2. Double Ninth Festival cake, also called flower cake, is the most traditional food in Double Ninth Festival. Since the Song Dynasty, it has the meaning of "climbing step by step" because it is homophonic with "Gao", which is similar to the meaning of climbing on the Double Ninth Festival. Many places will make flower cakes on this day.
3, crabs, autumn wind, crab feet itching, old wine alcohol, osmanthus fragrance. Autumn is the most fertile season for crabs. Crab is also a seasonal food in autumn and one of the most popular seafood in the Double Ninth Festival.
4. Chrysanthemum wine, there is a custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival. Because this wine sounds like "Nine", it is called the festival of September 9. People began to drink chrysanthemum wine brewed with chrysanthemums, smell the fragrance of chrysanthemums and eat flower cakes, which is a great enjoyment in the festival.