According to legend, in ancient China, emperors had a ritual system of offering sacrifices to the sun in spring and the moon in autumn. In the folk, every Mid-Autumn Festival in August, there are also customs about Yue Bai or offering sacrifices to the moon. The famous proverb "The moon is full on August 15th, and the moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival are sweet and fragrant" tells the custom of urban and rural people eating moon cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival night. At first, mooncakes were used as sacrifices to the moon god. Later, people gradually regarded the Mid-Autumn Festival as a symbol of family reunion, and gradually mooncakes became holiday gifts.
Moon cakes, originally originated from the Tang Dynasty army Zhujie food. During Tang Gaozu's reign, General Li Jing conquered the Huns and returned home in triumph on August 15th. Mooncakes symbolize reunion and are a must-eat item in Mid-Autumn Festival. On the night of the festival, people also like to eat some reunion fruits such as watermelons and fruits, and wish their families a happy, sweet and safe life.
Pay attention to eating moon cakes
1, eat salty first and then sweet. If there are two kinds of moon cakes, sweet and salty, they should be tasted in the order of salty first and then sweet, otherwise they will not taste.
2. Taste moon cakes with tea. Eating too many moon cakes is easy to get bored. If you drink a cup of light tea (preferably scented tea), it will taste even more wonderful while eating.
3. Eat fresh moon cakes. People often buy many moon cakes at a time during festivals, and the long-term storage of moon cakes is easy to cause the stuffing to deteriorate.