Traditional food of Double Ninth Festival

1 chrysanthemum wine

In ancient times, chrysanthemum wine was specially brewed for the Double Ninth Festival in the first year. On September 9th, people picked chrysanthemums and a little green branches and leaves, mixed them with grain for brewing, and then used them together to make wine, which will be drunk on September 9th next year. It is said that drinking this wine can prolong life.

2 mutton noodles

"Sheep" and "Yang" are homophonic, which should be the code name of Chongyang. If you want to eat white flour, "white" means "100" minus the top "1", which means that 100 minus 1 is 99, in line with the code name of "99".

The birthday of a 99-year-old man in Beijing is called "Bai Shou". Wealthy families can hold mutton-based banquets on the same day, such as fried, roasted, rinsed and even whole sheep seats. Autumn is the fattest season for sheep, and mutton is warm and can keep out the cold.

3 Hua cake

Respect the elderly on the Double Ninth Festival and climb high to avoid disasters. "Gao" and "Gao" are homonyms, which also mean "step by step" and "immortality", so "Chongyang Flower Cake" has become a popular holiday food.

Eating flower cakes in Chongyang began in the Western Han Dynasty, when it was called "Peng Bait", that is, millet cakes. In the Song Dynasty, it was very popular to eat flower cakes on the Double Ninth Festival, which has been passed down to this day. The reason for eating flower cakes on Double Ninth Festival is the climbing custom of Double Ninth Festival. Where there are mountains, we can climb them, but where there are no mountains, we will try to make up for them and replace them. Because "cake" and "high" are homophonic, the custom of eating flower cakes has emerged.

4 crabs

Crabs are rich in protein, which is called high-quality protein food. The crab meat is delicate, and the fat content of the crab is very low, but the fat-soluble vitamins A, E and B are high, especially the crab yellow is rich in vitamin A, which is good for vision and skin health. This is of great benefit to people who need supplementary nutrition.

5 Chongyang cake

Also known as chrysanthemum cake. During the first frost, only this kind of grass flourished. Chrysanthemum was also regarded by the ancients as the "waiting grass" of Chongyang. Chongyang is also called Chrysanthemum Festival. Chrysanthemum cake is one of the famous cakes in Chaoshan, with a history of 100 years. There is a saying that "glutinous rice will be full and chrysanthemum cakes will be clever". Chaoshan specialty chrysanthemum cake is famous for its freshness, sweetness, fragrance, softness and no peculiar smell.

6 chestnuts cake

It is made of chestnut paste as the main material. Its practice is to peel raw chestnuts, steam them and mash them into mud, and prepare large pieces of Beijing cakes and sand stuffing. Divide 200 grams of chestnut mud into three parts, spread one part as the bottom layer, and then spread a layer of Beijing cakes.

Then, put a cake on the top layer and the last chestnut paste on the top layer. On the top layer, the Beijing cake slices cut into the shape of water chestnut and thin shredded green plums are put together to form a pattern, which becomes a chestnut cake with five layers of upper, middle and lower yellow and red and brown in the middle. When eating, pour the sugar juice made of white sugar and osmanthus on it.

7 pomegranate

The Double Ninth Festival is also a good time to eat pomegranate. Pomegranate is tumor-like and has seeds in its skin. When the fruit is ripe in autumn, it is harvested and eaten, and the taste is generally sour and sweet. Pomegranate is rich in vitamins, among which the contents of vitamin C and vitamin B are high, and the contents of protein, fat and calcium are not low, among which the contents of vitamins are many times higher than those of apples.

Pomegranate juice contains a variety of amino acids and trace elements, which has the functions of helping digestion, resisting gastric ulcer, softening blood vessels, lowering blood fat and blood sugar, lowering cholesterol and so on. It can prevent coronary heart disease and hypertension, and has the effects of invigorating stomach, refreshing mind, stimulating appetite and prolonging life. It works wonders for people who drink too much.