In ancient times, chrysanthemum wine was specially brewed for the Double Ninth Festival in the first year. On September 9th, people picked the newly blooming chrysanthemums and a little green branches and leaves, mixed them with the grain for brewing, and then used them together to make wine, and put them on September 9th next year for drinking. It is said that drinking this wine can prolong life.
2. Flower cake
Respect the elderly on the Double Ninth Festival and climb high to avoid disasters. Cake is homophonic with Gao, and it has the meaning of rising step by step and longevity, so Chongyang Flower Cake has become a popular holiday food.
3. Crabs
Crabs are rich in protein, which is called high-quality protein food. Crab meat is delicate, and the fat content of crab is very low, but the fat-soluble vitamins A, E and B are high, especially crab yellow is rich in vitamin A, which is beneficial to vision and skin health. This is of great benefit to people who need supplementary nutrition.
4. Mutton noodles
Sheep and yang are homophonic, which should be the code of Chongyang. You should eat white flour, white is a hundred words, and the top one is removed, and there is a meaning of one hundred MINUS one for ninety-nine, which should be the code of ninety-nine. The capital is called Bai Shou for the 99-year-old man's birthday. Wealthy families can hold a banquet with mutton as the main part on the same day, such as exploding, roasting, rinsing and even whole lamb seats. Autumn is the fattest season for sheep, and mutton is warm and can keep out the cold.
5. figs
Modern research has found that Ficus carica contains active ingredients such as psoralen, citrulline and aromatic substance benzaldehyde, which can inhibit the generation of cancer cells, prevent the occurrence of liver cancer and gastric cancer, delay and inhibit the development or deterioration of transplanted sarcoma, spontaneous breast cancer and lymphosarcoma, and finally lead to tumor necrosis and degeneration. Ficus carica contains a lot of nutrients such as sugar, lipid, protein, cellulose, vitamins, inorganic salts and essential amino acids, which can improve the immune function of the body.
6. Pomegranate
It is also the right time to eat pomegranate on the Double Ninth Festival. Pomegranate is tumor-shaped with seeds in the skin. It is harvested and eaten when the fruit is ripe in autumn, and its taste is roughly 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 can help digestion, resist gastric ulcer, soften blood vessels, lower blood fat and blood sugar, lower cholesterol and other functions. Can prevent coronary heart disease, heart disease and hypertension, can achieve the effects of invigorating stomach, refreshing, stimulating appetite, prolonging life and prolonging life, and has a miraculous effect on alcoholics.