Mid-Autumn Festival is a time when osmanthus flowers are fragrant. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, many people will use osmanthus as Osmanthus Jelly or soak osmanthus wine. Whether it is Osmanthus Jelly or osmanthus wine, it exudes the unique fragrance of osmanthus.
2. Moon cakes
Moon cakes are also one of the traditional snacks of Mid-Autumn Festival, which can be said to have become the representative of Mid-Autumn Festival. Although they are all moon cakes, there are actually many kinds. As far as the types of moon cakes are concerned, there are Cantonese, Beijing, Suzhou, Chaozhou and Yunnan styles. People in different regions have different tastes, which also makes moon cakes richer. Mooncakes are usually round and can be shared by the whole family. They represent reunion and harmony and have a beautiful meaning, so they must be eaten in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
3. Snail
In many places in Guangdong, the Mid-Autumn Festival also has the habit of eating snails. Before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the snail was empty, but there was no snail in the belly. Therefore, the meat is particularly fat, which is the best time to eat snails. Moreover, snail meat is rich in nutrition, and vitamin A is an important substance of eye visual pigment.
4. Duck meat
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongolian rulers oppressed the Han people, and the Han people decided to overthrow the Yuan people. But at that time, the control system was strict and it was impossible to organize the struggle clearly, so code words were used. At that time, the Han people called the Mongols "Da Zi", so they took the homonym "Duck". People agree that eating ducks in the Mid-Autumn Festival means that everyone will take action together to overthrow Yuan's rule. Moreover, the ducks in August are fat and suitable, taste good, and have the effect of nourishing yin and enriching blood.
5. Pumpkin
Family reunion in Mid-Autumn Festival is indispensable for big fish and big meat. Eating some pumpkins can enhance satiety and reduce fat intake. Pumpkin ripens in autumn and is rich in dietary fiber and β-carotene, which can slow down the rise of blood sugar, reduce blood lipid and prevent constipation. In addition, eating more pumpkins in dry autumn can also moisturize the skin.
6. Pomegranate
The Mid-Autumn Festival is also the time when pomegranate ripens. Pomegranate is red, shaped like agate, and its fruit is crystal clear, so it has become one of the offerings on the ancient table, meaning longevity, reunion and good luck. Therefore, it is also meaningful to choose to eat pomegranate in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
7. Outdoor barbecue
In Taiwan Province Province, China, almost every household has a barbecue on the Mid-Autumn Festival. In fact, many years ago, two soy sauce manufacturers made a big advertisement on TV, and many shopping malls held special sales of barbecue-related products on the eve of Mid-Autumn Festival, so many people patronized them. Unconsciously, eating barbecue in Mid-Autumn Festival has become an indispensable dish for every household.
8. Shantou
It was the real life of poor families in the past to cook a large pot of taro with clear water and stick sugar on it. In Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the pronunciation of taro is similar to that of "Yunlai". Therefore, eating taro in Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a delicious meal, but also a symbol of good luck.
9. Hairy crabs
This is the custom in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is the season of "crab paste is fat and rice flowers are fragrant". A full moon, a pot of sake, a few old friends and a plate of hairy crabs are fascinating. Back to secular life: But today's hairy crabs must be expensive enough. It's best to leave the fifteenth moon for tomorrow.
10. Drink osmanthus wine
Drinking osmanthus wine on Mid-Autumn Festival night, people look up at osmanthus in the middle of the month, smell the Gui Xiang, drink a cup of osmanthus wine, and the whole family celebrate the sweetness and get together, which has become a wonderful enjoyment of the festival. Osmanthus fragrans is not only ornamental, but also edible. In Qu Yuan's "Nine Songs", there are some poems, such as "supporting the horse and fighting, drinking cinnamon pulp" and "drinking cinnamon wine and pepper pulp". It can be seen that China has a long history of drinking osmanthus wine.