1. Mooncakes

It is said that the custom of eating moon cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival didn't prevail until the Ming Dynasty, and it has become a convention so far. Moon cakes are round and round, and they are shared by the whole family, symbolizing reunion and harmony, and are a must-eat item for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

2. grapefruit

Pomelo is also one of the necessities of Mid-Autumn Festival. "Pomelo" means "bless" and hope the moon will bless.

3. chestnuts

Chestnut is also a must-eat snack in Mid-Autumn Festival. Chestnut is sweet and cold, and has the functions of nourishing the stomach, strengthening the spleen, tonifying the kidney and strengthening the tendons. It is most suitable for autumn consumption. Elderly and infirm people or diabetics can also taste it in moderation.

4. water chestnut

Eating water chestnut in Mid-Autumn Festival is said to make children grow smart. Water chestnut is rich in protein, unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and trace elements, and it can be eaten raw when it is young.

5. Reunion buns

Reunion buns are a traditional food that must be eaten in the Mid-Autumn Festival in Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province. The whole family eats a bun. The steamed bun has a top layer and a bottom layer, with sesame seeds in the middle. A circle is extended on the top layer of the steamed bun to symbolize the Mid-Autumn Festival night. A "stone" is carved in the circle, and a "little monkey" eating flat peaches stands on it. After the steamed buns are cooked in the pot, they are cut into fangs, one for each family; If the family goes out for a short time, they leave a tooth.

6. Baba

Eating Ciba in Mid-Autumn Festival is said to have originated from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and has been passed down to this day in memory of Wu Zixu, the general of Chu. The practice is: after the glutinous rice is steamed, it is poured into a stone-chipped nest, and the glutinous rice is pounded by two people with a hoe or a wooden pestle, and finally it is made into various shapes with a mold, or directly into a ball or cake shape.

7. Shandong Maijian

Wheat arrow is a kind of festive food eaten at the Mid-Autumn Festival in Jimo, Shandong Province. Wheat arrows are made by spreading white flour into pancakes, adding meat stuffing or vegetarian stuffing, and then rolling them into a tube with straw for steaming, and adding seasoning when eating, which is delicious.

8.pumpkin

"Eating pumpkins in August and a half" is a custom spread by poor families in the south of the Yangtze River. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, every household in the south of the Yangtze River will eat old pumpkins and cook glutinous rice. Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a filial daughter Huang Hua at the foot of Nanshan. Because of her poor family, her parents were ill in bed. On August 15th, Huang Hua found two oblate wild melons in the grass of Nanshan, and her parents recovered after eating them. Yellow flowers plant seeds in the ground, and in the second year they grow many round melons, which are called pumpkins because they are picked from Nanshan.

9. Watermelon

People in Shaanxi, rich or poor, will eat watermelons on Mid-Autumn Festival, and the watermelons will be cut into lotus shapes to increase happiness and auspiciousness. Eating a piece of watermelon after eating moon cakes can clear away heat and relieve boredom.