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What's the difference between Cantonese moon cakes and Beijing moon cakes?
(1) Cantonese moon cakes. Cantonese-style moon cake is the largest kind of moon cake at present. They originated in Guangdong and its surrounding areas and have been popular all over the country. They are characterized by thin skin and big stuffing. Usually, the ratio of skin to stuffing is 2: 8, and the oil content of skin stuffing is higher than other kinds. They taste soft and smooth, and their surface luster is outstanding. Among them, the outstanding representatives are Lianxianglou and the white lotus seed cake in Guangzhou restaurant.

(2) Beijing-style moon cakes. Beijing-style moon cakes originated in Beijing and Tianjin and their surrounding areas, and have a certain market in the north. Their main feature is moderate sweetness, and the ratio of skin filling is generally 4: 6. They are mainly full of special flavor and crispy. The main products are purple red moon cakes, purple white moon cakes and Wuren moon cakes in Daoxiang Village, Beijing.

The development of history

Ancient traditional moon cakes are eaten as sacrifices in the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that the custom of eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Tang Dynasty.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was popular in the court, but it also spread among the people. At that time, it was commonly known as "small cake" and "moon group". Later, it evolved into a circle, symbolizing a happy reunion, reflecting people's good wishes for family reunion, and also deeply missing their relatives and friends.

The word "moon cake" has been used in the book Liang Lumeng written by Wu in the Southern Song Dynasty, but the description of enjoying the moon and eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival is recorded in the West Lake Travel Agency in the Ming Dynasty: "August 15th is called the Mid-Autumn Festival, and people use moon cakes to get together". In the Qing Dynasty, there were more records about moon cakes, and the production became more and more elaborate.