Their origins are different: Taoshanpi originated in Taoshan, Japan; The mooncake with ice skin is a traditional Mid-Autumn Festival food in China.
Different production methods: Taoshanpi is made of white kidney bean paste with egg yolk, milk, cream and other materials. Part of the raw material of the moon cake with ice skin is glutinous rice, and the moon cake made of glutinous rice is white in appearance. The characteristics of making are no baking, simple making, basically no oil, and less sugar, which is low in sugar, oil and calories compared with ordinary moon cakes.
Different tastes: Taoshan is famous for its delicacy; The moon cakes with ice skin are soft and smooth, slightly elastic and white as snow. Japanese moon cake, also known as "Taoshan moon cake", is a kind of Japanese harmony fruit, and its crust is made of traditional Japanese gold Taoshan skin. As a traditional Mid-Autumn Festival food in China, the mooncakes with frosted skin are totally different in ingredients and taste.