Why do we eat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival? What are egg mooncakes?

Eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes a great reunion. Mooncakes are also called moon cakes, reunion cakes, etc. They were offerings to the moon god during the ancient Mid-Autumn Festival. Eating mooncakes has become an essential custom for celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival in all parts of China. People eat mooncakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival to show "reunion". Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. I wish everyone a happy full moon and a happy family reunion.

Contents of this article

1. Why do we eat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival? What does it mean?

2. What is Egg Mooncake?

3. The difference between egg mooncakes and mooncakes

Why do we eat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival? What does it mean?

Mooncakes were an offering to the moon god during the ancient Mid-Autumn Festival. This custom has been passed down through generations. Legend has it that Yang Guifei of the Tang Dynasty named the snack called palace cakes mooncakes, and this name has been used to this day. Eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes reunion, reflecting people's good wishes for family reunion.

Eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes reunion. Mooncakes are also called moon cakes or reunion cakes. They were offerings to the moon god during the ancient Mid-Autumn Festival.

Mooncakes were originally used as offerings to the moon god. Later, people gradually regarded the Mid-Autumn Festival moon-watching and mooncake tasting as a symbol of family reunion.

Eating mooncakes has become an essential custom for celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival in all parts of China. People eat mooncakes on this day to show "reunion".

What is Egg Mooncake?

It is a representative mooncake created by Daqiaodao, which is made by adding a proper amount of eggs to the crust. It is also called egg-skin mooncake. Egg mooncakes are loose, soft, crisp, and have a strong egg fragrance that melts in your mouth. Egg mooncakes are made with pure ingredients, sophisticated craftsmanship, and a variety of flavors.

The Egg Mooncake was originally called the Improved Mooncake. The crust is golden and moist with a light salty taste. Its founder is Zhao Guangjin, the current chairman of Shuanghecheng.

Compared with traditional mooncakes, the Egg Mooncake is less greasy. It was pickled in 1986 and was renamed to its current name, Egg Mooncake, in 2000.

Egg skin mooncakes are a major type of Jin-style mooncakes that originated in the Shanxi region. They have a strong egg flavor and the unique aroma of each filling.

The difference between egg mooncake and mooncake

Egg Mooncake is a type of mooncake, also known as egg skin mooncake, which is a mooncake made by adding an appropriate amount of eggs to the mooncake skin. Compared with traditional mooncakes, Egg Mooncake is less greasy, has a strong egg fragrance, is softer in the mouth, and has the characteristics of being loose, soft, and crisp.

Mooncakes are one of the traditional foods of the Han Chinese. They were originally used as offerings to worship the moon god. Today, eating mooncakes and appreciating the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival is an essential custom for people in all parts of China.

Mooncakes symbolize reunion. People regard them as festive food, use them to worship the moon and give them to relatives and friends.

Mooncakes have been integrated with local eating habits to develop into Cantonese, Shanxi, Beijing, Su, Chaozhou, and Yunnan styles of mooncakes.