What should we eat at the Beginning of Autumn? What are the dietary customs at the Beginning of Autumn in different regions?
Introduction: Our country has been a food powerhouse since ancient times, so it has a rich and splendid food culture. Moreover, different regions have different food customs. So what should we eat on the Beginning of Autumn? What are the food customs on the Beginning of Autumn in different regions? The sixth lunar month of 2018 also ushered in summer. Follow the Fortune Teller website and we will accompany you through a hot summer.What should we eat at the Beginning of Autumn? What are the dietary customs at the Beginning of Autumn?Beijingers "put on weight in autumn" and eat meat <br /> Every year at the beginning of autumn, according to the old Beijing custom, people have to eat meat, which is called "putting on weight in autumn". In front of some of the old-brand meat counters in Beijing, there are long queues of customers waiting to buy meat products. Once the beginning of autumn comes, although it is still very hot, people no longer feel wet and uncomfortable, because the cool autumn is coming. So I started to think about making something delicious to make up for the loss since the beginning of summer. What should I eat? The most satisfying thing is stewed meat! The fat lost in summer is replenished by eating stewed meat, so it is called "putting on weight in autumn".Shandong eats "dregs" In Laixi area of Shandong Province, it is popular to eat "dregs" at the beginning of autumn. The dish is a kind of small tofu made with bean paste and green vegetables. There is also a saying that "after eating the dregs of the beginning of autumn, adults and children will not vomit or have diarrhea." Most of these food customs are for preventing dysentery, which shows that Chinese working people have a strong awareness of preventing autumn diarrhea. "Biting Autumn" is popular in Tianjin In addition to "putting on weight in autumn", "biting autumn fruits" is also popular in Tianjin and other places. People believe that eating melons at the beginning of autumn can prevent diarrhea in winter and the coming spring. There is a record in Zhang Tao's "Miscellaneous Notes of Tianjin·Customs of the Years" in the Qing Dynasty: "Eating melon at the beginning of autumn is called "biting autumn" and can prevent diarrhea." In the Qing Dynasty, people put melons, steamed eggplant preserves, fragrant glutinous rice soup, etc. in the yard to dry overnight before the beginning of autumn, and eat them on the day of the beginning of autumn to clear the summer heat and avoid dysentery. Eating eggplant <br /> The custom of eating eggplant at the beginning of autumn comes from a legend in the Ming Dynasty. Legend has it that after the Ming Dynasty general Xu Da conquered the Yuan Dynasty's capital Beiping, a soldier under General Chang Yuchun stole a melon from a farmer. Chang Yuchun was very strict in disciplining his soldiers and wanted to sentence the soldier who stole the melons to death. At this time, the farmers came out and said that it was a custom in Yuan Dadu that picking melons at the beginning of autumn was not considered stealing. When Chang Yuchun heard this, he pardoned the soldier. Unexpectedly, as soon as it was announced that those who picked melons at the beginning of autumn were not guilty, the other soldiers began to grab the melons. In order to reward the soldiers, Chang Yuchun found a substitute for gaining weight in autumn - eggplant, the only vegetable with a meaty texture and meaty taste. Thus, the custom of eating eggplants at the beginning of autumn has been passed down. Eating watermelon in Hangzhou <br /> In the Jiangnan area, there is a custom of eating watermelon on the Beginning of Autumn. In the past, eating autumn peaches was popular in Hangzhou. At the beginning of autumn, both adults and children eat autumn peaches, one per person, and save the core after eating. On New Year's Eve, people would throw peach pits into the stove and burn them to ashes. They believed that this would ward off plague for the next year. Drinking "Autumn Water" in Sichuan It is also popular in eastern and western Sichuan to drink "Li Qiu Water", that is, at the exact moment of Li Qiu, the whole family, young and old, each drinks a cup of water. It is said that it can eliminate accumulated heat and prevent stomach upset in autumn. Taiwanese people eat longan meat. According to the "General History of Taiwan·Customs", in the old days in Taiwan, "one day before the beginning of autumn, officials would make a spring ox and place it outside the eastern suburbs. On the day of the ox, people would go to welcome it, which was called welcoming spring. Men and women would dress up to watch, with the fragrance of clothes and the shadow of fans, and the streets would be filled with noise. Wherever the spring ox passed, children would scramble to touch its ears or whip its body, believing that they would gain blessings. Welcoming spring was like the beginning of the year, especially lively and bustling, and seemed like a peaceful scene." The beginning of autumn is the season for the production of marlin, small skewers, squid, mackerel, and shrimp in the waters around Taiwan, and it is also the peak production period for Taiwanese longan. People believe that if they eat longan flesh, their descendants will become high-ranking officials. Longan is also called "Fuyuan", so there is a saying: Eating Fuyuan will give birth to sons and grandsons who are top scorers in the imperial examination. Nanjing "Eat Autumn" The Beginning of Autumn is the third node after the Summer Solstice. In old Nanjing, there is a custom of "eating autumn" during the Beginning of Autumn. There are also some very interesting sayings, such as "Eighteen basins after autumn", which means that there will be a long period of heat after the Beginning of Autumn. In addition, there is a distinction between male autumn and female autumn regarding the Beginning of Autumn, and there is even a saying that "male autumn is cool and female autumn is hot". |
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