1, Cantonese mooncake
Although Cantonese-style moon cakes are local specialties in Guangdong Province, they should be regarded as the most commonly eaten moon cakes. They are characterized by thin and soft skin, beautiful appearance, exquisite patterns and clear patterns. In particular, lotus seeds cooked into lotus paste as the filling of crisp cakes are fragrant and delicious, which is very popular with customers. Stuffing and cake crust are divided into lotus seed paste, bean paste, chestnut paste, nuts, jujube paste, egg yolk and crystal crust.
2. Beijing-style moon cakes
Beijing-style moon cakes are one of the representative varieties of moon cakes in northern China. The northern traditional moon cakes represented by red moon cakes, white moon cakes and Wuren moon cakes in Daoxiang Village of Beijing are characterized by the reuse of sesame oil, which is sweet and crisp. Beijing-style moon cakes are the representatives of the northern moon cakes, which inherit the palace style and are exquisite in workmanship. The production process is complicated, ranking first among the four mooncake systems in China.
3. Su-style moon cakes
Su-style moon cake is a traditional food in Mid-Autumn Festival, and its popularity is relatively wide. There are many pastry shops opened by southerners in large and small cities in the north. Su-style moon cakes are exquisite and delicate, with crisp skin and beautiful color, fat but not greasy stuffing and crisp taste.
Su-style moon cakes are made of wheat flour, caramel, edible vegetable oil or lard through cake making, stuffing, molding and baking. The stuffing is rich but not greasy, and the layers of cakes overlap, which makes people intoxicated. The production technology of Suzhou-style moon cakes has been included in the list of intangible cultural heritage protection in Jiangsu Province.
4. Chaozhou moon cakes
Chaozhou moon cake, also known as cake, is the name of Han pastry in Chaoshan area of Guangdong Province. They belong to pastry food, one of the four schools in China. They also originated in Guangdong. Chaozhou moon cakes in Chaoshan area are completely different from Cantonese moon cakes. Round pastry can clearly see the level of pastry, which is called cake mixed with lard and clear oil cake mixed with peanut oil.
Ancient moon cake culture
In ancient times, moon cakes were also called "small cakes" and "moon cakes". Su Dongpo, a great poet in the Song Dynasty, once praised moon cakes with the poem "Small cakes are like chewing the moon, with crisp and filling inside", which shows that moon cakes in the Song Dynasty have been filled with butter and sugar.
In the Ming Dynasty, the custom of eating moon cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival became more common. Ming Shenbang's "Wan Bu Miscellaneous Notes" contains: "The furniture of ordinary people's homes is a kind of moon cake with different sizes, which is called moon cake."
"Proceedings" said: "In August, Haitang and Hosta flowers were enjoyed in the palace. From the first day of the first lunar month, mooncakes have been sold, and by the fifteenth day, every household has provided mooncakes and melons. If there are leftover moon cakes, put them in a dry and cool place and use them separately at the end of the year, called reunion cakes. "
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Chaozhou Moon Cake Baidu Encyclopedia-Beijing Moon Cake.