1, flower cake
This is the most traditional food of the Double Ninth Festival, which has been handed down since the Song Dynasty. Because it is homophonic, it has the meaning of rising step by step, which is similar to the meaning of climbing the mountain in the Double Ninth Festival. Many places will make flower cakes on this day.
2. Crabs
Autumn wind, crab feet itch, aged wine is mellow, osmanthus fragrance. Autumn is the most fertile season for crabs. Crabs are also seasonal food in autumn, and they are also one of the favorite seafood in the Double Ninth Festival.
3. Chrysanthemum wine
There is a custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival, because the wine just sounds the same as nine. On September 9 th, people began to drink chrysanthemum wine brewed from chrysanthemums, smell chrysanthemum flowers and eat flower cakes, which is a great enjoyment in the festival.
4. Mutton noodles
Eating mutton noodles on the Double Ninth Festival is because it is getting colder in autumn, and it is often necessary to eat mutton tonic, which is good for the health, and at the same time, it has gradually formed a way to eat mutton noodles. Pasta is the favorite of northerners.
5. Chrysanthemum cake
In fact, it originated in Chaoshan, and it has a long history to eat chrysanthemum cake on the Double Ninth Festival, mainly because it is soft and glutinous, melts in the mouth and looks more beautiful than other cakes.
6. Pomegranate
It is also the right time to eat pomegranate on the Double Ninth Festival. Pomegranate meat contains seeds, which means many children and many blessings, and also symbolizes unity, happiness and well-being.