The things to eat on the Double Ninth Festival are as follows:

1. Double Ninth Cake

Flower Cake is one of the must-eat foods on the Double Ninth Festival, which is also commonly called Double Ninth Cake. Because "Gao" and "Gao" are homonyms, they also have the meanings of "rising step by step" and "living a long life", so "Chongyang Flower Cake" is the best gift for elders on the Double Ninth Festival, and it is also a popular food on the Double Ninth Festival. Flower cakes are mostly made of rice flour, fruit materials and so on. The practices vary from place to place, some are very simple, while others are colorful, looking very beautiful and unique, very sweet, soft and delicious.

Second, crabs

In some parts of our country, there is a custom of eating crabs on the Double Ninth Festival. Before and after the Double Ninth Festival, crabs are the fattest time. In this season, the meat inside male crabs is very fresh and tender, and it is very enjoyable to eat. However, after this season, it will slowly go out of the market, and it will take another year to eat crabs with tender meat. Therefore, on this day of Double Ninth Festival, you might as well buy more to eat. The method of eating crabs is very particular. You can't eat crabs without fresh Jiang Mo and vinegar.

Third, chrysanthemum wine

September of the lunar calendar, also known as Chrysanthemum Moon, is a season in which chrysanthemums are in full bloom. When it comes to festivals, it is crisp in clear autumn, and chrysanthemums are in full bloom, under the window fence, and golden patches are everywhere. Industrious and intelligent people in China will collect chrysanthemums before the Double Ninth Festival and brew them with glutinous rice and distiller's yeast into chrysanthemum wine. When the Double Ninth Festival arrives, the whole family will enjoy delicious chrysanthemum wine. Because "wine" is the same as "long time", there was a traditional custom of drinking chrysanthemum wine on Chongyang in ancient times.

4. Ciba

Eating Ciba is another food custom during the Double Ninth Festival in southwest China. According to legend, in ancient times, Ciba was a kind of food symbolizing kindness. Firstly, in the process of making Ciba, Ciba was bound together, which was regarded as family harmony and unity. Secondly, Ciba was generally made sweet, indicating a sweet and happy life.

5. Mutton noodles

Northerners want to eat mutton noodles on the Double Ninth Festival. "Sheep" and "Yang" are homophonic, which should be the code of Chongyang. If you want to eat white flour, "white" means the word "hundred" MINUS the top "one", which means that one hundred MINUS one is ninety-nine, in order to meet the code of "99". In addition, the Double Ninth Festival is in autumn, and autumn is also the most fat season for mutton to eat. It can keep warm and dispel the cold, which is the most in line with the needs of the season, so it is just right to eat mutton noodles on the Double Ninth Festival.