Moon cakes have many flavors, such as fruit and vegetable flavor, coconut milk flavor, tea flavor, ham flavor, egg yolk flavor and so on. Moon cakes are one of the traditional cakes in China with a long history. People eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mooncakes are round and shared by the whole family, symbolizing reunion and harmony. Ancient moon cakes were eaten as sacrifices in the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that the custom of eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Tang Dynasty, was popular in the court in the Northern Song Dynasty, and then spread among the people. At that time, it was commonly known as "small cakes" and "moon group", and it became a national diet custom in the Ming Dynasty.
Most moon cakes are stored at room temperature and ready to eat. For example, moon cakes with ice cream need to be taken out of the refrigerator to thaw for a period of time, which tastes better. Moon cakes are rich in oil and sugar, and are easy to mildew and deteriorate when heated and wet. They must be stored in a cool and ventilated place at low temperature. Generally speaking, moon cakes are soft, moist and easy to deteriorate. It is best to put it in the refrigerator and take it out one hour before eating to ensure the taste. At the temperature of 25℃, almond and passion fruit moon cakes can be stored for about 15 days. The storage time of moon cakes filled with bean paste, lotus seed paste and jujube paste should not exceed 10 day; If the temperature exceeds 30℃, the storage time of moon cakes should be shortened appropriately, generally not more than 7 days; As for moon cakes such as fresh meat, shredded chicken and ham, you should eat them while buying them.