1. Crabs "On August 15th, chrysanthemums and yellow crabs are fat." The Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a day for family reunion, but it is also usually a good time to admire the moon and taste crabs.

However, the high temperature continues this summer, and the growth of hairy crabs is slower than in previous years. Hairy crabs in many places are not yet fully mature. In addition, the Mid-Autumn Festival date has been advanced this year, and the plump hairy crabs will be absent from people's Mid-Autumn Festival tables.

2. Osmanthus wine and osmanthus cake bring refreshment in the golden autumn and the fragrance of golden osmanthus.

This period is also the day for making osmanthus wine and osmanthus cake.

Osmanthus wine is made from golden osmanthus that blooms in autumn and mixed with rice wine.

Osmanthus cake is made from glutinous rice flour, sugar and osmanthus honey.

The taste is delicate and has the aroma of osmanthus.

3. Lotus root box. It is popular to eat lotus root during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, especially "lotus root box".

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, people will buy fresh lotus root slices, put meat, clams and other stuffing between each two slices, and then fry them until both sides are golden.

"Lotus root box" has the same meaning as moon cakes, and also expresses the meaning of people's reunion.

4. Pumpkins: Eating old pumpkins during the Mid-Autumn Festival is popular in some areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. This custom comes from the folk story of "eating pumpkins in August and a half".

Legend has it that there was a family with a girl named Huang Hua. After years of famine, Huang Hua's parents were bedridden. Huang Hua found two pumpkins on August 15th, picked them back and cooked them for her parents. After eating them, her parents' appetite greatly increased and their health gradually improved.

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Therefore, local people believe that eating pumpkin on August 15th can keep you healthy and prolong your life.

5. Eyebrow Dumplings In the Jinshan area of ??Shanghai, in addition to mooncakes, eyebrow dumplings are also a delicacy during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

It is made of dough wrapped with black sesame seeds and white sugar. Because it looks like eyebrows, it is called "eyebrow dumpling". It is also often given to relatives and friends as a Mid-Autumn Festival gift.