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ut them into mooncakes and then sell them to common Han people.▓ When the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival came a huge up
▓rising broke out. From then on, people have eaten mooncake▓s every Mid-Autumn Festival to comme▓morate the uprising.Nowa
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days, people also like appreciating the moon on Autumn Moon Festival. Family members▓ have dinner together in the evening
of the festival.▓Traditional Mooncakes·FillingsThe types of filling va▓ry according to the region's tradition. The
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most u▓sed fillings are as follows:Lotus seed▓ paste (鑾茶搲, lían róng): It is made from▓ dried lotus seeds. Lotus seed paste is considered by s▓ome people the most delicious and luxur▓ious filling for mooncakes.Sweet be▓an paste (璞嗘矙, dòu sh膩
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): There are several▓ types of sweet bean paste: mung bean paste, red bean paste and black bean potato paste. Red b▓ean paste is the most commonly used filling for mooncakes.Five kernel (浜斾粊, w菙 rén): This filling ▓consists of 5 types of nuts and seeds. T▓h
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e types of nuts and seeds vary according to different regions, but commonly used nuts and seeds include: walnuts, pumpkin seeds, water▓melon seeds, peanuts, sesame seeds and almonds.Egg yolk: A whole salted egg yolk is placed in the center of mooncakes to symbolize the full moon.Jujube paste: A▓ sweet paste made from the ripe fruits of the jujube (date) plant.
It is dark red in color.·R▓egional Varieties of MooncakesThe variety of mooncakes varies according to different regions.▓ The fillings used in mooncakes depend▓ on local eating culture and tradition. The most popular variations include:Cantonese-style mooncakesCantonese-style mooncakes originate from South China's Guangdong Province. The ingredients use
d in the fillings are var▓ious, which reflects the Guangdong people's ▓adventurous nature in eating. The most used ingredients include lotus seed paste, melon seed paste, ham▓, chicken, duck, roast pork, mushrooms, and egg yol
ks. Cantonese-style mooncakes taste s▓weet. 銆€銆€Suzhou-style mooncakesSuzhou-style mooncakes are also called Su-style mooncakes for short. S▓u-style mooncakes appeared more than a▓ thousand years ago. They are well known thr
oughout China fo▓r their layers of flaky dough and generous allotment of sugar and lard. There are both sweet and savory tastes among Suzhou-style mooncakes.Beijing-style mooncakesThis style is the typical variation in Nort
h China. It originated in Beijing and Tianjin. It features the delicate ▓use of sweetness, moderate allotment o▓f skin and fillings, and meticulous decoration. The common proportion of skin an▓d fillings for Beijing-style moo
ncak▓es is 4:6.Chaoshan-style mooncakesChaoshan-style m▓ooncakes have a distinct crust. They are larger in size than mooncakes in the Suzhou-style. The most commonly used fillings are mung bean paste and black bean potato pa
ste.Ningbo-style mooncakesNingbo-style mooncakes are mainly prevalent in East China's Zhejiang province. They have a spicy and salty flavor.Modern Mooncakes▓Ice cream mooncakesThey are made of ▓ice cream, and made to look li
ke mooncakes. They have become increasingly popular in recent years among young pe▓ople and kids.Fruit and vegetable mooncakesNa▓turally, the fillings for this kind of flavor a▓re various vegetables and fruits which include: ha