Do you all know the origin of moon cakes?

Moon cakes have a long history. According to historical records, as early as the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, there was a kind of "Taishi cake" in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces to commemorate Taishi Wenzhong, which was the "ancestor" of moon cakes. When Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions in Han Dynasty, he introduced sesame seeds and walnuts, and added auxiliary materials to the making of moon cakes, so a round cake filled with sesame seeds and walnuts appeared, which was called "Hu cake". In the Tang Dynasty, bakers and shops specializing in making Hu cakes began to appear. It is said that one Mid-Autumn Festival, Emperor Taizong and Yang Guifei enjoyed the moon and ate Hu cakes. Emperor Taizong thought that Hu cake was indecent, so the imperial concubine looked up at the moon and blurted out the word "moon cake". Since then, the name of "moon cake" instead of "Hu cake" has spread among the people. On the Mid-Autumn Festival in the Northern Song Dynasty, the royal family likes to eat a kind of food called "palace cake", also called "small cake", which is actually moon cake. But the stuffing is much more detailed than before. Dongpo has a poem: "A small cake is like chewing the moon, with satiny in the crisp." Crispy, that is, flour is mixed with oil, eggs and cakes, that is, sugar or fruit is added to the filling, which is very similar to the current moon cakes. Eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival in Ming Dynasty is not only very popular among the people, but also the production of moon cakes is becoming more and more exquisite. The ingenious baker printed the myth of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon on the moon cake as a food art drawing, which was not only delicious, but also beautiful. There are many kinds of moon cakes in Qing dynasty, and the production technology has also risen to an unprecedented height. Yuan Jinglan, a poet in the Qing Dynasty, wrote a poem "Chanting Mooncakes", which said: "Go into the kitchen and defrost the steaming pot. Rub fine dust and polish rouge marks. ..... ",describes the process of making moon cakes in detail, and shows the exquisite technology of making moon cakes at that time. Nowadays, Mid-Autumn moon cakes, like Zongzi and Yuanxiao Tangyuan on the Dragon Boat Festival, have become a necessary food for people to celebrate the holidays. Moon cakes are popular not only because they are delicious, but also because they symbolize reunion and auspiciousness. When eating moon cakes, the family can sit around and look at the bright moon in the sky, hoping for peace on earth. There are many kinds of moon cakes in China, including Suzhou, Guangdong, Beijing, Nanjing, Chaozhou and Yunnan. As far as taste is concerned, it is sweet, salty, salty and spicy; In terms of stuffing, there are five kernels, red bean paste, rock sugar, sesame seeds, ham moon cakes and so on; According to the skin, there are three categories: pulp skin, mixed sugar skin and crispy skin; As far as modeling is concerned, there are glossy moon cakes, lace moon cakes, the Monkey King moon cakes and Longevity Moon cakes. At present, moon cakes in China can be divided into five categories: Beijing, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Jiangsu and Chaozhou. The colors are similar, but the flavors are quite different: Beijing-Tianjin moon cakes are known for their vegetarian characters, and the oil and stuffing are vegetarian; Cantonese moon cakes are light in oil and partial in sugar; The Soviet style is rich in flavor, giving consideration to both oil and sugar, preferring crispness; Chaozhou moon cakes have a flat body, a white shell, and a crisp filling. Yunnan moon cakes, Ningbo moon cakes, Shanghai moon cakes, Xiamen moon cakes, Fuzhou moon cakes, Demaogong crystal moon cakes, Harbin moon cakes, Yangzhou black hemp moon cakes, Shaoxing moon cakes. Beijing-style moon cakes are as crisp and delicious as sesame cakes; The crust of Su-style moon cakes tastes thin, soft, white, sweet and fragrant, and the looser the crust, the whiter the better. The crust of Cantonese-style moon cakes is similar to that of West Point, and the fillings are also famous. The traditional moon cake in Taiwan Province Province, also known as Mooncake, is made of sweet potato, sweet but not greasy, soft and delicious; Muslim moon cakes are unique to Muslims who believe in Islam and do not contain pig ingredients. Muslim beef moon cakes are the most famous. New moon cake with ice skin: The feature is that the skin does not need to be baked, and it can be eaten after freezing. The epidermis is mainly transparent ivory, but also purple, green, red, yellow and other colors. The taste is different, the appearance is harmonious and interesting. Fruit and vegetable moon cake: It is characterized by soft fillings and different tastes. The fillings are cantaloupe, pineapple, litchi, strawberry, wax gourd, taro, dark plum, orange and so on. And fruit juice or pulp, so it has a fresh and sweet taste. Seafood moon cake: it is a relatively expensive moon cake, including abalone, shark's fin, laver, thunder column and so on. It tastes slightly salty and is famous for its sweetness. Liang Na moon cake: It is made of lily, mung bean, tea and moon cake stuffing. This is the latest innovation, which has the effect of nourishing and beautifying. Coconut milk moon cake: The fillings are freshly squeezed coconut milk, light milk and melons and fruits, with low sugar content and oil content, sweet taste, rich coconut fragrance and fragrant taste. Has the effects of moistening, invigorating stomach and caring skin. Tea moon cake: also known as the new tea ceremony moon cake, with new green tea as the main filling, the taste is light and fragrant. There is a kind of tea mud moon cake, which is fresh with oolong tea juice mixed with lotus seed paste. Health Moon Cake: This is a functional moon cake that appeared the year before last, including ginseng moon cake, calcium moon cake, medicated moon cake and iodine moon cake. Image-shaped moon cakes: formerly called pork cakes, with hard fillings, mostly eaten by children; Vivid in appearance, it is a new pet for children. Mini moon cake: The main shape is small and exquisite, and the practice is exquisite and elegant. Ice cream moon cakes: Ice cream moon cakes filled with ice cream are the favorite of adults and children. When buying moon cakes, consumers should look at brands and try to choose well-known brands and time-honored products. Second, look at trademarks and don't buy products with irregular and incomplete production marks; Third, it depends on the production date and shelf life. In the specific identification of moon cakes, we must first look at the appearance, and the size of moon cakes should be uniform and full. Cantonese-style moon cakes are light brown on the surface and creamy yellow on the vertical wall. The egg paste is evenly spread, and the pattern is marked with the name of the factory and the stuffing. Beijing-style moon cakes have no designs and names. Secondly, the smell, fresh and high-quality moon cakes, can send out the unique tangy smell of moon cakes, because different raw materials, skin stuffing smell different. If moon cakes are made of inferior raw materials or stored for a long time, they will smell a peculiar smell or stink. If conditions permit, consumers can identify the quality of moon cakes by tasting them. Cantonese-style moon cakes have thin skin and big stuffing, pure taste, soft and refreshing taste; Its stuffing is mainly lotus seed paste, coconut paste, egg yolk, fruit and all kinds of meat stuffing, which is moderately sweet and salty. The skin stuffing of Beijing moon cakes is elaborate and complicated. There are four kinds of moon cakes: oily skin, crispy skin, clear skin and Beijing-Guangzhou skin. Stuffing is divided into three categories: refined stuffing, fried stuffing and kneaded stuffing. The stuffing contains a lot of fruit. After cutting, you can see peach kernels, melon seeds, hemp seeds, sweet-scented osmanthus, moss and various fruit materials. Beijing-style moon cakes taste crisp, soft and delicate, while low-quality moon cakes are not only tough but also bitter.

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