Mooncake🥮

Legend says the mooncake dates back to 14th century China, when the Han Chinese fought against their Mongolian rulers, allegedly smuggling messages inside the cakes. The mooncake variations are endless. For simplicity’s sake, we’ve broken them down into three types. 传说中有记载，月饼（的历史）可追溯至14世纪的中国，那时汉民正与蒙古头领们激战，据说是将小纸条塞进月饼偷偷传递。月饼有无穷尽的品种。为了简单一点，我们将其分成三类。 No.1 is the Cantonese mooncake. This is the most well-known type of mooncake. It’s prevalent in Guangdong Province and in Hong Kong, and usually comes stuffed with lotus or red bean paste. Some have a salted duck egg yolk center. 第一类是广式月饼。这是最广为人知的月饼种类。在广东省和香港很普遍，经常是用莲蓉或是红豆沙填充做成馅。有些中间有盐腌的鸭蛋黄。 No.2, Suzhou-style mooncake, savory edition. Unlike Cantonese mooncakes, the Suzhou variety, which hails from the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou is flaky and comes in a meat-filled savory form. 第二类，咸咸的苏式月饼。和广式月饼不同，酥松的苏式月饼里填有咸肉馅，来源于中国东部的苏州市。 4. Savory mooncakes are so popular that this other bakery across town practically has a cult following. They see a steady line of customers who are obsessed with their pastries, some lining up as early as 3 am. 咸味的月饼很火爆，以至于城市另一端的某个糕点房有了疯狂的追随者。他们有稳定的客流痴迷于他们的油酥糕点，有的凌晨3点都在排队。 No.3, Suzhou-style mooncake, sweet edition. The recipe is similar to the savory one, except that it uses red bean paste instead of meat, and butter instead of lard. 第三种，甜甜的苏式月饼。配方和咸味的很像，只不过甜版的用红豆沙取代了肉馅，用黄油取代了猪油。