.

On this day, people will pick some fresh chrysanthemums and some branches and leaves, and then put them in grains to make wine. But this kind of wine can't be drunk in the first year, and people often wait until the second year of the Double Ninth Festival.

Fourth, mutton noodles.

Eating mutton noodles on the Double Ninth Festival also has a very good meaning, which is a custom in many places. What's more, eating mutton in autumn and winter is also very nourishing.

Five, crabs.

"The autumn wind starts, and the crab's feet itch." Autumn is the season to eat crabs, and the Double Ninth Festival is also the day to eat crabs. In many places in China, crabs are eaten on the Double Ninth Festival. At this time, the crabs are plump and creamy, and even the crab meat is full.