What's the difference between iced moon cakes and traditional moon cakes?

Compared with other people, the name of cake-covered moon cakes is no stranger. It's very popular in recent years, especially among young people. But what we don't know is that it is not a new product. Appeared in Hong Kong more than 20 years ago. What's the difference between it and traditional moon cakes in the next April?

First, the formula is different.

The skin of traditional moon cakes is generally made of wheat flour and invert syrup, and the color after baking is golden yellow and dark. The main raw material of iced moon cakes is glutinous rice, and the skin is white. In addition, some pigments will be used to make it into different colors.

Therefore, from the appearance alone, the ice-covered moon cakes are much more fancy than traditional moon cakes, and basically all rainbow-colored ice-covered moon cakes can be made. Traditional moon cakes are mostly "single-minded", mainly golden yellow.

Second, the production method is different.

Like traditional moon cakes, they need to be baked after being made, and the egg liquid needs to be brushed twice during the baking process. After baking, it needs to be placed for two days to wait for the moon cake to return oil, so the taste will be better.

But it's much easier to make frozen moon cakes without baking them. Instead, it is made by directly wrapping the stuffing with steamed glutinous rice flour and then pressing it with a mold. Moreover, moon cakes with frosted skin are generally kept in cold storage, so the taste will be more delicious.

Third, the taste is different.

Most of the traditional moon cakes are crispy or soft, and the fillings inside are basically salty and sweet, including bean paste stuffing, fresh meat stuffing, flower stuffing, egg yolk stuffing and so on. There are many kinds of fillings, and the taste is solid.

The moon cakes with frosted skin taste waxy and taste good in the mouth. Most of the fillings are mainly delicate and lubricated, such as cream mousse stuffing, fruit stuffing and nectar stuffing. It will taste more like dessert.

In my opinion, traditional moon cakes and ice-covered moon cakes have their own characteristics and different audiences. For example, traditional moon cakes are more popular with middle-aged and elderly people, while ice-skinned moon cakes are more popular with young people.

Personally, I prefer to eat ice-covered moon cakes, because I feel that traditional moon cakes are greasy, greasy and super high in calories, which is not very friendly to people who are easy to get fat, but ice-covered moon cakes are different, with a soft and sweet taste. I love them very much ~