There are two kinds of snacks in Beijing that are specially eaten during the Double Ninth Festival, one is flower cake and the other is chestnut cake. Chestnut cake is made of chestnut paste as the main material. Its method is that raw chestnuts are peeled, steamed and mashed into mud, and large pieces of Beijing cake and sand filling are prepared, and the chestnut mud is divided into three parts to make a chestnut cake with five layers of red and brown in the middle. When eating, pour the sugar juice made of white sugar and sweet osmanthus on it.

2. Chongyang cake

Respect the elderly on the Double Ninth Festival and climb high to avoid disasters. "Gao" and "Gao" have the same sound, and also have the meaning of "rising step by step" and "longevity", so "Chongyang Flower Cake" has become the most popular holiday food. Chongyang cake, also known as flower cake, chrysanthemum cake and five-color cake, is made randomly, including "rough flower cake", "fine flower cake" and "money flower cake". Stick some coriander leaves as a sign, and put rough dried fruits such as olives, dates and walnuts in the middle; There are three or two layers of fine flower cake, and each layer is sandwiched with fine candied dried fruits, such as preserved apples, peaches, apricots and dates. Money flower cake is basically the same as fine flower cake, but it is smaller, like "money", and it is mostly the food of the upper-class nobles.

3. 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. Just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, crabs in the north are fat. Before and after the Double Ninth Festival, the crab meat is delicious, the crab yellow is thick, and it is getting cold. Eat a few delicious Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs and rush to a cup of warm ginger tea to keep warm and warm in autumn and winter. Before and after the Double Ninth Festival, that is, when the northwest wind blows, crabs are the best time. The females are only full and the males are only fat.