Golden and plump? Thin skin and beautiful filling? Rich taste? Thin and soft skin

Beautiful shape? Large and oily filling? Various fillings? Stable quality

Sweet Fragrant and delicious? Endless aftertaste? Golden color? Pure flavor

Introduction:

Mooncakes are a long-standing traditional snack of the Han nationality and a traditional festival food loved by the Chinese people. The mooncakes are round in shape. It is round and can be shared by the whole family, so it symbolizes reunion and harmony and is a must-eat on the Mid-Autumn Festival. In ancient times, mooncakes were eaten as sacrifices during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that the custom of eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Tang Dynasty. During the Northern Song Dynasty, it was popular in the court, but also spread to the people. At that time, it was commonly known as "small cakes" and "moon balls". By the Ming Dynasty, it had become a common dietary custom for all people. Today, there are more varieties and flavors vary from place to place. Among them, Cantonese-style, Beijing-style, Yunnan-style, Soviet-style, Chaozhou-style mooncakes are widely eaten by people from all over the north and south of China.

History:

Mooncakes are offerings to worship the moon god during the Mid-Autumn Festival in ancient times. Passed down from generation to generation, the custom of eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival has been formed. Mooncakes have a long history in China. According to historical records, as early as the Yin and Zhou dynasties, there was a kind of "Taishi cake" with thin edges and thick heart in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas to commemorate Taishi Wen Zhong. This is the "ancestor" of Chinese mooncakes. When Zhang Qian of the Han Dynasty was on his mission to the Western Regions, he introduced sesame seeds and walnuts to add auxiliary ingredients to the production of moon cakes. At this time, round cakes filled with walnut kernels appeared, called "Hu cakes".

Food culture:

Mooncakes are the dietary customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month of the Han nationality. Su Dongpo, a great poet of the Song Dynasty, praised moon cakes in a poem: "Small cakes are like chewing the moon, with crispy and sweet fillings in them." From this, we can see that moon cakes in the Song Dynasty were filled with butter and sugar. In the Yuan Dynasty, it is said that people took advantage of the opportunity to give mooncakes as gifts and put notes in the mooncakes, agreeing to act simultaneously on August 15th to kill and drive away the Mongolian "Tatars". By the Ming Dynasty, the custom of eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival became more common. "Miscellaneous Notes of Wanshu" written by Shen Bang of the Ming Dynasty records: "The furniture of the common people and the common people are made of mooncakes made of moon cakes, ranging in size, and they are called moon cakes." "Zhuizhongzhi" says: "In August, begonias and hostas are appreciated in the palace. Flowers. From the first day of the Lunar New Year, there are moon cake sellers, and on the fifteenth day, every family offers moon cakes and fruits. No matter what, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a very important festival. If there are any leftover moon cakes, they should be collected in a dry and cool place. It is used at the end of the year, and is called reunion cake." After the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the custom of eating mooncakes and giving mooncakes as gifts during the Mid-Autumn Festival became more and more popular, and mooncakes had the symbolic meaning of "reunion". From the Qing Dynasty to modern times, mooncakes have experienced new developments in quality and variety. Differences in raw materials, preparation methods, shapes, etc. make mooncakes more colorful, forming distinctive varieties such as Beijing style, Soviet style, and Cantonese style. Mooncakes are not only a unique holiday food, but also a popular pastry for all seasons.

Nutritional benefits:

Mooncake fillings mostly use plant-based seeds, such as walnut kernels, almonds, sesame seeds, melon seeds, hawthorn, lotus paste, red beans, jujube paste, etc., which are good for The human body has certain health effects.

Plant seeds are high in unsaturated fatty acids, mostly oleic acid and linoleic acid, which are beneficial to softening blood vessels and preventing arteriosclerosis; they also contain minerals, which are beneficial to improving immunity and preventing zinc deficiency and deficiency in children. Iron anemia; lotus seeds, red beans, and sesame seeds contain high amounts of potassium, which can replace intracellular sodium salts, nourish the heart muscle, and regulate blood pressure.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, some raw materials are mostly mild in nature, strengthening the heart, calming, and calming the nerves. Some seeds are rich in vitamin E, anti-aging, nourishing the skin, and blackening the beard and hair.

Moon cakes can soften blood vessels, prevent arteriosclerosis, and improve immunity.