What to eat in beginning of autumn, Zhejiang?
1, paste the autumn fat into your mouth.
People usually weigh themselves in early autumn and compare them with those in long summer. Autumn wind is coming, and my mouth is wide open. I want to eat something good to make up for the loss in summer. The folk prescription is "cream autumn fat": to eat rich food, of course, meat is the first choice, the so-called "cream fat with meat".
2, eat autumn-eat melons
Chewing autumn, also known as biting autumn, is a custom of Han nationality 18 years old. That is, beginning of autumn eats melons every day. Tianjin pays attention to eating watermelon or cantaloupe on this day in beginning of autumn, which is called "biting autumn", which means it is very hot in summer. Take a bite when you get to early autumn. Jiangsu and other places also eat watermelon to "bite the autumn" on this day in beginning of autumn. They say there is no need to grow prickly heat in autumn. In Zhejiang and other places, beginning of autumn eats watermelon and soju every day, which is considered to prevent malaria.
3, eat "slag"-tofu
In early autumn, it is popular in Shandong and Sichuan to eat "dregs"-a kind of small tofu made of bean powder and vegetables. There is a saying that "adults and children don't vomit or pull after eating the dregs of beginning of autumn".
4. Eat autumn peaches.
In Hangzhou, Zhejiang, beginning of autumn has the custom of eating autumn peaches. Every day in early autumn, everyone should eat autumn peaches, one for each person. After eating peaches, hide the peach stones. On New Year's Eve, we throw peach kernels into the stove and burn them to ashes. It is thought that this will save us from the plague for a year.
Eat "good luck"
Beginning of autumn solar term is the rich period of longan in Taiwan Province. People believe that after eating longan meat, future generations will become big officials, and longan is also called "Fuyuan", so there is a saying that eating longan gives birth to the champion among grandchildren.
Edible adzuki bean
Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, people have had the custom of washing adzuki beans with well water in early autumn every year. Take seven to fourteen small pills and swallow them with well water, facing west when taking them. It is said that dysentery can be avoided in autumn.