First, hairy crabs

The autumn wind is coming, and the crabs are getting fatter and fatter. Crabs are the fattest period around the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, especially hairy crabs, which are all yellow in meat. Therefore, the custom of eating crabs on Mid-Autumn Festival has been very popular since ancient times. When steamed at will, the entrance is full of fresh fragrance.

Recommended recipe: steamed hairy crabs.

Ingredients: hairy crabs, ginger and shallots.

Second, snail meat.

There is a folk saying that the more you sip snail meat on the moon, the brighter your eyes will be. Because the cover of the snail looks like black eyes, people in some areas think that eating snail meat on August 15 can make your eyes bright as autumn moon. In addition, in Guangdong, "snail" represents a bumper harvest, which means a bumper harvest.

Recommended recipe: spicy fried snail.

Ingredients: snail, beer, onion, ginger, garlic, dried pepper, millet pepper, pepper and star anise.

Third, taro

The harvest time of taro coincides with August 15. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that taro is eaten in the Mid-Autumn Festival. The first is to thank our ancestors for their protection and care. Second, the ancients believed that eating taro in the Mid-Autumn Festival could ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters. Third, "taro" and "taro" are homophonic. Eating taro has a beautiful meaning of a happy and prosperous life.

Recommended recipe: Braised taro.

Ingredients: taro, chicken leg, ginger, onion and garlic.

Fourth, lotus root

"Lotus is a treasure, and Hà Thu is the most nourishing." Mid-Autumn Festival in September, lotus root ushered in the harvest period. At this time, lotus root is the most sweet and crisp, and a dish made by lotus root is indispensable at the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet.

Moreover, lotus root always means "broken silk", and eating lotus root in Mid-Autumn Festival also represents the emotional and spiritual connection between family members and wanderers far away from home.

Recommended recipe: fresh meat lotus root clip.

Ingredients required: lotus root, pork belly, lean meat and shallots.

Five, pumpkin

As the saying goes, "eat pumpkins in August and a half", many places in China have the custom of eating pumpkins in the Mid-Autumn Festival, because pumpkins are golden and full, just like a bright moon, just before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival. According to the older generation, eating pumpkins in Mid-Autumn Festival will bring long-term prosperity.

Recommended recipe: sweet coconut pumpkin glutinous rice paste.

Ingredients: pumpkin, bean paste, glutinous rice flour and coconut.