Introduction: The Beginning of Autumn is the transition day between summer and autumn, so there are many food and drink sayings on this day. So, what traditional snacks are eaten at the beginning of autumn? What traditional delicacies should be eaten at the beginning of autumn in 2022? Lets come look.

What traditional snacks are eaten at the Beginning of Autumn?

Eating watermelon at the Beginning of Autumn

1. Autumn peaches

It is recorded in the "Cultural Chronicles of China": "On the first day of autumn, people in Hangzhou prepare autumn peaches and distribute them to family members, big and small, and each person eats one. They keep the peach core and burn it in the stove on New Year's Eve. But they must keep it a secret and don't let anyone know about it. It is said that if there is a plague in the coming year "This method can avoid infection." This means that at the beginning of autumn, every family must prepare autumn peaches. Everyone, whether adults or children, must eat autumn peaches and keep the peach cores until New Year's Eve. The peach core is thrown into the furnace and burned to ashes. Doing this means that the family will be free from the plague in the coming year.

Now is the time when peaches are on the market in large quantities. Peaches are rich in nutrients and contain protein, fat, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B, vitamin C and a large amount of water; in addition, the iron content of peaches It ranks first among fruits. In ancient times, people called peaches "Shou Peach". The legendary longevity star held a big peach in his hand. There is also a health saying among the people that "peaches nourish people". Eating more peaches appropriately not only has a nourishing effect on the human body, but also helps prevent dryness in autumn.

2. Watermelon

In Tianjin, Anhui, Jiangsu and other regions, people believe that eating melon at the beginning of autumn can prevent diarrhea in winter and the following spring. Zhang Tao of the Qing Dynasty recorded in "Jinmen Miscellaneous Notes: Customs of the Years": "Eating melons at the beginning of autumn, said to bite the autumn, can avoid diarrhea." Watermelon is not only rich in water, but also helps to clear away heat and dampness. Eating it at the beginning of autumn Watermelon also means that it can not only remove the summer heat and humidity, but also prevent autumn dryness.

3. Small tofu

Shandong people pay attention to eating "small tofu dregs" at the beginning of autumn: it is a kind of tofu dregs made with bean foam and green vegetables. Bean dregs and green vegetables are first mixed with an appropriate amount of salt, dried shrimps and other seasonings (you can also add eggs, chives, etc.), then stir-fried, boiled, steamed, etc., and finally served with chili oil. In fact, eating bean dregs at the beginning of autumn is due to the health-preserving effects of bean dregs, because eating bean dregs is good for preventing diarrhea in autumn. As the saying goes, "After eating bean dregs at the beginning of autumn, adults and children will neither vomit nor have diarrhea."

In addition Eating small tofu, there is also the custom of making dumplings at the beginning of autumn, which is called "biting autumn", and there is a saying that "the dumplings at the beginning of autumn are eaten with noodles".

4. Tofu naoer

In Tangshan, Hebei, people eat tofu naoer at the beginning of autumn to gain weight in autumn. There is an old saying: "If you eat tofu naoer at the beginning of autumn, you won't wear a cotton-padded jacket in winter." On the day of Beginning of Autumn, there will always be a long queue in front of the stall selling tofu naoer on the street. If you go late, you won't be able to buy it.

Tofu naoer is one of the breakfast favorites of many friends. People in the north love braised food. The tofu is tender and soft and has a smooth texture. Pair it with fried cakes, fried dough sticks, and sesame seed pancakes. It is a simple breakfast and is delicious. . In addition to being delicious, tofu naoer also contains protein, iron, calcium and other nutrients needed by the human body. It is a nutritious and cost-effective popular food.

5. Autumn water

In some areas of Sichuan, the whole family will drink "autumn water" on the day of Beginning of Autumn, which means to relieve accumulated heat and prevent diarrhea and stomach upset in autumn. Autumn water is boiled water. When the weather is hot, drinking boiled water is more helpful in dispelling heat and quenching thirst than drinking soft drinks.

For children who are on summer vacation, it is inevitable that they will eat more of their favorite drinks and cold drinks without restraint. In fact, these drinks, such as cola and soda, which contain a lot of sugar and electrolytes, will not only make children gain weight easily, but also affect gastrointestinal digestion if they drink too much. For children, the best drink is boiled water. Drink more water to quench thirst and also affect digestion. Detox.

6. Eggplant

Eggplant is very nutritious and contains a large amount of protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients. Cold, braised, stewed, barbecued, stuffed... no matter how you cook eggplant, it will be plump, juicy and meaty. In autumn, eggplants can also be dried and made into dried vegetables, or pickled into garlic eggplants and eggplant puree, which will be more delicious when eaten in winter.

Proverbs related to the Beginning of Autumn

If the autumn is not cool, the seeds will not turn yellow

Ancient farmers paid as much attention to the Beginning of Autumn as they did to the Spring Festival. Because there is a proverb that "a sunny day at the beginning of autumn means that the farmer does not work hard", that is, the weather is sunny at the beginning of autumn, and the wind and rain must be favorable, so he can wait for a good harvest. However, in some areas there is a saying that "if there is rain at the beginning of autumn, everything will be harvested, but if there is no rain at the beginning of autumn, everyone will be worried", because "without rain at the beginning of autumn, it will be an empty autumn, and all things will be harvested half way". The beginning of autumn is also a symbol of harvest, that is, "if autumn is not cool, the seeds will not turn yellow", "the ground will turn yellow in the ten days of the beginning of autumn", and "in the eighteen days of the beginning of autumn, every inch of grass will bear its top".

In addition, in the Beginning of Autumn solar term, proverbs that remind people to pay attention to farming include "Buckwheat blooms with white dew at the beginning of autumn, and buckwheat arrives at home with cold dew", "Pick peppers at the beginning of autumn, beat walnuts with white dew, pick persimmons with frost, beat soft at the beginning of winter" "Jujube", "Sesame first and beans second, millet planted late in the year after the beginning of autumn", "Cotton management is good in the beginning of autumn and pruning is indispensable", "Sesame planted in the beginning of autumn will die of old age without blooming".

Lots of rain makes people happy

The first thing the Beginning of Autumn brings is the weather change.

There is a proverb, "The early Beginning of Autumn is chilly, and the late Beginning of Autumn is too hot to kill a cow." This reminds people not to be blindly optimistic about the Beginning of Autumn. Sometimes, after the Beginning of Autumn, there are still "autumn tigers". As the proverb goes, "There is rain before and after autumn, and there is wind before and after white dew." Therefore, the cooling after the beginning of autumn is often due to rain. This is a conclusion drawn from long-term observations of the weather.

People like autumn rain, so there is a saying that "people are happy when it rains at the beginning of autumn, but everyone is sad when it rains in the summer." Every time it rains after the beginning of autumn, the temperature drops a little, that is, "one autumn rain and one cold". However, there are also situations where there is no rain after the Beginning of Autumn. Folks believe that it means that "the north wind will rain immediately before autumn, and there will be no water dripping from the north wind after autumn." The consequences are "no rain in Beginning of Autumn, dry and hot autumn, but rain in Beginning of Autumn."