Traditional mooncakes usually come in 4 flavors, which are sweet, savory, salty-sweet, and spicy. Mooncakes are one of China's traditional Han Chinese delicacies, initially used as offerings to worship the moon god. Since its development, mooncake has been blended with local dietary customs to present a variety of flavors. According to the filling, there are mooncakes with five kernels, bean paste, rose, lotus seed paste, meat floss, egg yolk, ham mooncake, and so on.

What are the several flavors of mooncakes

Traditional mooncakes are Beijing-style mooncakes, Jin-style mooncakes, Cantonese-style mooncakes, Dian-style mooncakes, Chao-style mooncakes, Su-style mooncakes, Taiwanese-style mooncakes, Hong Kong-style mooncakes, Huizhou-style mooncakes, Qu-style mooncakes, Qin-style mooncakes, and so on, according to the place of origin.

Cantonese, Jin, and Chiu Chow mooncakes have crispy, sweet, and fluffy skins. Soviet-style and Yunnan-style mooncakes are crispy and filled with sweet and salty flavors. Peking, Hui, and Qu mooncakes are thin and soft, with attractive flavors.

Non-traditional mooncakes include iced skin, ice cream, fruit and vegetable, seafood, coconut milk and squash mooncakes.