Guo Dulin's mooncake is a representative of Shanxi traditional mooncakes because of its safe selection of materials, exquisite ingredients, unique technology, fine production and good taste and shape. The skill of making dough is the most important, and the whole process of making dough constitutes one of the stunts of Guo Dulin's Jin-style moon cake making skills. The special technology of "taking flour as stuffing" also shows the characteristics of northern cake making skills.
Guo Dulin's Jin-style mooncake making skills can be traced back to the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, with a history of more than 300 years. According to legend, there were three apprentices named Guo, Du and Lin in a pastry shop in Taiyuan. They drank too much at one time, so that the dough was fermented. Because they were afraid of being blamed by their owners, the three of them used their quick wits, mixed raw flour into the fermented dough, and added alkaline flour, oil and sugar to make a pie with unique taste. Unexpectedly, they hit it right and became very popular after listing. Since then, the moon cakes made by this special technique have become popular in the market and become unique Jin-style moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival. People named Guo Dulin moon cake in memory of the three men.
Guo Dulin's Jin-style moon cakes are characterized by hard stuffing, and the selection of raw materials and auxiliary materials is also very meticulous. The kneading method of the crust and the stuffing making process are very unique. The baking temperature is completely controlled by manual control. After baking, the moon cakes are more fragrant and have a good taste through cellar storage. Guo Dulin's Jin-style moon cakes retain the traditional skills of Shanxi folk cake-making industry since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and its special technology of "filling with flour" shows the characteristics of northern cake-making skills.