Mooncakes are generally divided into soft stuffing and hard stuffing. Soft fillers contain a lot of water, which can only be stored for about 7 to 10 days, while hard fillers can be stored for about 1 month. Because moon cakes contain a lot of fat, they should also be stored away from light to prevent oil oxidation.

Moon cakes should be handled with care, especially Soviet-style moon cakes, because the skin is crisp and the most easily broken. If the skin falls off, it will not only affect the appearance, but also affect the taste quality, which is easy to deteriorate due to moisture.

Moon cakes are rich in oil and sugar, and are easy to mildew and deteriorate when heated and wet. They must be stored in a cool and ventilated place at low temperature.

Generally speaking, moon cakes are soft, moist and easy to deteriorate. It is best to put it in the refrigerator and take it out one hour before eating to ensure the taste.

At 25℃, almond and passion fruit moon cakes can be stored for about 15 days, while bean paste, lotus seed paste and jujube paste moon cakes should not be stored for more than 10 days.

When storing moon cakes, it is not appropriate to put them together with other foods and sundries, so as to avoid cross-talk and lose their proper taste and characteristics. In order to ensure the fresh quality of moon cakes, when buying boxed moon cakes or bulk moon cakes, it is necessary to see the production date or factory date clearly so as to grasp the shelf life.

Besides, don't put leftover moon cakes in the refrigerator. Mooncakes are made from flour, oil, sugar and nuts. The starch in the raw materials of moon cakes is cooked and softened after baking. At low temperature, cooked starch will precipitate water and age (that is, "retrogradation"), which will make moon cakes hard and taste worse. Mooncakes with less oil and water, such as Zilaihong and Zilaihai in old Beijing, are harder. If it is placed in a low-temperature and humid environment in the refrigerator, it will not only harden quickly, but also become moldy. But for Cantonese moon cakes, the oil content is high, the flour is low, and the taste change will be relatively small.

Baked food, such as baked cakes, should not be stored in the refrigerator.

Although for some kinds of moon cakes,

Putting it in the refrigerator can prolong the shelf life, but it will still affect the flavor.