Mooncakes come in many flavors in English, as follows:
1. Traditional Flavors:
Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake: a sweet filling made from lotus seeds, usually with a thin layer of salted egg yolk.
Red Bean Paste Mooncake: Sweet filling made from red beans.
Five Nuts Mooncake: Contains a variety of nuts and dried fruits such as walnuts, almonds, cashews, hazelnuts and melon seeds.
White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake: Similar to Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake but without chickpeas.
2. Creative Flavors:
Snow Skin Mooncake: The outer crust is soft glutinous rice dough, and the inner filling can be a variety of flavors, such as strawberry, chocolate, and durian.
Coffee Mooncake: The filling is usually coffee-flavored, combined with toppings such as chocolate or nuts.
Matcha Mooncake: Green tea powder is added to the filling, giving the mooncake a unique aroma and flavor.
Taro Paste Mooncake: Filling made from taro with a strong taro flavor.
3. Regional Flavors:
Cantonese Mooncake: Usually filled with lotus seed paste, chickpeas, and salted egg yolk, it is a traditional mooncake unique to southern China.
Min Nan Mooncake: from the southern region of China's Fujian Province, usually featuring savory or five-spice flavors.
Beijing Mooncake: Made with barley malt sugar and red beans, this mooncake has a slightly sweet flavor and a thin, crispy crust.
These flavors are just some of the many varieties of mooncakes. With the development of the times and the changes in people's tastes, the types and flavors of mooncakes are constantly being innovated and expanded. Whether they are traditional or creative flavors, mooncakes carry people's best wishes for happiness, reunion and a better future.