The 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar is the time when the osmanthus flowers are fragrant, and the clever and skillful people will make the osmanthus into delicious pastries, and the aroma is fragrant, especially the mung bean cake made of osmanthus flowers, which is very popular with people.
2. Hairy crabs
The autumn wind rises, and the crab feet are fat. The Mid-Autumn Festival is the season when hairy crabs are on the market, and friends who like to eat crabs cannot miss it. However, buying crabs during the Mid-Autumn Festival will definitely increase in price, and it is best to buy them in advance.
3. Sticky Dumplings
Mid-Autumn Festival eating rice dumplings originated from the Spring and Autumn Warring States period, in order to commemorate the Chu general Wu Zixu, it has been passed down to this day, when making rice dumplings to add osmanthus flowers, dipped in soybean noodles and brown sugar syrup to eat together, have a different flavor.
4. Field snails
Eating field snails in the Mid-Autumn Festival can be blind, and before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, there is no small snail in the stomach of the field snail, the meat is very fat, it is the best time to eat field snails, and there are habits of stir-frying field snails in Guangzhou and other places.
In Jiangsu and Zhejiang, taro will be eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the harmonic sound "transported", ancestors bless themselves to find a good job, and there is also the meaning of warding off evil spirits and eliminating disasters. And taro is a coarse grain that is good for the body.
6. Yuzu
Yuzu is also one of the must-have foods for the Mid-Autumn Festival in many regions, the harmonic sound "You" has the meaning of hoping for the moon to bless, eat greasy moon cakes, and then eat some sweet and sour thirst-quenching grapefruit, appetizing and relieving grease.
7. Pumpkin
Mid-Autumn Festival to eat pumpkin is a more special custom, Mid-Autumn Festival is just the harvest season of pumpkins, the largest, the sweetest taste of the time, in Jiangnan and other places, the Mid-Autumn Festival is rich people eat moon cakes, poor people eat pumpkins.
8. Diamond angle
Eating diamond horn during the Mid-Autumn Festival is said to make children look smart and clever, and after cooking it in water, they directly peel off the shell and eat it, and can also be used to cook porridge, which is very fragrant. It's also very good to eat the tender diamond directly raw.
9. Lotus box
Mid-Autumn Festival to eat lotus box is also the meaning of reunion, Jiangsu and Zhejiang people generally slice the lotus, sandwiched with meat stuffing in the middle, wrapped in the paste, fried until golden brown, crisp and delicious to eat.
10. Mooncakes
What traditional food to eat in the Mid-Autumn Festival is known to everyone, mooncakes are essential, but also a long-standing custom in our country, people everywhere will eat mooncakes on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, enjoy the moon, and reunite.
Fish, especially steamed fish, is a staple at a New Year's Eve dinner in China. In Chinese, the word'fish'sounds like'surplus'.So, if you eat fish, it is thought you are expecting a fruitful and wealthy year.
Cured meats, especially cured pork, are enjoyed across the country. They are very flavourful, and can be sweet, salty and spicy! Some families have the tradition of making cured meat long ahead of the holiday.
腊肉,特别是腊猪肉,在全国各地很受欢迎。腊肉可甜可咸、也可辣!有一些家庭的传统是在年前制作腊肉。
4、红烧肉braised pork
Braised pork is a very popular dish on a New Year's Eve dinner table in many parts of China.It is
known for its perfect texture,and its balanced sweet and savoury flavours.
红烧肉是全国多地年夜饭饭桌上很受欢迎的一道菜。它肉质完美,甜咸可口,因而名扬各地。
5、年糕New Year's rice cake
The New Year's rice cake, or simply rice cake,is a classic food eaten throughout the Spring Festival holiday.
年糕是整个春节期间都会被享用的经典食物。
In different regions, people might cook the rice cakes using different methods - some steam,deep-fry and coat them with sugar, while
others boil or stir-fry them with sweet or savoury seasonings.
Chongqing Hot Pot: Hot pot - is the most famous and favorite dish in Chongqing. Chongqing local people consider the hot pot a local specialty, which is noted for its peppery and hot taste, scalding yet fresh and tender. People gather around a small pot boiled with charcoal, electric or gas filled with flavorful and nutritious soup base. You have a choice of spicy, pure and combo for the soup base. Thin sliced raw variety meat, fish, various bean curd products and all kinds of vegetables are boiled in the soup base. You then dip them in a little bowl of special sauce. Be careful since the spicy soup base is burning hot. First eaten by poor boatmen of the Yangtze River in Chongqing area and then spread westwards to the rest of Sichuan. Now is a very popular local flavor and can be found at every corner of the city. There are a great variety of hotpots, including Yueyang Hotpot, Four Tastes Hotpot, Yashan Hotpot and Fish Head Hotpot. If you are adventurous enough, you can basically cook anything with hot pot, e.g., pig's brain and duck's kidney. Chongqing people love their hotpot, especially when the weather is steamy. The fire dances under the pot, the heavily oiled and spiced soup boils with hazy steam, and the people are bathed in sweat. Although hotpot can be found wherever there are street vendors or small restaurants, chongqing Hot pot has the greatest variety and is known for its delicious soup base and dipping sauce. Chongqing Malatang: The other famous local food is hot and spicy Mala Tang. Literally, "ma" means numbness in the mouth, "la" is chili hot and "tang" means piping hot. Mala Tang, with various raw ingredients cooked in a communal pot of steaming stock blended with spices, originated in Sichuan's largest city, Chongqing. The double-sided soup pot, placed on a central table burner, is the focal point of the meal. Powerfully hot Mala Tang soup and fresh tasting chicken broth, side by side, are popular. Ingredients include fresh sliced abalone, sea cucumber, hog tendon, Beijing cabbage and beef dumpling, prawns, carp fish fillet, bean curd, chicken fillet and vegetables. The excellent dipping mixture of sesame oil, chili sauce, peanut sauce, chopped chilies and garlic combine to make magic. Savory tidbits are appetizingly tasty - egg coated glutinous square, crispy spring roll, fried buns, eight treasure black rice and water chestnut jelly.