1, osmanthus duck
Osmanthus duck generally refers to salted duck, which belongs to Jinling cuisine and is a famous specialty of Nanjing. The reason why Nanjing people call salted duck osmanthus duck is because the main time of making salted duck every year is around the Mid-Autumn Festival, which coincides with the season when osmanthus flowers are in full bloom, so salted duck is also called osmanthus duck.
2. Steamed crabs
Every Mid-Autumn Festival, the crab meat is thick and creamy, which is the best time to taste. After the crab is steamed in a bun, everyone sits around and tastes it with wine and vinegar. Drink Su Ye Tang after eating and wash your hands with it. When eating crabs, the family chatted around, enjoying the delicious food and enjoying the warmth of their families.
3. Spicy snails
In Guangzhou, there is also the custom of eating snails in the Mid-Autumn Festival. The word "snail" is homophonic with the word "yi" in Cantonese. Snail, that is, "eat from the field", as the saying goes, "If you don't eat (eat), ask the snail (eat)". Eating snail in mid-autumn night also means a bumper harvest, which means a bumper harvest.
4. Steamed water chestnut
Water chestnut grows in July, but its best season is Mid-Autumn Festival. Mid-Autumn Festival is the time when water chestnut is the most full and mature, and the entrance is crisp and sweet. In addition, the sound of "Ling" is the same as that of "Ling", which means "dexterity and cleverness". Children are given water chestnuts, and they are blessed with the hope that they will be "smart".
5. Lotus box
The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, and it is the time when fresh lotus roots are in the market. Eating lotus roots in the Mid-Autumn Festival is also a sign of reunion, especially eating "lotus root boxes". Most people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang slice the lotus root, and the lower ends of each two slices are connected, and the stuffing made of meat and clam is sandwiched in the middle, and the noodles are fried until golden. This is also called lotus root cake, which has the same effect as moon cakes.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Mid-Autumn Festival