Mooncakes were named by Yang Guifei.

Legend has it that mooncakes were an ancient tribute used to celebrate war victories. At that time, General Li Jing won the northern expedition against Xiong Nu and triumphed on the 15th day of the 8th month when the moon was full. A Tubo merchant presented the emperor with a box of round cakes named Hu Cake. Tang Taizong disliked the name of Hu Cake, but on the side of Yang Guifei, who was already a woman of great talent, looked up at the bright moon, and suddenly inspired, she picked up a piece of round cake and casually said, "Please taste the moon cake, Your Majesty."

"Moon cake" Tang Xuanzong was very happy to hear, think this name is good. Thus, the name "mooncake" has been passed down to this day. August 15 this day, the moon is extraordinarily full. Therefore, "mooncake" became the "symbol" of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Types of mooncakes:

1, Beijing-style mooncakes: its main feature is that the sweetness and filling ratio of the skin is moderate, the appearance of the exquisite, thin and flaky skin, layered, attractive flavor.

2, Cantonese moon cakes: Cantonese moon cakes are mainly characterized by heavy oil, thin skin, filling, sweet. According to the filling can be divided into: lotus seed paste moon cake, bean paste moon cake, five kernel moon cake, fruit moon cake, barbecued pork moon cake.

3, the Soviet-style moon cakes: the main features of the Soviet-style moon cakes are crunchy, crispy, layers of crispy stacked, heavy oil and not greasy, sweet and salty. Soviet-style mooncakes are sweet, salty or baked, branded two types of fancy varieties.

4, Dian-style moon cakes: Dian-style moon cakes are mainly characterized by the use of Dian-style ham filling, loose crust, filling salty and sweet to taste, there is a unique Dian-style ham flavor. Eating the loose crispy, sweet and salty, oily but not greasy, with a strong ham flavor, is the Mid-Autumn Festival essential food, but also a gift to friends and relatives.

5, Jin-style moon cakes: Jin-style moon cakes are characterized by sweet, mellow. The form of simple, crisp and refreshing, sweet but not greasy. Its form is simple, simple flavor, crisp and creamy, sweet and not greasy, "crisp and creamy, sharp, sweet, mellow" taste characteristics known in the world.