Because moon cakes are the offerings of Yue Bai Mid-Autumn Festival, "their fruit cakes must be round". Because it is a sacrifice, we should choose the right ingredients to make a good taste. In this way, moon cakes are different from previous cakes or snacks in terms of materials and become special holiday supplies for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Since the late Qing Dynasty, especially during the Republic of China, the tastes of moon cakes have gradually been divided into genres, such as Beijing-style moon cakes, Su-style moon cakes, Cantonese-style moon cakes and Yunnan-style moon cakes. Its stuffing can be taro, lotus seed, almond, peach kernel, sesame and other fruit materials, as well as meat and egg yolk.

In Beijing in the late Qing Dynasty, there was a description of "the Mid-Autumn Moon Cake is the first in Kyoto", and the moon cake has formed its own brand. Shanghai Xinghualou, Beijing Daoxiang Village and Guangzhou Lianxianglou have become famous mooncake brands in China.

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Mooncakes are high in sugar and fat, so they are not suitable for eating. The main ingredients of moon cakes are flour, sugar, lard and ingredients. For example, the shell of traditional moon cakes and lotus paste or bean paste are made by adding a lot of lard and sugar. The fat content is high, and a salted egg yolk also contains high fat and cholesterol.

As for Wuren moon cakes, they are filled with nuts and belong to the high-fat group. No matter what kind of moon cakes are high in calories, sugar and fat, eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival should be controlled.

Many moon cakes in the market are favored by many citizens under the banner of "health care". For example, "sugar-free" moon cakes just don't add sugar such as sucrose and fructose, but it doesn't mean there is no sugar. The skin and stuffing of moon cakes contain a lot of starch and oil, which can be easily converted into glucose, leading to high blood sugar.

Moreover, moon cakes generally contain more oil and calories, and the main principle of controlling diabetes is to control calories. Therefore, "sugar-free" moon cakes are not suitable for diabetics. In addition, sugar alcohols in sugar-free moon cakes are not easily absorbed by the human body, and excessive consumption can easily cause diarrhea.

Phoenix. Com- don't say since ancient times. How many years have you been eating moon cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival?