An indispensable part of the Mid-Autumn Festival is eating mooncakes. So how big can the biggest mooncake be? Let’s read the article I compiled for you.

The origin of moon cakes

Moon cakes are a long-standing traditional snack of the Han nationality and a traditional festival delicacy loved by the Chinese people. The shape of the moon cake is round and round, and it is eaten by the whole family, so it symbolizes reunion and harmony. , 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.

The largest mooncake in the world is the "Chinese Full Moon" mooncake made in Shenyang in 2007. It has a diameter of 8.15 meters, a thickness of 20 centimeters, a surface area of ??52.14 square meters, a volume of 10.43 cubic meters, and a weight of about 12.98 tons. It has become The world's largest mooncake.

The largest mooncake in the world: Chinese Full Moon. On August 20, 2007, mooncake masters from all over the country gathered in Shenyang and jointly produced mooncakes from nine major Chinese schools. The "Chinese Full Moon" large mooncake that combines styles uses 1.01 tons of dough and 11.967 tons of filling. The ratio of mooncake skin to filling is about 1:9. On its periphery, there are eight pieces with a diameter of 1.7 meters arranged around the center of the circle. Small mooncakes, the center of the circle is the largest mooncake with a diameter of 3 meters. The Chinese Full Moon is cut and sold on site. The "Chinese Full Moon" includes Cantonese white lotus, Su style rose, Beijing style assorted, Taiwanese pineapple, Hong Kong style red lotus, Liao style jujube paste, Kazakh style green and red silk, Yunnan style cloud legs, Chaozhou style Mung bean paste and other mooncake fillings were displayed for 20 days. The world's largest mooncake was cut into pieces and sold at a price of 9.5 yuan per 500 grams. Calculating that 1 kilogram of mooncake can feed 5 people, this 22.5-ton mooncake It can feed 110,000 people. Friendly reminder from Guinness: Before the Chinese Full Moon, the largest mooncake in the world was the "Chinese Reunion Moon" mooncake jointly made by mooncake masters from both sides of the Taiwan Strait on October 1, 2010. It was 5 meters in diameter, 25 centimeters high, and weighed 5,400 Kilogram.

Types of moon cakes

Moon cakes, ***pinyin: yuè bǐng, English: Moon cake*** Nowadays, there are many varieties of mooncakes. Currently, according to Chinese local mooncakes and Chinese The new mooncakes produced by the combination of Western food culture divide mooncakes into two categories: traditional mooncakes and non-traditional mooncakes.

Non-traditional mooncakes are a new category of mooncakes that are different from traditional mooncakes. Compared with traditional mooncakes, non-traditional mooncakes have lower fat and sugar content, and focus on the nutrition of mooncake ingredients and the innovation of mooncake production processes. The emergence of non-traditional mooncakes has subverted people's views on mooncakes. Non-traditional mooncakes are keen on novelty in appearance, pursuing novelty and uniqueness, and at the same time constantly innovating in taste, compared with traditional mooncakes. While the taste of cakes remains unchanged, non-traditional mooncakes are more mellow and delicious in taste, and are also more in line with modern people's pursuit of food that keeps pace with the times. Tired of eating traditional mooncakes, contemporary people, especially young people, have given high praise to the taste and craftsmanship of non-traditional mooncakes. The most common and popular non-traditional mooncakes currently on the market include Wedomé French mooncakes, Haagen-Dazs ice cream mooncakes, etc.

French mooncake: It is a non-traditional mooncake made by combining Chinese mooncake culture and French pastry craftsmanship. It has various flavors such as cheese, chocolate hazelnut, strawberry, blueberry, cranberry, cherry and so on. Mellow and delicious, soft and delicate, the taste is similar to French pastries such as petit fours.

Snow skin mooncake: The characteristic is that the crust does not need to be baked and can be eaten after freezing. It mainly has a transparent milky white skin, but also comes in purple, green, red, yellow and other colors. The taste is very different and the appearance is very harmonious and interesting.

Ice cream mooncakes: Made entirely of ice cream, just using mooncake molds. August 15th is already the Mid-Autumn Festival, but the heat has not been completely eliminated. It is delicious and refreshing, and it is also a favorite choice of many consumers.

Fruit and vegetable mooncakes: The fillings are mainly fruits and vegetables, with soft fillings and different flavors. The fillings include cantaloupe, pineapple, lychee, strawberry, winter melon, taro, black plum, orange, etc., and are also served with Juice or jam, so it has a fresher and sweeter flavor.

Seafood mooncakes: These are relatively expensive mooncakes, including abalone, shark's fin, seaweed, stingray sticks, etc. The taste is slightly salty and famous for its sweet aroma.

Cool Mooncake: It is made by blending lily, mung bean and tea into the mooncake filling. It is the latest innovation and has the effect of refreshing and beautifying.

Coconut milk mooncake: The filling is made of freshly squeezed coconut juice, evaporated milk and fruits. It has low sugar and oil content. It has a sweet taste, rich coconut flavor and is delicious for teeth and cheeks. Fragrance lingers. It has the functions of refreshing, nourishing the stomach and beautifying the skin.

Tea mooncake: also known as the new tea ceremony mooncake, with new green tea as the main filling, the taste is light and slightly fragrant. There is a kind of tea paste mooncake, which is made of oolong tea juice mixed with lotus paste, which is more fresh.

Health-care mooncakes: These are functional mooncakes that only appeared the year before last, including ginseng mooncakes, calcium mooncakes, medicated mooncakes, iodine-containing mooncakes, etc.

Pictographic mooncakes: They used to be called piglet cakes. They have hard fillings and are mostly eaten by children. They have a vivid appearance and are children’s new favorite. Golden Cream Mooncake: The crust is full of cream, golden in color and has an excellent taste.

Mini mooncakes: The main shape is small and exquisite, and the production method is exquisite. Multigrain mooncakes: Made from whole grains, they are delicious, healthy and fashionable.