{"id":815,"date":"2023-10-24T03:58:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T18:53:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T10:53:57","slug":"top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Mid-Autumn Festival Foods In China"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/jobs?nationId=36\">Mid-Autumn Festival<\/a>, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, falls on October 4 this year. During this traditional Chinese festival families honor the season of reunion by joining to light their lanterns and enjoy the sight of the full moon, which symbol.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgba(12, 11, 11, 0.96); font-size: 16px;\">The Mid-Autumn Festival, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, falls on October 4 this year. During this traditional Chinese festival families honor the season of reunion by joining to light their lanterns and enjoy the sight of the full moon, which symbolizes family reunion. This is also why the holiday is also known as the \u2018Festival of Reunion\u2019.\u00a0 During the evening celebrations, which top ten traditional foods are a must for families to enjoy in the bright moonlight? Let&#8217;s see which one are your favorites!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FstfBdIRu-bfsbOhkwQmzCSmVJxN?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"1.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"380\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#Photo_Internet\" title=\"Photo: Internet\">Photo: Internet<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#1_Moon_Cakes\" title=\"1.\u00a0 Moon Cakes\">1.\u00a0 Moon Cakes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#i\" title=\"\u00a0\">\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#Photo_Chinese_American_Family\" title=\"Photo: Chinese American Family\">Photo: Chinese American Family<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#2_Hairy_Crab\" title=\"2. Hairy Crab\">2. Hairy Crab<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#Photo_Global_Times\" title=\"Photo:\u00a0 Global Times\">Photo:\u00a0 Global Times<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#3_Osmanthus_Cake\" title=\"3. Osmanthus Cake\">3. Osmanthus Cake<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#Photo_Internet-2\" title=\"Photo: Internet\">Photo: Internet<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#4_Lotus_Root\" title=\"4. Lotus Root\">4. Lotus Root<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#i-2\" title=\"\u00a0\">\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#Photo_Internet-3\" title=\"Photo: Internet\">Photo: Internet<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#5_Crystal_Pear\" title=\"5. Crystal Pear\">5. Crystal Pear<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#i-3\" title=\"\u00a0\">\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#Photo_Internet-4\" title=\"Photo: Internet\">Photo: Internet<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#6_Water_Melon\" title=\"6.\u00a0 Water Melon\">6.\u00a0 Water Melon<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#i-4\" title=\"\u00a0\">\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#Photo_Youtube\" title=\"Photo: Youtube\">Photo: Youtube<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#7_Taro\" title=\"7.\u00a0 Taro\">7.\u00a0 Taro<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#Photo_Internet-5\" title=\"Photo: Internet\">Photo: Internet<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#8_Duck\" title=\"8.\u00a0 Duck\">8.\u00a0 Duck<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#i-5\" title=\"\u00a0\">\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#9_River_Snails\" title=\"9.\u00a0 River Snails\">9.\u00a0 River Snails<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#i-6\" title=\"\u00a0\">\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#Photo_Internet-6\" title=\"Photo: Internet\">Photo: Internet<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#10_Pumpkin\" title=\"10. Pumpkin\">10. Pumpkin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/top-10-mid-autumn-festival-foods-in-china\/#i-7\" title=\"\u00a0\">\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Internet\"><\/span>Photo: Internet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Moon_Cakes\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #e33737;\">1.\u00a0 Moon Cakes<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i\"><\/span>\u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FpyC7ENlFZPfG9Oy_9riRef8uDt0?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Chinese American Family.jpg\" width=\"598\" height=\"341.7142857142857\" title=\"\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Chinese_American_Family\"><\/span>Photo: Chinese American Family<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgba(12, 11, 11, 0.96); font-size: 16px;\">A mooncake is a delicately-stuffed round cake, symbolizing family reunions and best wishes. It is the most traditional and important food of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The cake is often exchanged as a gift between family and friends during the festival to convey their best wishes. There are all kinds of mooncakes to choose from. What&#8217;s especially important about mooncakes is their filling. The traditional fillings are sweetened bean paste, jujube paste and nut paste. Nowadays, new fillings are being invented and produced all the time, such as chocolate cream, jam and dried fruit.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Hairy_Crab\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #e33737;\">2. Hairy Crab<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FpOVsxH5XZaHupFVZK77qh75X32j?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Global Times.jpg\" width=\"589\" height=\"393.06012024048096\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Global_Times\"><\/span>Photo:\u00a0 Global Times<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgba(12, 11, 11, 0.96); font-size: 16px;\">During Mid-Autumn Festival, hairy crab &#8212; rich in protein and amino acids &#8212; is probably one of most sought-after delicacies among Chinese people. Crabs are ready to lay their eggs around the time of the festival, meaning they are at their tastiest right then. A plate of steamed hairy crabs dressed with ginger and vinegar is always featured as the highlight of the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion dinner.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Osmanthus_Cake\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #e33737;\">3. Osmanthus Cake<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FvpAcalk3tepPWjS6Vsmc9PJb0F9?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"All mum recipe.jpg\" width=\"572\" height=\"381\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Internet-2\"><\/span>Photo: Internet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgba(12, 11, 11, 0.96); font-size: 16px;\">It&#8217;s tradition in China to enjoy osmanthus cake during Mid-Autumn Festival. They may be preferred because Mid-Autumn Festival is when the osmanthus flowers are in full bloom. Enjoying the sweet-scented osmanthus cake and wine also represents family reunion and a happy life.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Lotus_Root\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #e33737;\">4. Lotus Root<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i-2\"><\/span>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fpn8sVEVHG70oXC7aRmBoO1W_MHM?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"0ENB2LeXmY.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" title=\"\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Internet-3\"><\/span>Photo: Internet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgba(12, 11, 11, 0.96); font-size: 16px;\">Every year, the lotus root harvesting season falls around the Mid-Autumn Festival. With the coming of autumn, it&#8217;s getting cold and windy outside. Lotus root foods contain essential minerals like copper and valuable complex vitamins which are good for increasing the appetite. The steamed lotus root stuffed with glutinous rice and topped with osmanthus-flavored honey signifies a charming and happy life.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Crystal_Pear\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #e33737;\">5. Crystal Pear<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i-3\"><\/span>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FrnwoUDg0A0y2CNDAQLXyxFQ8H7P?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"WeChat \u5716\u7247_20170925155827.jpg\" width=\"631\" height=\"366\" title=\"\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Internet-4\"><\/span>Photo: Internet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgba(12, 11, 11, 0.96); font-size: 16px;\">In Mandarin, &#8220;pear&#8221; is homophonous with &#8220;separate,&#8221; both being pronounced &#8220;li.&#8221; For this reason, eating a crystal pear during Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes a person&#8217;s wish to avoid separation and implies their desire for reunion.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Water_Melon\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #e33737;\">6.\u00a0 Water Melon<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i-4\"><\/span>\u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FsDUBCz6Y2gtihruFvoOxacbc2eX?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Youtube.jpg\" width=\"589\" height=\"441.75\" title=\"\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Youtube\"><\/span>Photo: Youtube<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: rgba(12, 11, 11, 0.96); font-size: 16px;\">Watermelon is essential during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It signifies fertility by being full of seeds and its round shape is a symbol of family reunion. In Shaanxi Province, the watermelon gets cut into the shape of a lotus, a symbol of good fortune, during the festival.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Taro\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #e33737;\">7.\u00a0 Taro<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FiRzO1gGO00webX2B69Kh0BM5qdK?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Taro-root-400x289.jpg\" width=\"589\" height=\"425.5525\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Internet-5\"><\/span>Photo: Internet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgba(12, 11, 11, 0.96); font-size: 16px;\">The tradition of eating taro during Mid-Autumn Festival first started during the Qing Dynasty (1636-1912). In Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, the word &#8220;taro&#8221; has the same pronunciation as &#8220;luck is inside.&#8221; Eating them during the festival is believed to dispel any bad luck and bring good luck and wealth throughout the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Duck\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #e33737;\">8.\u00a0 Duck<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i-5\"><\/span>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FnZ6oJ4CPb2c9ZOYQp-dmPcPA81P?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Duck.jpg\" width=\"583\" height=\"371\" title=\"\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Photo: Internet<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgba(12, 11, 11, 0.96); font-size: 16px;\">Eating duck is popular during Mid-Autumn Festival because the taste of the duck is very rich during this season. During the festival, people in Fujian Province have a tradition of cooking the duck with a type of taro found throughout the area. The duck is seasoned with osmanthus flowers for the festival dinner table in Jiangsu Province, since osmanthus flowers are in full bloom during the season. In Sichuan Province, people enjoy smoked and baked duck as a popular main course.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_River_Snails\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #e33737;\">9.\u00a0 River Snails<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i-6\"><\/span>\u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FhX8K3a1_SbfTK331LlyK27FBJTR?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Proudly51 Talk.png\" width=\"589\" height=\"382.7397003745318\" title=\"\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Internet-6\"><\/span>Photo: Internet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>River Snails are the Mid-Autumn Festival specialty of Guangzhou City. They might look unappetizing and smell unpleasant when raw, but after being cooked with herbs and spices to drive out their putrid odor, the delicacy is an indispensable food on the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner table for the people of Guangzhou. The festival is the best season to eat snails and eating them is believed to help brighten one\u2019s eyesight.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Pumpkin\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #e33737;\">10. Pumpkin<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i-7\"><\/span>\u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FsRCvNWesEvIldDtu6bjEOVfsOVB?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"The Dish.jpg\" width=\"598\" height=\"400.11636363636364\" title=\"\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Photo: The Dish<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgba(12, 11, 11, 0.96); font-size: 16px;\">The tradition of eating pumpkin during Mid-Autumn Festival started with poor people living south of the Yangtze River. Legend has it that a long time ago, a girl named Huang Hua &#8211; who came from a poor family &#8211; lived with her gravely ill parents who were unable to feed and clothe themselves. On August 15 on the lunar calendar of one year, she took home two pumpkins and prepared them for her parents, whose health was fully restored after eating the pumpkin. The tradition has been handed down for generations and eating pumpkin on Mid-Autumn Festival night is believed to bring people good health.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FiMb4pA7LscQvumkRhASpHwFdMb1?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"mooncake1.gif\" width=\"589\" height=\"176.7\" title=\"\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #044df6;\"><strong>Honestly I only knew moon cake before I found this article. How about you? How many of these food have you tried and which one is your favorite? \u00a0Let us know! Comment below<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"GIC.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"543.2937181663837\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Mid-Autumn Festival, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, falls on October 4 this year. 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