mooncake
Sign in to saveA mooncake () is a Chinese baked item traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節). The festival is primarily about the harvest, while a legend connects it to moon watching, and mooncakes are regarded as a delicacy. Mooncakes are offered between friends or on family gatherings while celebrating the festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is widely regarded as one of the four most important Chinese festivals.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Mooncake
- Food.image
- File:Mooncake 3-4, lotus seed paste.jpg
- Food.image_alt
- Mooncake
- Food.caption
- A Cantonese mooncake filled with lotus seed paste
- Food.type
- Pastry
- Food.course
- Dessert
- Food.country
- China
- Food.region
- East Asia and Southeast Asia
- Food.main_ingredient
- Crust: lard or vegetable oilFilling: red bean or lotus seed paste, salted egg yolk, may or may not have additional ingredients
- Food.serving_size
- 100 g
- Food.calories
- 416
- Food.calories_ref
- (approximately)
- Food.commons
- Category:Mooncakes
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Article
27 sectionsContents
- General description
- History
- Mid-Autumn Festival
- Ming Revolution
- Traditional styles
- Fillings
- Crusts
- Regional variations in China
- Contemporary styles
- Waste and Over-packaging Behind Mooncake
- Fillings
- Crusts
- Use in other countries and regions
- East Asia
- Mongolia
- Japan
- Taiwan
- Southeast Asia
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Vietnam
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
A mooncake () is a Chinese baked item traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節). The festival is primarily about the harvest, while a legend connects it to moon watching, and mooncakes are regarded as a delicacy. Mooncakes are offered between friends or on family gatherings while celebrating the festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is widely regarded as one of the four most important Chinese festivals.
There are numerous varieties of mooncakes consumed within China and outside of China in overseas Chinese communities. The Cantonese mooncake is the most famous variety. A traditional Cantonese mooncake is a round pastry, measuring about in diameter and thick, with a rich, thick filling usually made from lotus seed paste (other typical fillings include red bean paste or mixed nuts) surrounded by a thin, 2–3 mm (approximately 1/8 of an inch) crust and may contain yolks from salted duck eggs.