Old Mooncake (Traditional Mid-Autumn Festival Flavor Unchanged)

In traditional Chinese culture, Mid-Autumn Festival is a very important festival, where people will reunite, enjoy the moon and taste mooncakes. And among all the Mid-Autumn Festival delicacies, the old mooncake is the most representative one. Old mooncake refers to the traditional mooncake, which is more traditional in flavor and production process, and it is also called old mooncake because of its long history. Today, let's learn more about how old mooncakes are made and their historical origins.

One, the historical origin of the old mooncake

The history of the old mooncake can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty, when the mooncake did not yet become a representative food of the Mid-Autumn Festival, but rather a kind of food used for rituals. In the Song Dynasty, the production process of mooncakes gradually matured and began to spread to the folk. At that time, mooncakes had a single flavor and were mainly made with fillings such as bean paste and lotus seed paste. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the production process of mooncakes was more sophisticated and the fillings were richer, and the old mooncakes of today were formed during this period.

Two, the production method of the old mooncake

The production method of the old mooncake needs to be divided into two parts, one is to make the skin and the other is to make the filling.

1. Making the skin

Materials: flour, sugar, oil, lye water

Steps:

1. Mix flour, sugar, oil and lye water together and knead into a dough.

2. Divide the dough into small pieces and roll out into a thin crust.

3. Pack the filling into the thin crust and pinch it into the shape of a moon cake.

4. Bake in the oven until the top is golden brown.

2. Make the filling

Ingredients: bean paste, lotus seed paste, walnuts, date paste, etc.

Steps:

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2. Chop the filling ingredients such as walnuts and date paste with a knife, add appropriate amount of sugar and oil and mix well.

Third, the flavor of the old moon cake

The flavor of the old moon cake is very rich, mainly bean paste, lotus seed paste, walnuts, date paste and so on. Among them, bean paste and lotus seed paste are the most common flavors, they are relatively simple to make and have a better taste. Walnut and date paste are more special, they are more complicated to make, but the taste is very good, so they are also loved by many people.

Four, the preservation of old moon cakes

The preservation method of old moon cakes is very important, if not properly preserved, it will lead to the deterioration of moon cakes and affect the taste. Generally speaking, old mooncakes can be stored in a cool and dry place, and it is best not to put them in direct sunlight. If you want to keep it for a long time, you can put the mooncake in the refrigerator, but pay attention to moisture.