The moon is mid-autumn, and the love is mid-autumn. With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, the boom in citizens buying mooncakes is getting more and more vigorous. The variety of mooncakes is dazzling. However, for the old Kunming people, there are several mooncake shops, which are always the first choice in their minds. On September 17, the reporter visited some of the hot points of mooncakes in Kunming, and the citizens who bought mooncakes lined up in a long line, and the hot points of ham mooncakes were the most popular. Among them, the small ham mooncake of Hwaseong Hotel is 68 yuan 1 kilogram, and each person is limited to 2 kilograms.
Hwaseong Hotel: Queues are 100 meters long And each person is limited to 2 kilograms of mooncakes
At 10:30 a.m. on the 17th, the reporter came to the Huacheng Hotel located on the South Ring Road, and in the distance you can see the citizens queuing up to buy mooncakes, the queue is about 100 meters long, there are white-haired old people in the team, there are also young people, although there is no seat around, but everyone still insists on queuing, locking their eyes on the sales point in front of them, occasionally moving forward a few steps. "The mooncakes here are also very good to sell." "So many people, otherwise we'll buy a few to try." Passers-by were talking about it.
Citizens queuing up at the entrance of Hwaseong Hotel to buy mooncakes
In the square at the east gate of the Hwaseong Hotel, a shed was erected with a steel frame and a red cloth, on which were written Hwaseong mooncakes. There are several large white frames in the stall, and there are many small mooncakes in bulk. The price list says that the hardcover 100 grams of ham mooncakes are 7.5 yuan 1 piece, the paper package small ham moon cake is 68 yuan 1 kg, the ham red cake is 30 yuan 1 piece, the ham white cake is 36 yuan 1 piece, the Wuren and washed sand moon cake is 5 yuan 1 piece but it has been shown none, the gift box seven stars with the moon 89 yuan 1 box and so on. Although the stall is not large, it is very lively, and the four staff members have a clear division of labor, filling mooncakes, weighing mooncakes, packing, and checking out in one go.
Ms. Lu, a staff member of Hwaseong Hotel, introduced that Hwaseong mooncake is a mooncake of Kunming's time-honored "cloud spinning", which has been made for 26 years. Adhering to the traditional craftsmanship, making conscientious food that reassures customers is the concept that Hwaseong Mooncake has always adhered to, and every Mid-Autumn Festival is carefully made every monthly cake.
Ms. Lu said that the main person in charge of the Huacheng mooncake production team is the fifth generation of inheritors of the traditional pastry craft in Yunnan, and later under the guidance of Mr. Jiang Biao, the master of Chinese cuisine, and has been insisting on hand-making for 26 years, and each process has its own exquisiteness. "The filling is the best part of The Sherwin-Williams ham, chopped into small pieces, crystal clear and delicious. Add a quantitative amount of sugar and honey to mix, the filling is sweet and not greasy. After being baked at the right temperature, the crust is golden in color, crispy but not crispy. ”
"Washed sand, hemp seeds, five-kernel mooncakes, etc., have been sold out a few days ago, the raw materials are limited and will not be produced again, and there are only small ham mooncakes at present." Our restaurant ham mooncake has always been the main hit, the best sales, cloud leg white cake, red cake is also popular with the public. And we have been using oil-lined paper packaging, mainly with the taste of old Kunming. However, with the development of the times, we also have some hardcovers, and also launched gift boxes, which the public can choose according to their needs. Ms. Lu said that as early as two months before the Mid-Autumn Festival began to sell mooncakes, every year near the Mid-Autumn Festival half a month to buy the most people, almost every day can queue up long queues, but because of the limited number, in order for more citizens to taste, so each customer is limited to buy 2 kilograms.
"After queuing for nearly 2 hours, I can buy it." Mr. Chen, a citizen, held up the mooncake in his hand and said happily. Mr. Chen introduced that in order to buy mooncakes from Hwaseong Hotel, he took the bus early in the morning and queued up here at 9 o'clock. "I've been buying mooncakes here for 5 consecutive years, and I have to wait in line every year, although it's hard to wait. Hwaseong Hotel is an old hotel in Kunming, and the mooncake is also an old brand, especially the small ham mooncake is very soft, the taste is good, and the oil-lined paper packaging is very much the taste of the past. Now there are all kinds of mooncakes in supermarkets, but we prefer old brands, and our families like to eat them. ”
Ms. Wang, who is more than 60 years old, said that she has been buying his family mooncakes for more than 20 years, and she has eaten them in the ninth year, and the taste is good and she is used to it. "This kind of paper packaging will always remind people of the past life, before the conditions were difficult, the Mid-Autumn Festival energy saving mooncake is very happy." Now that life is better, everyone can eat the mooncake. I used to have to wait in long lines to buy it, and it was still like this after all these years. ”
"I was passing by here, saw such a long line, and at first I thought it was a promotion. As a result, I learned that I bought a mooncake, so many people must have tasted very good, so I also bought a little to taste. Mr. Lee said.
Economic and trade hotel: most of the old customers who have been making mooncakes for 22 years Ham and sesame mooncakes are the most popular
Similarly, when it comes to the economic and trade hotel on Qingnian Road in Wuhua District, many old Kunming people will also think of the mooncake of the economic and trade hotel, as an old brand, carrying the memories of many Kunming people.
Around 12 o'clock, the reporter came to the economic and trade hotel, on the side of the gate, there is a moon cake sales point, the first row is all gift boxed mooncakes, 138 yuan, 288 yuan ranging, the gift box is written on the economic and trade blessing moon, the second row is placed in bulk mooncakes, cloud legs of 9 yuan 1, washing sand, sesame 6 yuan 1. At this time, there are scattered customers coming to buy.
Mr. Cheng, deputy manager of the General Manager Office of the Economic and Trade Hotel, introduced that the history of the economic and trade moon cake is as long as the history of the economic and trade hotel, since the opening of the economic and trade hotel in 1999, the moon cake has been selling every Mid-Autumn Festival, and usually sells flower cakes, pastries and pasta at the moon cake sales point. Preparation of the materials for the production of mooncakes begins 45 days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and 80-120 workers participate in the production. "Because the shelf life of the mooncake is 45-60 days, the sale starts a month before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Sales channels are divided into online and offline, online is mainly Jingdong, Tmall, Pinduoduo and other platforms, offline is the sales booth in front of the economic and trade hotel, if you need to buy a large number of mooncakes generally need to make an appointment in advance through online or telephone. ”
Citizens who come to the economic and trade hotel to buy mooncakes
Mr. Cheng said that in the past, mooncakes were packaged in oil-skinned paper, but with the development of society, the packaging has gradually changed, and it is currently made by hand machines. In the past 22 years, I have also accumulated many loyal customers, and the best sellers are ham mooncakes and sesame mooncakes. "Especially ham mooncakes, although the economic and trade hotel is located in the alleys of the city, it may be a little difficult for young people to find, but it is familiar to the old Kunming people, every year near the Mid-Autumn Festival, offline old customers are the most enthusiastic, half a month before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the best sales, the citizens who come to buy queue up to more than 20 meters, many citizens will purchase in the first 10 days."
"I came to buy mooncakes today, a total of 70 ham mooncakes, I plan to send them to friends outside the province." Ms. Duan, a citizen, said that for four or five consecutive years, she has bought mooncakes from economic and trade hotels to send to relatives and friends. "The mooncakes of the economic and trade hotel have been eaten in my childhood, and it is also an old Kunming brand, and in the past few years, there have been many people who have to queue up to buy it." Both the taste and the quality are better, so I also trust it. ”
Ms. Duan said that because ham mooncakes are a specialty of Kunming, Yunnan, every time she buys ham mooncakes, it is the first choice. "As prices rise, the price of mooncakes will definitely change, but I can accept that the fluctuations are not large." Although they can also buy online, I still prefer to buy offline, because I can see the physical goods and feel more at ease. ”
With a cane in the pestle, the white-haired Grandma Yang walked satisfactorily with the mooncake she had just bought. She said that her family lives nearby, and she wants to eat mooncakes at any time to buy, very fresh. "Here is the old brand, children often buy, today's ham, sesame like buy a few, the date is very good, close to home to buy a few less, want to eat again."
Source: City Times all-media reporter Yang Wenshuang Intern Yang Shengyong
Editor: Zhang Liqing