What are the custom foods to eat on the autumnal equinox? The autumnal equinox belongs to the autumn solar term. There are many traditional customs on the autumnal equinox, so what kind of food do you eat on the autumnal equinox? In fact, the food you eat seems to be different all over the country!
Autumn vegetables
In Lingnan area, the Xie surname in Cangcheng town of Kaiping, which used to be the four cities (now with Heshan as the five cities), has a non festival custom called "eat autumn vegetables at the autumn equinox".
'Autumn vegetable' is a kind of wild amaranth, which is called 'Autumn Artemisia' by villagers. On the day of autumn equinox, the whole village went to pick autumn vegetables. When they searched in the fields, they found many green and slender trees about the length of palms. The collected autumn dishes are usually in the family and fish slices' boiling soup ', which is called' Autumn soup '. Drinking autumn soup means to pray for the peace of the house and the strength of the body Wild amaranth contains many kinds of nutrients. Rich in carotene and vitamin C, it can enhance the immune function of human body and enhance the anti-cancer effect of human body. Fried wild amaranth has the functions of heat detoxification, diuresis, pain relief and eyesight. Eating it can enhance the ability of disease resistance and prevention, reduce disease, and moisturize and beautify the skin. Suitable for dysentery, red eyes, bird blindness, mastitis, hemorrhoids and other diseases.
Egg
'autumn equinox, pretty eggs'. In the autumn equinox, there is also a folk custom of "egg erecting". Many places hold interesting games or competitions of "egg erecting" on this day. After "vertical egg", of course, eggs are rich in vitamins and minerals, a small amount of omega-3 fatty acids, a large number of lecithin, lutein and other health care ingredients. It's good to eat eggs at autumnal equinox.
Glutinous Rice Balls
On the day of autumn equinox, there is a folk custom of eating tangyuan. Tangyuan is mainly made of glutinous rice and some other ingredients. The ingredients are often high in sugar and heat, which helps to supplement the body's heat energy, tonify blood circulation, promote Yang and strengthen the spleen. Farmer friends also need to cook more than ten or twenty or thirty dumplings without wrapping their hearts, and place them on the edge of the outdoor field with a bamboo fork, which is called sticking the beak of finches, so as not to damage the crops.