2, taro, in fact, taro is not the best harvest season at this time, but because taro has the homonym of "taro", people all want to have a good day and a surplus, so they all want to eat taro in the Mid-Autumn Festival. In Cantonese pronunciation, "taro" and "head protection" are homophonic, and eating taro together means a safe family reunion. Although the meaning of eating taro varies from place to place, it all means praying for God's blessing.
3, sweet potato, sweet potato is also called hairy potato, a bit like a miniature version of yam, with many roots on the skin. Despite its ugly appearance, it is rich in nutrition. On the eve of Mid-Autumn Festival every year, sweet potatoes are harvested one after another, so sweet potatoes are the seasonal food of Mid-Autumn Festival. Sweet potato is tender and sweet; The slightly older taste is spongy and pink; Old sweet potatoes are sticky. Usually steamed and eaten directly. It will crack after steaming, and it will be fragrant and sweet when it is hot.
4, water chestnut, water chestnut grows in July, but its best season is Mid-Autumn Festival. Mid-Autumn Festival, when water chestnut is full and mature, is sweet and crisp. We are used to cooking with clear water or salt water, and then peeling the shell as a snack.
5, grapefruit, grapefruit is round in shape, symbolizing reunion. At the same time, the homonym of "grapefruit" and "you" represents a good wish that the moon will bless you. Another way of saying it is: grapefruit is homophonic "wandering", which means that on the Mid-Autumn Festival, wandering people go home to reunite with their families. In addition to all kinds of beautiful meanings, eating sweet and greasy moon cakes and sweet and sour grapefruit on Mid-Autumn Festival night is both appetizing and boring. Before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, grapefruit is abundant, and grapefruit naturally becomes a festive food for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
6, grapes, legend has it that on a full moon night, sitting under the vine, you can hear the conversation between the cowherd and the weaver girl. A bright moon, a grape, a moon cake and a family are the best Mid-Autumn night.
7. Crab, why do you want to eat crabs on Mid-Autumn Festival? Mid-Autumn Festival is in mid-autumn, when crabs are the most delicious. Every year, hairy crabs are full of crab roe and rich in crab paste, which is the best time to taste hairy crabs.
8, chestnuts, Mid-Autumn Festival August 15, it is the season of spring flowers and autumn fruits, and a year of hard work has produced fruitful fruits. The first half of August in the lunar calendar is the ripe season of chestnuts, so chestnuts are the most suitable food. They are sweet and waxy, and can be eaten directly when cooked with water.
9. Bananas, bananas are mainly used to worship gods in the Mid-Autumn Festival. On the evening of Mid-Autumn Festival, after a family reunion dinner, all kinds of fruits will be put on and a "Yue Bai" ceremony will be held. Put a table on the roof, in front of the house or in the patio and light some candles or incense. Moon cakes, grapefruit, bananas, water chestnuts, taro and sweet potatoes are also tributes to be placed on the table.
10, persimmons, Mid-Autumn Festival is also the season when persimmons are mature and listed. Persimmons are hard and soft, hard, cool and sweet, soft and juicy, and the sweetness is higher. Persimmon is rich and round in shape, because "persimmon" and "thing" are homophonic, which means "all the best".