Recently, the breath of autumn has become more intense~ the Mid-Autumn Festival will be two weeks later. However, the Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes have already arrived, which also marks: the annual mooncake product (si) taste (bi) time has come again...
The former five-nut mooncake was spit out as the darkest work in the mooncake world, but the subsequent appearance of leek mooncakes, fermented bean curd mooncakes, and spicy chocolate mooncakes has refreshed the recognition.
If you want to say that the moon cakes that can awaken the memory and taste buds of overseas wanderers, count the "earth moon cakes" in your hometown!
So, what about the evolutionary history of Mid-Autumn Mooncakes and the traditional mooncakes in various parts of Fujian Province?
Before Mid-Autumn Festival arrives, moon cakes go first. The supermarket has a dazzling array of moon cakes, such as:
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and also:
Every year you have Mid-Autumn Festival, you will eat moon cakes every year.
Eating moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival is the same as eating zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival, eating dumplings during the Lantern Festival, and eating dumplings during the Spring Festival. It is a traditional folk custom in my country.
On the autumn night, prepare a few sweet mooncakes, two or three plates of ripe melons and fruits, plus a pot of fine wine. A family of all ages looks at the bright moon in the sky, sits together after the moon worship, and savors the sweetness of the harvest, thank you The gift of nature, the beauty of life in the future, should be so poetic and picturesque.
The past and present of moon cakes
01 The first time to associate the cake with the moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival was the Tang Dynasty general, , Li Jing. On August 15th, he returned from the conquest of the Huns, Tang Gaozu took over Turpan merchants The biscuits was presented, and smiled and pointed out that “toad should be invited to the biscuits”.
02The term "moon cake" was first seen in Wu Zimu's " 梦梁录 " in the Southern Song Dynasty. At that time, moon cakes were rhombus-shaped, and existed at the same time as chrysanthemum cakes and plum cakes.And it is "all at four o'clock, you can ask for it as you please, don't miss the patrons." It can be seen that the moon cakes at this time are not only eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
03 Later, the famous literati in the Northern Song Dynasty Su Dongpo left a poem of "small cakes are like chewing the moon, and there are crisps and sweets in them". Perhaps this is the source of the name moon cake and the basis for the practice of moon cakes.
04 By the time of the Northern Song Dynasty, this kind of cake was called "gong bing", which was popular in the palace, but it also spread to the people. At that time, it was commonly called "small cake" and "yue tuan". Later evolved into a round shape, which means reunion and beautiful.
05 Nowadays, eating moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival is the same as eating zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival, eating dumplings during the Lantern Festival, and eating dumplings during the Spring Festival. It is a traditional folk custom in my country, which carries the national complex of reunion and family affection.
The "evolutionary history" of mooncakes
50's: mooncakes are equivalent to luxury goods
"Flour and eggs are sweetened to make the crust, with mung bean filling, and a little peanut oil. This is the high-end mooncake of that era. Although there are few styles , The taste is single, in the early days of the founding of New China, this kind of moon cakes were only affordable for families with good economic conditions.
(☝Mid-autumn mooncake boxes in the 1950s)
(☝Mid-autumn mooncakes)
60s ：Less oil moon cakes are often hardened
Actually the moon cakes now called are actually pie at that time.
A few small pieces of crushed peanuts, a bit of winter melon sugar , dotted with jujube puree to make fillings, crushed with brown sugar and flour
Occasionally put a bit of pork fat leftover after frying in the filling, which is simply top grade.
Use a pie mold to print a little pattern on the pie, because there is little oil, the pie often becomes clumpy
70s: queue to buy mooncakes by ticket
In that era, mooncakes were still a rarity in the eyes of that generation. If you want to have an addiction, you must not only have money, but also have mooncake tickets. The cake ticket is They are distributed according to the population.
A cake ticket can buy 4 moon cakes, which is already considered a higher treatment, and the smaller the amount, the more precious it is.At that time, you can often see the queues in the sugar cake shop to buy moon cakes.
At that time, the moon cakes made by the pastry shop were all packed in a big basket. When they were sold, they were packed with kraft paper and taken away.
The impression of that generation of mooncakes is: poor-quality flour, coarse brown sugar, and a little bit of oil. They are larger than the usual mooncakes, but they taste very dry and taste very bad. The so-called so-called "Stuffing" is a small bunch of hard stuff.
80s: the citizens make moon cakes by themselves
In the 1980s, festivals were an opportunity for children to "eat a big meal".
Every Mid-Autumn Festival, every household will make their own moon cakes. The free flour provided by the state is roughly processed, wrapped in peanut kernels, and lightly pressed on the wooden moon cake mold, and the moon cakes in round or diamond shape are basically formed.
A little bit of oil and a little frying, the mooncake is considered "you're done".
90s: Moon cakes gradually entered the market
In the 90s, moon cakes gradually entered the market. People can already buy moon cakes in iron boxes from the supply and marketing cooperatives, but they were still considered extravagant consumption at the time.
"earth moon cakes" from all over Fujian
Fuzhou gift cakes, big and round
gift cakes are the favorite delicacy of old Fuzhou, this authentic snack full of shrimp oil flavor is a kind of Southeastern Fujian Traditional pastries with a strong local flavor will always appear in front of everyone during New Year's holidays and celebrations for relatives and friends.
"Gift cakes are courteous, others are not courtesy." In the early years, in Fuzhou, the cakes were not only one of the betrothal gifts for men and women, but also a special gift for married daughters and granddaughters to honor their elders during the Mid-Autumn Festival every year.
(☝Fuzhou gift cakes)
Xiamen: "earth moon cakes" are very "farmhouse"
1. Stir-fry: glutinous rice, a little star anise, and tangerine peel until fragrant and slightly yellow in color;
2. Grinding: will The fried glutinous rice is ground into powder,Sieve to remove the large ones;
III. Tide: Put straw paper on the ground, spread glutinous rice flour, leave it for three days, ground air, and not get angry;
IV. System: Boil white sugar into liquid, lard and sesame Pour in, quickly grasp it with your hands, press on the mold, and the mooncake will be formed.
was just hand-punched, and when it was still warm, I couldn't help but take a bite. The scent of lard and glutinous rice flour filled the lips and teeth, and the mouth could not help but pour out water.
Zhangpu : Traditional handmade moon cakes, which will continue to be popular
There are not many types of traditional moon cakes in Zhangzhou, such as Doupu cakes, Roupu cakes, and moon cakes with various fruit fillings. However, the most popular are the traditional Doupu Bings and Roupu Bings.
The filling of Doupu Cake is beans. Roupu pie fillings are more exquisite, and are made from a mixture of peanuts, meat, winter melon and sesame. After everything is done, put it in the oven, and more than ten minutes later, the fragrant moon cakes are out of the oven.
These freshly baked moon cakes are shaped like a full moon, are golden in color, thin and full of filling, and have a sweet smell. They are crispy and scumming after a bite. It is really unique.
Fuding : Only those with cake flowers are considered "earth moon cakes"
There are three main types of Fuding moon cakes: Magu cake, Wuren cake and Majing cake.
Magu biscuits have less oil and are topped with biscuits, mainly for children to eat.
The five-nut pie and hemp pie are exquisite in making: refined meat, rock sugar, peanut kernels, winter melon candies, etc., the taste is clear and sweet. In the past, they were mostly eaten by the elderly.
Speaking of Fuding moon cakes, I have to mention the cake flowers. Binghua is a unique folk art craft in Fuding, which originated in the Qing Dynasty.
At that time, the moon cakes in Fuding were as big as discs. The cake shops were sold in thick paper and wrapped into square corners. The huge plane should have a beautiful picture to attract customers, so the cake flower came into being.
It can be said that the cake flower is the earliest package of Mid-Autumn Mooncake.
In addition to the beauty of the Fuding cake flower, the most interesting thing is that the number of people on the cake flower pattern also represents the weight of the moon cake.
One person makes four taels of moon cakes (in the past, one catty was 16 taels),Two people serve half a catty of mooncakes, and up to sixteen people serve four catties of mooncakes.
(lifelike pie flower pattern)
Putian: meringue mooncake , sweet but not greasy
The main feature of Putian mooncake is the mooncake skin, which is fried with layers of puff pastry.
And the weight of the filling must be handled appropriately. The taste of the mooncake also depends on the ratio of the crust and the filling. A four-fold mooncake has three or two fillings and one or two crusts.
The filling is mainly mixed with peanuts, meat, sugar, sesame, and beans.
After the mooncakes are out of the oven, they are finally sprinkled with a thin layer of sesame.
Nanping Zhanghu "Yue Bing", mellow and rich
The golden crust, crispy and delicious Zhanghu moon cake.
Image source: Minbei Daily
Zhanghu Mooncake inherits the craftsmanship and flavor of ancient Nanyue cake, so it is also called "Yue cake". The essence is the pickled pig fat fat in the filling. The Zhanghu moon cake has an orange-yellow color and is crispy and soft. The filling inside is also salty and sweet, oily but not greasy. The mellow and rich taste of Zhanghu moon cakes is due to the pickled pig fat. Speaking of this, it should scare away many girls who care about their figures.
Ningde Fuan: simple and simple Mid-Autumn Festival cakes
In Fu'an , moon cakes are not called moon cakes, but Mid-autumn cakes.
The festive red paper with red string is simple and simple. In Fu'an, there are many Mid-Autumn bakery shops. Customers who buy mooncakes every day for 15 days before the Mid-Autumn Festival can sell 200 dans of Mid-Autumn biscuits every day. This old taste belonging to Fu'an has become the tip of the tongue of Fu'an people.
Zhangzhou Bean Preserved Cake: You are confident even without makeup
Zhangzhou people’s favorite "Zhangzhou Mooncake", the ordinary beauty is in this Bean Preserved Cake.
Compared with the gorgeous mooncake heaven group army,The bean curd exists proudly, and "Su Yan" is also so confident.
The epidermis breaks as soon as it is bitten, and it is crispy, crunchy, crunchy, soft, and has an excellent taste. It will not taste greasy at all.
Longyan Yongding Gaobei mooncakes: the famous earthen "pizza"
Gaobei mooncakes, also known as "earth mooncakes", are golden and full, with thin skins and full fillings. The lips and teeth are fragrant, the color and taste are good, and the taste is crisp and fragrant. . The mooncakes are wrapped in pink paper. Gaobei mooncakes have always pursued simple packaging.
There are so many kinds of moon cakes, which one do you pick?
In your hometown, what other "wonderful" moon cakes are there?
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Source: Minsheng Media
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