中秋食田螺是广州地区的独特习俗。田螺未烹饪时色相不佳，味道难闻，但是经过烹饪，与多种草药、香料炒制，田螺腐烂的气味消失，成为广州人民中秋餐桌上一道不可或缺的佳肴。中秋时节是食田螺最佳时节，而且民间认为食田螺可明目。

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 several herbs and spices to drive out the putrid odor, the delicacy is an indispensable food on the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner table for the people in Guangzhou. The festival is the best season to eat snails and eating them is believed to help brighten the eyesight.