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What are the fillings of mooncakes

Mooncakes have lotus seed paste filling, bean paste filling, five kernel filling, meat filling, coconut filling and so on.

1, lotus seed paste filling

Made of lotus seed paste and sugar, it is mellow and sweet. It is one of the most popular types of mooncakes. Traditional lotus seed paste mooncakes usually also include a salted egg yolk, which creates a unique taste with the sweet lotus seed paste.

2. Bean paste filling

Mainly made from red or green beans together with sugar, the flavor is delicate and sweet. Bean paste mooncakes come in different flavors, such as red bean paste, green bean paste and black bean paste.

3, five kernel filling

Five kernel filling is the most classic and best-selling among the traditional mooncake fillings, five kernel mainly refers to walnut kernel, melon seed kernel, pulp kernel, white fruit kernel, peanut kernel and so on.

4, meat filling

Month cake meat filling is usually pork, beef or duck. Meat fillings usually add some seasonings and spices, such as five-spice powder, green onion and ginger, to give the mooncake a unique flavor.

5. Coconut Filling

The coconut filling inside the traditional coconut mooncake is made from the meat of the coconut, which gives off a very strong coconut flavor when cut and is seen to be creamy.