1, crab: "autumn wind, crab feet itch", due to the previous high temperature weather, this year's hairy crabs ripe, listed later than in the past, just can be opened during the autumn equinox edible. Jiangsu and Zhejiang have long had the custom of eating hairy crabs, now developed logistics, people around the world can be listed in the hairy crabs as soon as possible after the mouth full of good fortune.

2, autumn vegetables (wild amaranth): in the Lingnan region, the Hakka people have the custom of eating autumn vegetables on the autumnal equinox, autumn vegetables is a kind of wild amaranth. Local people will go to the wild field to pick autumn vegetables on the day of the autumn equinox, and then cook them with fish fillets after returning home to eat. Autumn vegetables can not only be boiled in soup, but also cold, stir-fried, eaten in various forms.

3, dumplings: Autumn Equinox, Lingnan region has the custom of eating dumplings. Folk also use dumplings "sticky bird mouth" custom, also known as "sticky bird". Local farmers will cook some stuffed soup dumplings on the day, forked up and placed outside the field, to let birds eat sticky mouth, so as not to damage the crops of the will.

4, eggs: "Autumn Equinox, eggs are pretty". Every year on the autumnal equinox, folk "vertical egg" custom, the game is to put the raw egg stable vertical on the plane. After the game is over, people will cook the eggs and eat them.

5, snails: before and after the autumnal equinox, snails empty, no small snails in the abdomen, the meat is the most fertile, is the best time to eat. Snail eating methods are diverse, such as stir-fried snail spicy and fragrant. If you do this dish at home, pay attention to the snails in salt water soak and wash repeatedly to ensure clean.

The above references? Baidu Encyclopedia - Autumn Equinox