What are moon cakes used for?

Moon cakes were originally used to worship the moon god. Sacrificing the moon has a long history in China. This is the custom of worshipping the "Moon God" in some places in ancient China, and it is also one of the important ceremonies of Mid-Autumn Festival. In ancient times, every Mid-Autumn Festival night, there was a moon festival, a big incense table, moon cakes, fruits and other sacrifices to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Later, people gradually combined moon viewing with moon cakes. Eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes reunion and sustenance.

After the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the custom of giving away mooncakes on Mid-Autumn Festival became increasingly popular, and mooncakes had the symbolic meaning of "reunion". From Qing Dynasty to modern times, new progress has been made in the quality and variety of moon cakes. Different raw materials, production methods and shapes make moon cakes more colorful, forming Beijing flavor, Suzhou flavor, Guangdong style and other unique varieties. Moon cakes are not only unique holiday food, but also exquisite cakes available in all seasons, which are deeply loved by people.

At present, moon cakes are divided into Beijing-style moon cakes, Jin-style moon cakes, Cantonese-style moon cakes, Yunnan-style moon cakes, Chaozhou-style moon cakes, Soviet-style moon cakes, desktop moon cakes, Hong Kong-style moon cakes, Huizhou-style moon cakes, Qu-style moon cakes, Qin-style moon cakes and even Japanese-style moon cakes.

In taste, moon cakes are sweet, salty, salty and spicy; As for fillings, there are osmanthus moon cakes, plum moon cakes, five kernels, red bean paste, roses, lotus seed paste, rock sugar, ginkgo, dried pork floss, black sesame seeds, ham moon cakes and egg yolk moon cakes. According to the crust, there are pulp crust, mixed sugar crust, crisp crust, cream crust, etc. From the modeling point of view, there are smooth surfaces and lace spots.