What is the moss rose in the mooncake stuffing?

Moss rose in the filling of moon cakes is a kind of filling commonly used in traditional cakes, which is common in the filling of assorted five-kernel moon cakes and Yuanxiao.

Traditional moss roses consist of moss and roses. Among them, green silk and green plum are shredded together. Put it into pastry stuffing or decorate it on the surface of pastry; Roses are made by soaking rose petals in sugar. The combination of the two is used for pastry filling, which is often called moss rose.

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The traditional assorted five-kernel moon cakes have thin skin and many fillings, pure taste and soft and refreshing taste. The fillings are mainly lotus seed paste, coconut paste, egg yolk, fruit and all kinds of meat stuffing, which are moderately sweet and salty. The skin stuffing of moon cakes is elaborate and complicated. There are four kinds of mooncake skins: oily skin, crispy skin, clear skin and jingguang skin. The stuffing is divided into refined stuffing, fried stuffing and kneaded stuffing.

There is a lot of fruit in the stuffing. After cutting, you can see peach kernels, melon seeds, hemp seeds, sweet-scented osmanthus, green red silk and various fruit materials. Laihong moon cake also contains rock sugar, which makes it crisp, soft and delicate. Poor quality moon cakes are not only hard but also bitter.