Traditional food for Mid-Autumn Festival.

Mid-Autumn Festival is a time when osmanthus flowers are fragrant. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, many people will use osmanthus as Osmanthus Jelly or soak osmanthus wine. Whether it is Osmanthus Jelly or osmanthus wine, it exudes the unique fragrance of osmanthus.

2. Moon cakes

Moon cakes are also one of the traditional snacks of Mid-Autumn Festival, which can be said to have become the representative of Mid-Autumn Festival. Although they are all moon cakes, there are actually many kinds. As far as the types of moon cakes are concerned, there are Cantonese, Beijing, Suzhou, Chaozhou and Yunnan. People in different regions have different tastes, which also makes moon cakes richer. Mooncakes are usually round and can be shared by the whole family. They represent reunion and harmony and have a beautiful meaning, so they must be eaten in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

3.snails

In many places in Guangdong, the Mid-Autumn Festival also has the habit of eating snails. Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, the snails were empty, but there were no snails in their stomachs. Therefore, the meat is particularly fat, which is the best time to eat snails. Moreover, snail meat is rich in nutrition, and vitamin A is an important substance of eye visual pigment.

4. 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 system was strict and it was impossible to clearly organize the struggle, so code words were used. At that time, the Han people called the Mongols "Da Zi", so they took the homonym "Duck". People agree that eating ducks in the Mid-Autumn Festival means that everyone will take action together to overthrow Yuan's rule. Moreover, the ducks in August are fat and suitable, taste good, and have the effect of nourishing yin and enriching blood.

5. Pumpkin

Family reunion in Mid-Autumn Festival is indispensable for big fish and big meat. Eating some pumpkins can enhance satiety and reduce fat intake. Pumpkin ripens in autumn and is rich in dietary fiber and β-carotene, which can slow down the rise of blood sugar, reduce blood lipid and prevent constipation. In addition, eating more pumpkins in dry autumn can also moisturize the skin.

6.pomegranate

The Mid-Autumn Festival is also the time when pomegranate ripens. Pomegranate is red, shaped like agate, and its fruit is crystal clear, so it has become one of the offerings on the ancient table, meaning longevity, reunion and good luck. Therefore, it is also meaningful to choose to eat pomegranate in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

7. Outdoor barbecue

In Taiwan Province Province, China, almost every household will have a barbecue on the Mid-Autumn Festival. In fact, many years ago, two soy sauce manufacturers made a big advertisement on TV. Many shopping malls held special sales of barbecue-related products on the eve of Mid-Autumn Festival, so many people patronized them. Unconsciously, eating barbecue in Mid-Autumn Festival has become an indispensable dish for every household.

8. Shantou

Boil a large pot of taro with clear water and stick sugar on it. This is the real life of poor families in the past. In Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the pronunciation of taro is similar to "Yunlai". Therefore, eating taro in Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a delicious meal, but also a symbol of good luck.

9. Hairy crabs

This is a custom in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is the season of "rich crab paste and fragrant rice flowers". A full moon, a pot of sake, a few old friends and a plate of hairy crabs are fascinating. Back to secular life: But today's hairy crabs must be expensive enough. It's best to leave the fifteenth moon for tomorrow.

10. Drink osmanthus wine

Drinking osmanthus wine on Mid-Autumn Festival night, people look up at osmanthus in the middle of the month, smell osmanthus and drink a cup of osmanthus wine. The whole family celebrates sweetness and gathers together, which has become a wonderful enjoyment of the festival. Osmanthus fragrans not only can be seen, but also can be eaten. In Qu Yuan's "Nine Songs", there are some poems, such as "supporting the horse and fighting, drinking cinnamon pulp" and "drinking cinnamon wine and pepper pulp". It can be seen that China has a long history of drinking osmanthus wine.