Why are wooden handmade moon cake molds popular again?

With the approach of the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival, handmade moon cake molds that once disappeared from the market have quietly appeared in Qingyuan recently. In an old storefront, elderly shopkeepers took out five or six sets of handmade moon cake molds from dusty shelves, which were quickly snapped up by guests.

The reason why more and more people customize personalized moon cake molds is that they want to eat with confidence, and the most important thing is a desire to return to their families. A buyer said, "Now that the concept of health and wellness has revived, you can feel free to make moon cakes yourself and experience the fun of hand-making."

Moon cake mold, commonly known as "moon cake printing", is a production tool for making moon cakes and pies. Local mooncake molds have been made for hundreds of years. The old man said that the best wood for making moon cake molds is sand pear wood, which is characterized by smooth surface and fine grain. Saw it into a rectangular template with a thickness of about 10 cm, and then dig a round hole with a depth of three or four centimeters in the middle. You must chisel with a carving knife until it becomes smooth.

One of the skills of the traditional moon cake mold is the inflatable eye, which is the exhaust hole of the moon cake mold, mainly to let the air in the filling be exhausted when it is knocked off. Finally, there are carved patterns, which have certain contents and forms. Themes include figures, animals and flower patterns, as well as words to express good luck.

With the development of society, mooncake woodcuts have become collectors' treasures. Now, a pair of old hand-made molds with exquisite materials have been priced at thousands of yuan, and some finely carved wooden molds have become the new favorite of collectors.