The implication of eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival is reunion, which reflects people's good wishes for family reunion. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the whole family sat around and shared mooncakes, which gradually formed the implication that mooncakes represented family reunion. According to legend, eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Yuan Dynasty, which was related to Zhu Yuanzhang's uprising with various resistance forces.
Moon cakes were originally used as sacrifices to the moon god. Later, people gradually regarded the Mid-Autumn Festival as a symbol of family reunion. Moon cakes symbolize a happy reunion. People regard them as holiday food, and use them to worship the moon and give them to relatives and friends. Up to now, eating moon cakes has become a necessary custom for Mid-Autumn Festival in northern and southern parts of China. On this day, people eat moon cakes to show "reunion".
Types of moon cakes
1, Su-style moon cake is a kind of Su-style dim sum, which originated in Suzhou and has a small and exquisite appearance and a sweet but not greasy taste. Compared with other moon cakes, Su-style moon cakes have no clear birthplace, but their making methods are similar to other moon cakes.
2. Cantonese-style moon cakes are the local characteristic moon cakes in Guangdong, and they are also one of the most popular moon cakes in China. It originated in the Tang Dynasty, and after hundreds of years of development, it has now become an old Chinese brand.
3. Beijing-style moon cake is a kind of moon cake, with exquisite appearance, thin and soft skin, distinct layers and attractive flavor. It can be divided into two types: naturally invited red moon cakes and naturally invited white moon cakes, which are mainly in court style, with moderate stuffing and complicated technology.
4. Yunnan-style moon cakes are a special kind of moon cakes in Yunnan. They are characterized by adding Yunnan-style ham and roses to the stuffing, which are classic and distinctive. It is loose, fragrant, crisp and has moderate sweetness, which is very suitable for giving to friends and relatives.