The introduction of mooncakes is as follows:

Mooncakes, also known as mooncakes, harvest cakes, reunion cakes, etc., are one of the traditional Han Chinese delicacies. Moon cakes were originally used as offerings to worship the moon god. Sacrifice to the moon is a very ancient custom in China. It is actually an activity of worship of the "Moon God" by the ancients. Eating moon cakes and admiring the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival are indispensable customs in the Mid-Autumn Festival in northern and southern China. Moon cakes symbolize reunion, and people regard them as festive food, using them to worship the moon and give them to relatives and friends.

Moon cakes have a long history as offerings to worship the moon god. The term mooncake was first recorded in the "Meng Liang Lu" written by Wu Zimu in the Southern Song Dynasty. Mooncakes have been integrated with the dietary customs of various places, and have developed into Cantonese-style, Jin-style, Beijing-style, Soviet-style, Chaozhou-style, Yunnan-style mooncakes, etc., which are loved by people from all over the north and south of China.

Classification of mooncakes

Cantonese-style mooncakes: thin skin, soft, sweet and full of fillings.

Jin-style mooncakes: sweet and mellow. The form is simple, the taste is mellow, crispy and refreshing, sweet but not greasy.

Teochew-style mooncakes: crispy skin with fine fillings, oily but not fat on the tongue, sweet but not greasy, and soft texture.

Su-style mooncakes: crispy, crispy, with overlapping layers of cake, heavy in oil but not greasy, sweet and salty.

Dian-style mooncakes: Crispy skin and beautiful fillings, moderately sweet and salty, bright yellow in color, oily but not greasy.

Beijing-style mooncakes: exquisite appearance, thin and soft skin, distinct layers, and attractive flavor.

Anhui-style mooncakes: small and exquisite, as white as jade, with crispy skin and full filling.

Qu-style mooncakes: crispy and delicious, sesame-based.

Qin-style mooncakes: rock sugar, suet, crispy skin, sweet filling, sweet but not greasy.

Fengzhen mooncakes: sweet in taste, mellow in the mouth, and endless aftertaste.

Bridge-style mooncakes: Crispy skin and sweet fillings. They are famous for being produced in Qiaodun Town, Cangnan County. They are an evolved version of the Chaozhou style.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Mooncake