With the Mid-Autumn Festival still a month away, mooncakes have been placed on the counters of street shops early. Soft and silky, moderately sweet... Walking on the road, the sweetness of the breeze fills the tip of the tongue.
This time of year,
What flavor of mooncake is the best?
It always sparks a wide discussion.
Here's a buying guide,
Help you uncover the "little secrets" of various mooncakes.
A collection of mooncake flavors
There are mooncakes with different characteristics in different places, such as Beijing-style mooncakes like to reuse sesame oil, Jin-style mooncakes "filled with noodles", and Taiwanese-style mooncakes are light and refreshing. In addition to traditional varieties, new flavors such as ice skin mooncakes, fruit mooncakes, and sugar-free mooncakes are also popular.
Cantonese-style mooncakes
The biggest feature of Cantonese mooncake is that after using a large amount of converted syrup to make the crust, it must be brushed with egg liquid and baked, so it has a thin and fluffy skin and a sweet taste. The fillings of Cantonese mooncakes are mainly divided into sweet and salty, represented by lotus mooncakes and five-kernel mooncakes.
Soviet-style mooncakes
Su-style mooncakes belong to Soviet-style pastries, which are generally wrapped in the filling and shaped in the shape of round cakes. The biggest feature is that the crust is puff pastry, and the filling is rich including lard, peach kernels, roses, cooked ham, etc. Therefore, most of the Su-style mooncakes are beautiful in color, fat but not greasy.
Hong Kong-style mooncakes
Hong Kong-style mooncakes are a fusion of flavors of many cuisines, with three types of skins: pulp skin, mixed sugar skin and puff pastry, and the taste is salty, sweet and spicy. Compared with other mooncakes, Hong Kong-style mooncakes have lower fat content and sugar, which means that there are flowing egg yolk mooncakes.
Dian style mooncakes
As a traditional delicacy in Yunnan and surrounding areas, Yunnian-style mooncakes mainly use Yunnian-style ham, which is loose and salty, sweet and delicious. Among them, flower mooncakes and cloud leg mooncakes are very worth trying.
Pick the right pose for mooncakes
Most mooncakes have a shelf life of about 90 days, and the short ones may only be ten days, so we should buy mooncakes within the shelf life from regular manufacturers and regular sources. At the same time, nutrition labels cannot be ignored. Try to choose mooncakes that are not so high in fat and energy to reduce the burden on the body.
In addition, mooncakes also have national standards. For example, the pulp content of fruit mooncakes should exceed 25%, the lotus seed content of lotus mooncakes should exceed 60%, and the kernel content of nut mooncakes should not be less than 20%.
Tips for consumption
Eat a piece of normal-sized mooncake every day, and do not cut the large mooncake and eat it at intervals, it is recommended to share it with family and friends.
Mooncakes can be eaten as an addition between meals, or they can replace some staple foods with a main meal, but remember to eat some meat and vegetables before eating, so that the sugar will rise slowly.
People with high blood sugar or gastrointestinal discomfort should remember not to eat more, not to eat first, and not to eat quickly when eating mooncakes. Drink some hot tea to relieve oiliness and taste better.
Editors: Wu Jingjing, Huang Wenfang (intern)
Image: Figureworm Creative
Comprehensive from CCTV, popular science China official WeChat
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