Custom food during the autumnal equinox. Autumn vegetables are wild amaranths that grow wild in the countryside. Every autumnal equinox, people in many areas pick autumn vegetables and eat them. In the Lingnan area, wild amaranth is called "Qiu Bi Hao" and is usually mixed with fish fillets to make "boiled soup" to drink. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that warm food is good for the body and is also a way to "paste autumn fat".

Tangyuan is also a traditional delicacy during the autumnal equinox. People in many areas eat glutinous rice balls on this day. In some places, glutinous rice balls without stuffing are also made, which are called "noodle birds" to eat. Since the autumnal equinox happens to be the autumn harvest time, the rice is ripe and the birds are stealing food. People will knead some glutinous rice balls without stuffing and put them on the edge of the fields for "gluing". Sparrow beak" to prevent birds from destroying crops.

Beijing and surrounding areas also have the custom of eating taro cakes at the autumnal equinox. People think that taro is warm, soft and easy to digest, so it is suitable for eating in autumn.

In the south, the autumnal equinox is when the sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant, and it is the most suitable time to make osmanthus wine. Many people make osmanthus wine at this time. Nowadays, with the development of the food industry, home-brewed osmanthus wine is rare. People are accustomed to going out to buy some brewed osmanthus wine, have a few drinks, and chat with their families.