There are indeed many kinds of mooncakes, but I think these 5 mooncakes taste better.

1. Five-nut mooncakes

Five-nut mooncakes are one of the traditional Chinese pastries. It is no exaggeration to say that during the Mid-Autumn Festival when I was a child, they were all five-nut flavored. The five kernels include walnut kernels, almonds, melon seeds, peanut kernels, and sesame seeds. The ingredients are rich in ingredients and the taste is traditional and delicious. Five-nut mooncakes are generally drum-shaped, with clear patterns and writing printed on them.

The outside is wrapped with a piece of oil paper. When you open it, you can smell the delicious fragrance. When you bite into it, the skin is thin and crispy, the five kernels inside are mixed with rich texture, and the sugar aroma is very rich. The taste in your memory is always very beautiful and rare.

2. Egg yolk mooncakes

Egg yolk mooncakes are a more traditional flavor and are unforgettable because of their unique fragrance and taste. Egg yolk mooncakes have strict requirements for filling, and they must be high-quality salted duck egg yolks. Wrap the fermented dough with chestnut puree and an orange duck egg yolk in the middle.

The baked mooncakes are very beautiful. They look shiny on the outside and charred on the edges. When you bite into them, you will first see the thin outer skin, then the sweet and soft chestnut paste, and the innermost part. The duck egg yolk tastes fragrant and salty.

3. White Lotus Paste Mooncake

As the most delicious province in Guangdong, not only the breakfast is delicious, but the mooncakes are also good. White lotus seed paste mooncake is the representative work of Cantonese-style mooncakes. The most important thing about this lotus seed paste mooncake is the lotus paste. After removing the heart from the lotus seeds, boil them over high heat until soft and then stir-fry them with sugar to form a dough. The whole process is very complicated and rigorous.

The white lotus paste mooncakes are fragrant and delicious. The skin is crispy and fragrant. The lotus paste inside is rich in fragrance and has a hint of sweetness in the mouth. It is very delicious when mixed with the skin.

4. Sesame oil and minced fruit mooncakes

Tianjin people not only like to eat pancakes and fruits, but this sesame oil and minced fruit mooncake is also unique. The flour is mixed with a large amount of sesame oil, which makes the skin of the mooncakes not only shiny, but also tastes more crispy and fragrant. The filling is mixed with minced fruits, and a large amount of sesame oil is also added to stir. This sesame oil not only adds flavor but also makes the mooncake look better.

You can smell a faint scent of sesame oil when the mooncakes are baked. The skin of the mooncakes is shiny. When you bite into it, you will get a strong scent of sesame oil and mint. It is a bit similar to five kernels but The taste is crisper and more fragrant.

5. Cloud Legs Mooncake

Cloud Legs Mooncake is a traditional local delicacy in Yunnan, with a nice name and a very unique taste. As we all know, Yunnan’s ham is very famous. The wise Yunnan people combined ham with mooncakes to create Yunnan ham mooncakes. Jinhua ham meat is marinated in honey sauce for filling, and the outer shell is fermented with local wheat flour, giving it a delicious flavor.

The cloud leg mooncake looks brownish-yellow in appearance, with a hard skin. When you bite it, it is crispy and charred, fragrant and not greasy, and tastes sweet and salty. The unique aroma of ham makes people have endless aftertaste.