Eating dumplings at the beginning of autumn in the Northeast

In the Northeast, families usually eat dumplings or steamed buns. Probably because of the generous character of Northeastern people, we are used to calling it "grabbing autumn fat". If I grab a dumpling from your bowl, I will be strong in autumn and make up for the oil and water lost in summer.

Folk custom is that the day before the beginning of autumn, melons, steamed preserved tomatoes, fragrant glutinous soup, etc. are placed in the yard to dry overnight and eaten on the day of the beginning of autumn. After the bitter summer, most people lose a little weight. As the autumn wind blows, the appetite increases, and people want to eat something good to increase nutrition and compensate for the losses in summer. Northerners call it "autumn fat". Of course, eating meat is the first choice when eating delicious delicacies, as "meat is used to stick to fat." In the Northeast, cucumbers are eaten at the beginning of autumn.