mid-autumn festival
Then you have to go home
The family has a reunion dinner together
Sit in the courtyard and enjoy the month
One thing is indispensable
That is – mooncakes
Mooncakes are also divided into factions
Beijing-style, Cantonese-style, Su-style and so on
Now everyone eats mooncakes
It is no longer limited to which faction
Like to eat what to buy
Today
There is a kind of mooncake rushing to the hot search
Those who love it love to death
Those who hate it hate it to death
It can be said how many people love it
Just how many people hate it
If you don't say it, you guessed it
- Wuren Mooncake
Love to eat five kernels
Will say that this mooncake bites down
The crust is soft, the filling is crunchy and the lips and teeth are fragrant
I don't like Wuren
Say it has a rough texture, a peculiar taste, and a particularly hard taste
Feel what these two groups of people said
It's not the same thing at all
01
The origin of the Five Ren MoonCake
Speaking of the original "five benevolences"
In fact, there are only "two ren"
They are walnut kernels and sesame seeds, respectively
And this cake is from the Western Regions
The original name was "Hu Cake"
This "Beard Cake"
It was also obscure at the beginning
Later, he was appreciated by Tang Xuanzong
Soon it became popular across the country
It also has another name: mooncakes
"Two Ren Mooncakes"
Since then, it has grown and grown
Through the continuous efforts of foodies
Finally there was a breakthrough in the number of "ren"
From the original "two" to "five"
The most classic is
Almonds, walnuts, peanuts, sesame seeds and melon seeds
The Five Ren Mooncake was born
02
The five-ren mooncake is actually very delicious
Such five-kernel mooncakes
Is it really going to be unpalatable?
Not to mention how to process it in the later stage
It is the five kinds of kernels in the single
Every single one is delicious!
Mixed together
At least it shouldn't be so bad, right?
Ancient version of the "Five Rens"
Because the material is exquisite
Wuren mooncake can be called "the noble of the cake"
"Dream of the Red Chamber" was written for the seventy-sixth time
Only Jia Mu, the head of the family, can eat it
"Made in-house melon kernel oil pine mooncake"
The so-called "built-in"
Refers to the dim sum made by the Ouchi Imperial Dining Room
"Melon oil pine mooncake" is a kind of five-kernel mooncake
Made of pine nuts, walnut kernels, melon seeds and other nuts
A pastry made with rock sugar and lard
Fine materials
Plus complex processes
Say it has a soft crust, a crunchy filling, and a fragrant lip and teeth
Not at all
So stop blacking the five kernels
Authentic "Five Ren Mooncakes"
It was actually very tasty
03
Now the Five Ren Mooncake
Why is it so unpalatable?
Due to the material real
The production process is complex
To make delicious five-kernel mooncakes
Definitely a time-consuming and laborious affair
But now mass production is needed
You want to control costs
Whether it's raw materials or processing
Concessions must be made
For example, the traditional Cantonese five-ren mooncake
Formulated with walnut kernels, peanut kernels, pine nut kernels,
Hemp seeds, sesame seeds, olive kernels, peanut kernels,
There are eight main raw materials such as citrus preserves
Founded in Kunming in 1939, "Guansheng Garden"
Removed when making the five-kernel mooncake
High-priced olive and peanut kernels
And will be citrus preserves
Replace with a lower cost winter melon candied fruit
As for the red and green silk that many people hate
It is also a cost consideration
Red and green silk belongs to a type of preserved fruit
Orange peel, papaya peel, etc. should be used
Shredded and marinated
But the red and green silk we eat
There is no sweetness that preserved fruit should have
This is the manufacturer to ensure production efficiency
And let the red and green silk look
Shiny and tough to chew
During maceration
Some unscrupulous traders
Added a lot of artificial flavors and colors
The original mooncake must be baked and eaten fresh
But after mass production
In order to have a long enough shelf life
Or mask the smell of inferior nuts
A salty flavor is added to the filling
Take black pepper, for example
At the same time, in order to prevent the nuts from rotting
There will also be very little moisture in the five-kernel mooncake
Reflected in the taste
It's "dry to eat, stuffed teeth, not good to swallow"
So some low-priced five-ren mooncakes are particularly hard
So
Authentic five-ren mooncake
Even if the material is not so exquisite
Just fresh enough
Don't cut corners when making
Grilled and eaten fresh
I believe that more people will fall in love with Wuren Mooncake
Source: Curious Orange Persimmon