中秋食田螺是廣州地區的獨特習俗。田螺未烹飪時色相不佳，味道難聞，但是經過烹飪，與多種草藥、香料炒制，田螺腐爛的氣味消失，成為廣州人民中秋餐桌上一道不可或缺的佳肴。中秋時節是食田螺最佳時節，而且民間認為食田螺可明目。

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.