1. Field snails, that is, "food in the field". As the saying goes, "If you don't get food (eat), ask for snails (_)". Eating snails on the Mid-Autumn Festival night also means a good harvest and represents a bumper harvest.

The custom of eating snails in autumn has a long history in Guangdong.

But different places have different opinions. Folks believe that Mid-Autumn snails can improve eyesight.

2. Taro. In fact, this is not the best time to harvest taro, but because taro has a homophonic sound of "surplus head", people want to get lucky and have plenty of money in good times, so they eat some taro during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In Cantonese pronunciation, "taro" is homophonic with "head protection". Eating taro together as a family means family reunion and peace.

Although the meaning of eating taro varies from place to place, it all means praying for blessings from God.

3. Sweet potato, also called sweet potato, is a bit like a smaller version of yam, with many roots growing on the skin.

Although it looks ugly, it is very nutritious.

Every year on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, sweet potatoes are harvested one after another, so sweet potatoes are a seasonal food during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Young sweet potatoes are sweeter; older sweet potatoes have a softer, pinker texture; older sweet potatoes are stickier.

Generally, it is steamed and eaten directly. After steaming, it will crack, and it will taste fragrant and sweet while it is hot.

4. Water chestnut. Water chestnut grows in July, but its best time is the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Mid-Autumn Festival is the time when water chestnuts are most plump and ripe, sweet and crisp.

We are used to boiling them in water or salt water, then peeling them and eating them as snacks.

5. Pomelo. The round shape of the grapefruit symbolizes reunion. At the same time, "you" and "you" are homophonic, representing the good wishes of hoping for the protection of the moon.

Another saying is that grapefruit is homophonic to "wanderer", which means that wanderers return home to reunite with their families during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In addition to all the beautiful meanings, eating sweet mooncakes and some sweet and sour grapefruit on the Mid-Autumn Festival night is both appetizing and anti-greasy.

Around the Mid-Autumn Festival is the peak season of grapefruit, so grapefruit has naturally become a Mid-Autumn Festival food.

6. Grapes. It is said that on a full moon night, you can hear the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl talking when you sit under the grape trees.

A clear moon, a rack of grapes, a piece of moon cake, and a whole family, this is the most beautiful Mid-Autumn Festival night.

7. Crabs, why do we eat crabs during the Mid-Autumn Festival?

The Mid-Autumn Festival falls in mid-autumn, when crabs are at their most plump. During the Mid-Autumn Festival every year, hairy crabs have plump roe and rich crab paste, making it the best time to taste hairy crabs.

8. Chestnuts, the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th is the season when spring and autumn bear fruits, and a year of hard work bears fruit.

The middle to early August of the lunar calendar every year is the season for chestnuts to mature, so chestnuts are the most suitable food for the occasion. They are sweet and glutinous, and can be eaten directly when boiled in water.

9. Bananas. Bananas are mainly used to worship gods during the Mid-Autumn Festival. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, after the family has finished the reunion dinner, they must put out various fruits for a "moonlight worship" ceremony.

Set up a table on the rooftop, in front of your home or in the patio, and light a few candles or incense. Moon cakes, grapefruits, bananas, water chestnuts, taro, sweet potatoes, etc. are also tributes that need to be placed on the table.

10. Persimmons. The Mid-Autumn Festival is also the time when persimmons are ripe and on the market. There are hard and soft persimmons. The hard ones are refreshing and sweet, while the soft ones are juicy and sweeter.

The shape of persimmon is plump and round, and because "persimmon" is a homophone for "thing", it means "everything goes well".