Is there a custom of eating crabs in Mid-Autumn Festival?

The custom of eating crabs in Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history. As the saying goes, "the west wind tickles the crab's feet", which means that every Mid-Autumn Festival, crabs are plump and beautiful, and it is the best time to taste them.

In ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet custom of Han people was the most elegant in the court. For example, eating crabs was very popular in the court of the Ming Dynasty. After steaming the crabs with cattail, everyone sat around and tasted them, served with wine and vinegar. Drink Su Ye Tang after eating and wash your hands with it. The banquet table was filled with flowers, pomegranates and other fashionable things, and the Mid-Autumn Festival drama was staged.

Because chrysanthemum crabs are thick in autumn and cool in autumn, fat hairy crabs have long been "rampant" in Shenzhen. As the saying goes, "September is the best month for female crabs and October is the best month for male crabs." . At this time, the mother crab paste is fragrant and tender, the sweet and greasy crab yellow is white and tender, and the fresh and sweet crab meat makes consumers salivate and their forefinger move.

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As the saying goes, "the west wind tickles the crab's feet", which means that every Mid-Autumn Festival, crabs are yellow and creamy, which is the best time to taste. In ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet custom of Han people was the most elegant in the court. For example, eating crabs was very popular in the court of the Ming Dynasty. After steaming the crabs with cattail, everyone sat around and tasted them, served with wine and vinegar. Drink Su Ye Tang after eating and wash your hands with it. The banquet table was filled with flowers, pomegranates and other fashionable things, and the Mid-Autumn Festival drama was staged.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is the time when crabs are fat, so crabs are always indispensable on the table during the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion. There is an old saying: "The autumn wind makes the crab's feet itch;" Chrysanthemums are in bloom and crabs are coming. "Every September-10 is the time when crabs are full of butter. Their meat is thick, tender and delicious, which is the best in a year. Cream crab, meat crab, hairy crab, etc. All plants grow best in autumn; In particular, the "hairy crab" is tender in meat, creamy in paste and delicious in taste, and it is the top grade of crabs, which is commendable.