China's mooncake varieties, according to the origin of: Beijing-style, Cantonese-style, Soviet-style, Taiwanese, Dian-style, Hong Kong-style, Chao-style, and even Japanese-style, etc.; in terms of taste, there are sweet, salty, savory, sweet and salty, and spicy flavors; in terms of the filling, there are five kernels, bean paste, icing sugar, sesame seeds, ham mooncakes, and so on; according to the pie crust, there are three major types of batter crust, mixed sugar crust, and crispy crust; the relevant classifications are outlined below:

(1) Cantonese mooncake

Cantonese mooncake

Cantonese mooncake is currently the largest category of mooncakes, originated in Guangdong and the surrounding areas, and is now popular in all parts of the country, which is characterized by a thin skin, large filling, usually the ratio of skin and filling of 2:8, the skin and filling of the oil

content is higher than the other categories.

The taste is soft and smooth, and the surface luster is outstanding, and the prominent representatives are the white lotus seed paste mooncakes of Guangzhou Lianxianglou and Guangzhou Restaurant.

(2) Beijing-style moon cakes.

Beijing-style moon cakes

Beijing-style moon cakes originated in Beijing, Tianjin and the surrounding areas, there is a certain market in the north, its main feature is the sweetness and the skin-filling ratio is moderate, the general skin-filling ratio of 4:6, to the filling of the special flavor.

The taste is crispy and fluffy, and the main products include Beijing Taoxiangcun's tap-red mooncakes, tap-white mooncakes, and five-kernel mooncakes.

(3) Soviet-style mooncakes.

Su-style moon cakes

Su-style moon cakes originated in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and neighboring regions, its main feature is the crust of vegetables and pine, filling with five nuts, bean paste, etc., sweetness is higher than the other types of moon cakes, the main products are produced in Hangzhou, Limin

Su-style moon cakes, and so on.

(4) Dian-style moon cakes.

The Dian-style moon cakes

The Dian-style moon cakes are mainly originated and popular in Yunnan, Guizhou and the surrounding areas, and now also gradually by consumers in other regions.

The main feature is that the filling is made of Yunnan-style ham, the crust is loose, the filling is salty and sweet, and there is a unique aroma of Yunnan-style ham, the main product is the cloud-legged moon cake produced by Kunming Jiqingxiang.

Other moon cakes. Other help style moon cakes relatively small amount, such as ice moon cakes, fruit and vegetable moon cakes, seafood moon cakes, coconut milk moon cakes, tea moon cakes and so on.