According to national regulations, the content of lotus seeds in lotus seed cake should not be less than 60%. The new standard requires the naming of moon cakes to be more detailed. For example, the lotus seed content in the lotus seed stuffing of lotus seed moon cakes should be no less than 60%; Only when the lotus seed content reaches 100% can it be called pure lotus seed paste. 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 moon cakes, which gradually formed the implication that moon cakes represented family reunion. According to legend, eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Yuan Dynasty, which was related to Zhu Yuanzhang's fighting and various resistance forces. The custom of eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival probably began in the Tang Dynasty. It was popular in the court in the Northern Song Dynasty, and then gradually spread among the people. At that time, it was commonly known as "small cake" and "moon group". It was not until the Ming and Qing Dynasties that it became a common dietary custom of the whole people.

According to legend, Wen Zhong, a surname of Yin Shang, made a sweet round cake as dry food for marching, and Wen Zhong became the ancestor of the pastry industry. Later, in order to commemorate Wenzhong, people called it "Taishi cake". According to historical records, the ancestor of moon cakes should be this kind of "Taishi cake".

Later, in the Tang Dynasty, on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, Emperor Taizong and Yang Guifei enjoyed the moon and ate "Hu cakes". Emperor Taizong thought the word "Hu Bing" was not very pleasant to hear, so he wanted to change his name. Just as Yang Guifei looked up at the moon, he changed his name to mooncake.

What kinds of moon cakes are there in China?

Cantonese moon cake

Cantonese moon cakes are one of the most popular moon cakes in the north and south of the motherland. It has won the favor of the public with its advantages of thin skin, soft glutinous and sweet. Among them, the representative types are: lotus seed moon cake, bean paste moon cake, wuren moon cake, fruit moon cake, barbecued pork moon cake and so on. Cantonese moon cakes are very popular in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Shanghai.

Chaozhou moon cake

Chaozhou moon cake is a kind of cake of Han nationality in Chaoshan area of Guangdong Province, which belongs to pastry category and is one of the four major moon cake schools in China. Compared with other moon cakes, Chaozhou moon cakes are well distinguished in appearance, round, and some Chaozhou moon cakes are unfilled.

Sushiyue pancakes

Su-style moon cakes are Su-style cakes with crisp skin, beautiful color, fat but not greasy filling and crisp taste. One thing is worth mentioning, that is, the production skills of Soviet-style moon cakes have been included in the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection List".

Yunnan moon cake

Yunnan flavor moon cakes can be described as rising stars. They dominate the country with Yunnan-style flower cakes and Yunnan-style ham as fillings. The skin is soft and the stuffing is salty and sweet, which has the unique flavor of Yunnan ham. Bian Xiao bought a box of flower cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival last year. I just took a bite and fell in love with its taste!

Beijing moon cake

Beijing-style mooncakes are the representative of mooncakes in the northern region. Their main feature is moderate sweetness, and the ratio of skin filling is generally 4: 6. Sesame oil is sweet and crisp after repeated use. Of course, the most famous ones are naturally invited red moon cakes in Daoxiang Village, Beijing, as well as naturally invited white moon cakes and Wuren moon cakes.