The dietary customs of the Chrysanthemum Festival are as follows:

1, Chrysanthemum cake. Chrysanthemum Festival to eat the cause of the cake originated in the Chrysanthemum climbing custom, it is also known as flower cake, is made of glutinous rice flour and japonica rice flour made of a kind of food, but also the best gift to the elders. Because "cake" and "high" sound the same, so the folk to eat cake instead of climbing high, but also "step by step" meaning in it.

2, crab. Chrysanthemum eating crabs is also one of the customary activities, the old poem: festivals into the Chrysanthemum, holding the chela cut tender ginger. Indicates that the Chongyang Festival is the time when crabs are on the market in large quantities, the crab yolk is fat and golden, and the flavor is more delicious, so it is slowly passed down.

3, chrysanthemum wine. Chrysanthemum Festival is exactly the time when chrysanthemums bloom, window hedges, pieces of gold, the use of chrysanthemums and glutinous rice made of chrysanthemum wine, also known as "longevity wine", can help you nourish the liver and eyesight, strong body, nourishing yin and moistening dryness. Because of the nine nine and nine nine and "jiu jiu" is a harmonic, and wine is also the same sound, so chrysanthemum wine in ancient times was regarded as a good-luck wine to get rid of disasters and pray for good luck, friends and family to drink wine, *** enjoy chrysanthemums, but also has a different flavor.

4, mutton noodles. In the north, people will be in the day of the Chongyang Festival to eat mutton noodles tradition. Because the "sheep" and the Chongyang Festival "Yang" homophonic, alluding to the meaning of Chongyang. In addition, autumn is the season when sheep are the most tender and fat, and the weather in the north is relatively cold at this time of year, and lamb is warm, so it is very comfortable to eat a bowl of lamb noodles at this time of year.

5, patties. Mochi is steamed glutinous rice in the after thousands of birth of the food, delicious flavor, and aroma, is another food customs of the Chung Yeung Festival in Southwest China. As a traditional food, the round patties have the symbolism of reunion and consummation. Eating patties on the day of Chung Yeung Festival is a symbol of happiness and reunion for all families.