? Mid-Autumn Festival is a family reunion festival. Every time on this festival, relatives get together to eat moon cakes and drink osmanthus wine ..... But besides moon cakes, do you know what else to eat in Mid-Autumn Festival? China is rich in food culture, and every place is different. Let me take you to know about the festive foods around the Mid-Autumn Festival.

? 16 kinds of food we should eat in Mid-Autumn Festival < P >? 1. mooncakes

? When it comes to Mid-Autumn Festival food, everyone must immediately think of moon cakes. Moon cakes are one of the most famous traditional snacks in China, and they are eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Among them, Cantonese-style, Beijing-style, Soviet-style, Chaozhou-style and Yunnan-style moon cakes are loved by people all over China. Moon cakes are round and round, and they are shared by the whole family, symbolizing reunion and harmony. They are a must-eat item on the Mid-Autumn Festival. Ancient moon cakes were eaten as sacrifices in the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that the custom of eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Tang Dynasty. Before that, the Mid-Autumn Festival food was still mainly melons and fruits. There is a folk legend: At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Han people remembered to resist the rule of the Mongols, but they were unable to deliver the news. So Liu Bowen came up with a plan. It is said that there will be winter plague this year, unless every household buys moon cakes to eat on the Mid-Autumn Festival, it can be avoided. When I got home, I bit open the moon cake and found a note hidden inside, which read: "Kill the Tartars on Mid-Autumn Night and welcome the rebels!" " So many people revolted against the rulers, and this custom of eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival stayed like this.

? 2. water chestnut

? Eating water chestnut in Mid-Autumn Festival is said to make children grow smart. Water chestnut also has a certain anti-cancer effect, which can prevent and treat diseases such as esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, uterine cancer, etc. Children can eat water chestnut, prevent and treat skin diseases, and can assist in the treatment of children's head sores, head and face yellow sores, etc. In Compendium of Materia Medica, it is recorded that water chestnut has the functions of calming the heart and nourishing the five internal organs, and it also has the functions of nourishing the spleen and stomach, strengthening the strength and benefiting qi. Most ways to eat water chestnut are to cook it with clear water (or salt water) and then peel it as a snack. You can also cook the shelled water chestnut with rice into salty white porridge. After eating sweet and greasy moon cakes, drink a bowl of water chestnut porridge, and the greasy stomach will be removed on the spot.

? 3. chestnuts

? When autumn is cool, the aroma of fried chestnut with sugar begins to float in the streets. Chestnut, like taro and water chestnut, is also a must-eat snack in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Chestnut is sweet and cold, and has the functions of nourishing stomach and strengthening spleen, tonifying kidney and strengthening tendons. It is most suitable for autumn, and chestnuts are rich in soft dietary fiber, which can also be tasted by diabetics in moderation, which is most suitable for the elderly and the weak. Chestnut can be eaten as snacks. Famous dishes include chestnut duck, chestnut roast chicken, chestnut stew chicken soup, etc. At the same time, it can give full play to the delicious taste of chestnut. It is essential to eat healthily in Mid-Autumn Festival.

? 4. grapefruit

? Grapefruit is an indispensable fruit in the Mid-Autumn Festival. It happens to be the best season for grapefruit before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, so it is a pity to miss it. Secondly, grapefruit is big and round, symbolizing "reunion". Pomelo homophonic wanderer, Mid-Autumn Festival is a reunion festival, of course, wanderers go home for reunion. Grapefruit also has the homonym of "Youzi", which means auspiciousness. While celebrating the festival, it also won a "lottery". In Nanchang dialect, the homonym of grapefruit is "having a son", so eating grapefruit in the Mid-Autumn Festival also has the auspicious meaning of having a baby early. Grapefruit tastes sweet and sour, slightly bitter, and is rich in vitamin C and a lot of other nutrients. It is recognized by the medical community as the fruit with the most dietotherapy benefits. It has the effects of lowering blood sugar, reducing blood fat, losing weight, beautifying the skin and nourishing the face, etc. If eaten frequently, it has the auxiliary treatment effect on diseases such as diabetes and arteriosclerosis, and has the function of strengthening the body and caring the face for obese people.