1. Eating Autumn Vegetables

In the Lingnan area, during the autumnal equinox, the Xie surname in Cangcheng Town, Kaiping, which used to be the fourth town (now with Heshan as the fifth town), was eaten by everyone in the village. When picking autumn vegetables, they are mostly tender green, thin and about as long as a palm. They are actually a kind of wild amaranth. The harvested autumn vegetables are usually boiled in soup with fish fillets at home, which is called "autumn soup". Drinking autumn soup is meant to pray for peace in the home and physical strength.

2. Eat eggs

"The autumnal equinox is here, and the eggs are pretty." During the autumnal equinox every year, there is also a folk custom of "erecting eggs". In many places, interesting games or competitions of "erecting eggs" are held on this day. Of course, eating eggs is indispensable after "erecting eggs". Eggs are rich in various vitamins and minerals, a small amount of omega-3 fatty acids, and a large amount of lecithin, lutein and other health ingredients. Eating eggs during the autumnal equinox has many benefits.

3. Eating glutinous rice balls

On the day of the autumnal equinox, some people in some places have the custom of eating glutinous rice balls. Glutinous rice balls are mostly made of glutinous rice and other ingredients, and the ingredients are also often added. It is a high-sugar and high-calorie substance that helps replenish body heat, replenish deficiency and regulate blood, promote yang and strengthen the spleen. Farmer friends also need to cook more than ten or twenty or thirty glutinous rice balls without filling them, use thin bamboo forks to skewer them and place them on the ridge of the field outside, which is called sticky sparrow mouth, to prevent sparrows from destroying the crops.

4. Eating taro cakes

Old Beijing still has the habit of eating taro cakes at the autumnal equinox, because taro, a high-calorie food, is warm, soft and easy to digest, making it suitable for autumn consumption. Taro has high nutritional value. The starch content in the tubers reaches 70%. It can be used as both food and vegetables. It is a tonic suitable for both young and old. It is a great nutritional supplement for vegetarians in autumn. Taro is also rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, magnesium, sodium, carotene, niacin, vitamin C, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, saponin and other nutrients.