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What are the traditional Chinese mooncake types?

Mooncake classification

China's mooncake varieties, according to the origin of: Beijing-style mooncakes, Cantonese mooncakes, Soviet-style mooncakes, Taiwanese mooncakes, Dian-style mooncakes, Hong Kong-style mooncakes, Chao-style mooncakes, Hui-style mooncakes, osmanthus mooncakes, and even Japanese; on the flavor, sweet, savory, salty-sweet, spicy; from the heart of the filling, there is a five-kernel, bean paste, icing sugar, black sesame, ham mooncakes, etc.; according to the crust points Cantonese mooncake is currently the largest category of mooncakes, which originated in Guangdong and the surrounding areas, has become popular throughout the country, characterized by thin skin, large filling, usually the skin-filling ratio of 2:8, the skin-filling oil content is higher than that of other types of eating taste fluffy, smooth, glossy surface highlights the prominent representatives of the Guangzhou Lotus House and the Guangzhou Restaurants of the white lotus seed paste mooncake.

(2) Beijing-style moon cakes. Beijing-style moon cakes originated in Beijing and Tianjin and the surrounding areas, there is a certain market in the north, its main feature is the sweetness and skin-filling ratio is moderate, the general skin-filling ratio of 4:6, to the filling of the special flavor-based, crisp and loose texture, the main products are the Beijing Taoxiangcun's self red moon cakes, self white moon cakes, and five kernels of moon cakes and so on.

(3) Soviet-style moon cakes. Soviet-style moon cakes originated in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and neighboring areas, its main feature is the loose crust, filling with five kernels, bean paste, etc., the sweetness is higher than other types of moon cakes, the main products are produced in Hangzhou, Luminous Soviet-style moon cakes, etc..

(4) Dian-style moon cakes. Dian-style moon cakes are mainly originated and popular in Yunnan, Guizhou and the surrounding areas, and now also gradually by consumers in other regions like, its main feature is the filling of Dian-style ham, loose crust, filling salty and sweet to taste, there is a unique Dian-style ham flavor, the main product is the production of Kunming Jixingxiang cloud leg moon cakes.

Other moon cakes. Other help style moon cakes relatively small amount, such as ice moon cakes, fruit and vegetable moon cakes, sea food moon cakes, coconut milk moon cakes, tea moon cakes, etc