1. Different cake skins

Traditional mooncakes are made of syrup and are golden in color. Part of the raw material of snowskin mooncakes is glutinous rice. The mooncakes made from them have a white appearance. They are stored in the freezer and stored in the refrigerator when sold.

The skin of snow-skin mooncakes is basically made of glutinous rice flour, sticky rice flour (rice flour), flour (wheat starch), such as cream, milk, and a small amount of sugar, steamed and cooled, and the filling The ingredients are the same as ordinary mooncakes. Snowskin mooncakes do not need to be baked, are simple to make, and require almost no oil and less sugar. Compared with ordinary mooncakes, they are low in sugar, oil and calories.

2. Taste

The skin of snowskin mooncakes is basically made of glutinous rice flour, sticky rice flour, flour, milk, a small amount of sugar, etc., steamed and cooled. Therefore, the taste also tends to be soft and waxy, with basically no greasy feeling.

The skin of ordinary mooncakes is basically made of flour, eggs, syrup, etc., so the taste is more soft, smooth, and somewhat greasy.

3. Storage method

Snowskin mooncakes must be sealed and placed in the refrigerator or freezer, otherwise the skin will become soft, deformed, or even deteriorate.

Ordinary mooncakes are generally stored at room temperature, which can preserve the taste to the maximum extent. If placed in the refrigerator, although the storage time can be extended, the mooncake skin will become hard and the taste will deteriorate.

Baidu Encyclopedia--Snowskin Mooncakes

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