Mid-Autumn Festival is the festival of eating mooncakes. Nowadays, mooncakes are very popular in the market, there are two kinds of mooncakes, the Soviet-style mooncakes and the Cantonese-style mooncakes. Many people are asking what is the difference between Soviet-style mooncakes and Cantonese-style mooncakes? The comparison between the two is mainly in the appearance of the Soviet-style mooncake is more rich and detailed, the skin is softer to eat. Canton style moon cake thin skin, soft taste, especially beautiful appearance, clear lines.
One, the Soviet-style moon cakes
Skin crispy puffy, bright color, filling fat and not greasy mouth, soft and crispy texture, is the true essence of the Soviet-style pastry. Soviet-style moon cakes are sweet, savory or baked two kinds of branding. Sweet mooncake production process to baking is important, there are rose, broken fruit, spicy, red bean paste and other types. In which cold water rose, special crushed fruit, sesame white spicy, sand animal oil is the essence of Soviet-style moon cakes. Soviet-style mooncake selection of raw materials procurement production, quite a local culture. The sweet mooncake is filled with rose, osmanthus, walnut, melon, pine seed and white sesame. The desserts are made of wheat flour, soft white sugar, toffee and oil.
Su-Style Mooncake: Su-Style mooncake started in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and neighboring areas. Its core feature is that the crust is made of vegetables and fruits, and the filling is made of five kernels, red bean paste, etc. The sugar level is higher than that of other mooncakes.
Two, Cantonese-style moon cakes
Cantonese-style moon cakes in the southern region and world-famous. The fundamental reason is because it is extremely skillful in the selection of materials and production techniques. Characterized by thin and soft skin, shiny and oily, attractive color, beautiful and generous styling design, delicate and clear lines, not easy to damage, exquisite packaging, easy to use. It is a good product for many people to give gifts at the Mid-Autumn Festival, all of which are indispensable and good commodities for many people to eat cakes on the Mid-Autumn night to enjoy the moon. Cantonese mooncakes are divided into two categories: salt flavor and clear sweet flavor. Mooncake filling selection is very wide. In addition to raw fresh fruits such as yams, lotus seeds, sweet almonds, dried fruits, almonds, white sesame seeds, etc., there are also duck egg yolks, barbecued pork, roasted goose, flat mushrooms, iced meat, winter melon preserves, shrimp music, barrel cakes, etc.. Would have used. Poria, lemon leaves and other raw materials up to 20, 30 kinds of diverse. In recent years developed into the application of pineapple honey, durian fruit, dragon fruit and other fresh fruits, and even oysters, dried abalone, crocodile meat, sea oysters and other more expensive raw materials.
Cantonese mooncake: Cantonese mooncake is one of the largest types of mooncake at present. Started in Guangdong and neighboring areas, they have become popular all over the country. They are characterized by thin skin and large filling. The oil content is higher than many types, the taste is soft and silky, and the glossy appearance is outstanding. Notable implies are the white lotus seed mooncakes of Guangzhou Lianxianglou and Guangzhou Restaurant.
From the above can be seen, a good total of moon cakes a lot of places are similar, but there are differences. Not only are there differences between the north and south, there are also some differences in the shape, usually the Cantonese mooncake hand-carved more detailed, while the Soviet mooncake appearance is smooth and rounded. Cantonese mooncakes are thin and soft, Soviet mooncakes are more proportional, crispy.