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Mooncakes Seasonal Food for the Mid-Autumn Festival
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Mooncakes (pinyin: yuè bǐng), also known as moon balls, small cakes, harvest cakes, reunion cakes, and so on, are seasonal food for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mooncakes were initially used as offerings to worship the moon god. Moon worship, in our country is a very ancient custom, in fact, the ancient people of the "moon god" a kind of worship activities. Up to now, eating mooncakes and enjoying the moon at Mid-Autumn Festival is an essential custom of Mid-Autumn Festival in the north and south of China. Mooncakes symbolize reunion, and people treat them as festive food, offering them to the moon and giving them to friends and relatives.
The origin of mooncakes as offerings to the moon god has a long history. The word "mooncake" was first recorded in the Southern Song Dynasty in Wu Zimu's Mengliang Lu (梦梁錄). Mooncakes have been blended with local dietary customs, and have developed Cantonese, Jin, Beijing, Suzhou, Chao, and Dian styles of mooncakes, which are loved by people all over North and South China.
Chinese name
Moon cake
Monthcake
Foreign Name
Moon Cake
Alias
Reunion Cake, Small Cake, Moon Dough
Main Ingredients
Flour, Eggs, Sugar, Food Additives, Various Fillings, Additives
Whether Containing Preservatives
No
Main Nutritional Composition
Protein. Unsaturated Fatty Acids, Vitamin E, Energy
Main Food Efficacy
Soften Blood Vessels, Prevent Arteriosclerosis, Enhance Immunity
For People
For Young and Old
Side Effects
No
Storage
Separately stored in cool, ventilated and ventilated place
Cool
Stored separately Avoid
Diabetics and obese people
Related Legends
Chang'e Runs to the Moon
Five Genres
Guangzhou, Chiu Chow, Jin, Beijing, and Suzhou Mooncakes
Six Schools
Guangzhou-JinJingjing-Chiu Chow-Su Dian
Preservation Methods
Served at Room Temperature
Flavor Type
Wu Ren, Jujube Paste, Egg Yolk, Bean Paste, Five Kernels, etc.
Making Tools
Molds
Types
Five Kernels, Bean Paste, Sesame, Ham, etc.
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