1. Ten kinds of whites In Wenzhou, Cangnan, Pingyang and other places in Zhejiang, there is a folk custom of "picking ten kinds of whites" and eating "ten kinds of whites".
"Ten kinds of white" are: white peony root, white striata, atractylodes, white lentil, white lotus, white grass root, white yam, lily, white poria, white sun ginseng ten kinds of food / medicinal materials.
The locals stew these 10 items with silky chicken or duck until the soup becomes thick and white.
2. Bailu rice wine "Bailu Valley of sorghum in the summer heat." In Hunan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, people brew newly harvested sorghum, glutinous rice and other grains into rice wine, which is called "Bailu rice wine".
Osmanthus flowers are also picked in Jiangnan and added to rice wine. The aroma of rice and osmanthus are blended together, creating a sweet taste that belongs to the golden autumn.
3. There is a saying among the people that "spring tea is bitter and summer tea is astringent. If you want it to taste better, you should drink white dew in autumn".
White dew tea is produced before and after the white dew. The tea picked before the white dew is called "early autumn tea", and the tea picked after the white dew to early October is called "late autumn tea".
Old Nanjing people have the habit of drinking white dew tea.
4. Eating chicken. People in Cangnan and Pingyang, Zhejiang Province eat Shibai. They use "Shiyangbai" to simmer white-haired black-bone chicken. In Chongming, Shanghai, there is a custom of "eating chicken with white dew".
Eating chicken with white dew has a beautiful meaning of good luck and good luck, and it can also help you gain weight in autumn.
Use a whole chicken, steam it with rice wine, ginger, etc.
5. Eel "White Dew Eel and Frost Descent Crab".
Eels, also known as white eels, white eels, river eels, and eels, are most plump during this season.
Eating eel in Bailu is a habit of old Suzhou people.