What are the characteristics of Cantonese mooncakes

Cantonese mooncakes are characterized by heavy oil, thin skin and many fillings. Cantonese mooncake fillings are mostly chosen from famous local specialties, such as shredded coconut, olive kernel, honey orange cake, Cantonese sausage, barbecued pork, salted egg and so on. In terms of craftsmanship, the skin and filling are unique. The outer skin is brownish-red and glossy with clear, concave and convex patterns; the filling focuses on flavor and texture.

History of Cantonese mooncake:

Originally, in 1889, there was a pastry shop in the west of the city, which boiled lotus seeds to make lotus seed paste as the filling of pastry, which was fragrant and delicious, and was very popular among customers. In the Guangxu era, the pastry shop was renamed Lianxianglou, and the lotus seed paste filling was stereotyped as the current mooncake. Xuantong two years, Hanlin scholar Chen Taiji tasted the store mooncakes greatly appreciated, but felt that the word "Lianxiang" is not elegant, suggested that it should be changed to "Lianxiang", and handwritten Lianxiang Lou signboard, which is still in use today. Guangzhou City by the beginning of the Lotus Heung House, restaurants, bakers have followed the production of moon cakes, and the formation of Tao Taoju, Yuen Long, Guangzhou Restaurant, Jinkou moon cakes, fun incense, big three yuan and other moon cakes famous brand, Cantonese moon cakes are gradually famous overseas.