Mooncake (Simplified Chinese: Mooncake; Traditional Chinese: Mooncake) is a Chinese baked confectionery that is traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival . The festival is about century square mooncake watching the moon and observing the moon, and mooncakes are considered a delicacy. Mooncakes are served by friends and family gatherings during the festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is widely recognized as one of the four most important festivals in China
In the overseas Chinese community, there are various types of mooncakes consumed in and outside China. Cantonese mooncakes are the most famous variety. A typical Cantonese mooncake is a round pastry about 10 cm (4 inches) in diameter and 3–4 cm thick (1 + 1⁄4–1 + 1⁄2 inches). Cantonese mooncakes are usually made from azuki bean paste or lotus seed paste and are surrounded by a thin skin of 2-3 mm (about 1/8 inch), with salted duck egg yolks. May be included.
Mooncakes have also appeared as a delicacy in Western countries. Mid-autumn festival This festival is closely related to the legend of Chang`e, the mythical moon goddess of immortality. According to Rigi, an ancient Chinese book that records customs and rituals, the Chinese emperor should sacrifice to the sun in the spring and to the moon in the fall. The 15th of the 8th of the lunar month is the day called "Mid-Autumn Festival". The night of the 15th of the 8th of the lunar month is also called the "night of the moon".
Due to the central role of the Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncakes have continued to be popular in recent years. For many, they form a central part of the Mid-Autumn Festival experience and are now commonly known as the "Mooncake Festival." There is a folk tale about the collapse of the Yuan dynasty promoted by a message smuggled into mooncakes.
Mooncakes were used by revolutionaries to overthrow the Mongolian-led Yuan dynasty and eventually led to the founding of the Ming dynasty. The idea is said to have been developed by Hongwu Emperor and his adviser Liu Ji. He spread rumors that a deadly epidemic was widespread, and the only way to prevent it was to eat a special mooncake that would immediately revive and give her a special power. I will lend you a user. This encouraged the rapid distribution of mooncakes. The mooncake contained a secret message: kill the ruler on the 15th day of August of the month.
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