1, elbow with autumn fat food: No matter how particular about autumn fat, the authentic traditional practice of old Beijingers is to find an old elbow. Since the Jin Dynasty, people have attached great importance to beginning of autumn eating elbows, but their love for Tianfu sauce elbows can be traced back to Empress Dowager Cixi in the Qing Dynasty. During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, the cooked meat shop in Beijing was also called Box Hotel. At that time, there were five famous shops, namely Jinhua Building on Donghuamen Street, Puyun Building on the west side of Dongsi Pailou, Yueshengzhai outside Qianmen, Renhe Square and Tianfu on Huguosi Street. Xidan archway

2, autumn grain stew: Beijingers don't have to pay much attention to eating stew on this day, especially Han and Manchu. First of all, the housewife at home will go to the market to buy a large piece of very fresh pig butt tip, go home and wash it, and sit a pot on the stove. In addition to diced meat and water, she will also add onions, ginger, garlic, pepper, aniseed, small packets, soy sauce and salt to simmer.