When to eat mooncakes? When are mooncakes eaten?

Mooncakes are eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The custom of eating moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival originated in the Tang Dynasty, according to legend, during the Tang Gaozu period, the general Li Jing won the victory by relying on the hidden message of the moon cakes when he was crusading against the Turks, and returned triumphantly on August 15, and then people passed down the custom of eating moon cakes on August 15 to commemorate.

Moon cakes, also known as moon cakes, small cakes, harvest cakes, etc., are a very ancient delicacy in our country. Moon cakes are a kind of belief and worship of the moon by the ancients. Mooncakes also have the meaning of reunion, which means that the family is reunited, so during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the family has to go home and get together.

Mid-autumn festival. Every year on the 15th day of August of the lunar calendar, the mountain is noisy for the Mid-Autumn Festival. The term "Mid-Autumn Festival" was first used in "Zhou Li":

The so-called Mid-Autumn Festival is because August is in the middle of the three autumns of Mengzhongji, and the fifteenth day is the middle of the month, and the fifteenth day of August is called the Mid-Autumn Festival, or "August and a half". And because the moon is bright, round, and full on this day, it has the meaning of perfection, so the Mid-Autumn Festival is called the Reunion Festival. <

Mid-autumn festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar every year. The term "Mid-Autumn Festival" was first used in "Zhou Li":

The so-called Mid-Autumn Festival is because August is in the middle of the three autumns of Mengzhongji, and the fifteenth day is the middle of the month, so the fifteenth day of August is called the Mid-Autumn Festival, or "half of August". Literally speaking, the spring, summer, autumn and winter of the lunar calendar are also based on three teasing months as a season, July, August, and September are autumn, July is called Mengqiu, August is called Mid-autumn, and September is called Jiqiu. August is exactly in the middle of autumn, and August 15 is exactly the middle of autumn, so it is called the Mid-Autumn Festival, and because the moon of this day is bright, round, and full, it has the meaning of perfection, so the Mid-Autumn Festival is called the Reunion Festival.

Mooncakes are a traditional delicacy eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. From ancient times to the present, eating moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival, enjoying the moon and eating reunion dinners are the three things that must be done during the Mid-Autumn Festival, which shows the importance of moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival. With the development of food culture, there are more and more flavors of moon cakes, whether it is traditional Suzhou-style moon cakes, Cantonese moon cakes, or modern technology flow moon cakes, snow skin moon cakes, which are very good, and many friends like to eat them.

1. Fresh meat mooncakes.

Fresh meat mooncakes are mainly made with fresh pork, and are generally based on Suzhou-style mooncakes. Therefore, the fresh meat mooncake is crispy and fragrant in one bite, and it is particularly delicious, especially the taste of the freshly baked is better. At present, the fresh meat moon cakes on the market are about one yuan, and if the quality is a little better, it is about 10 yuan.

2. Snow moon cakes.

Snow. Mooncakes are popular in recent years, mainly made using the process of making Western-style pastries. The crust of snow mooncakes is similar to the crust of Cantonese mooncakes, but it will be more refreshing, and the filling inside is also based on ice cream, so snow mooncakes need to be refrigerated to be delicious.

The ** of snow moon cakes is about 15 yuan. Packed in an ice pack after purchase.

3. Five-kernel mooncakes.

Five-kernel mooncakes are the most traditional mooncake flavors, which are made with a variety of nuts and sugar. Although the five-kernel mooncake has been complained by many people, it has to be said that it is the most classic flavor of the mooncake, so you can still choose the five-kernel filling to taste the mooncake. The ** of five-kernel moon cakes is also relatively close to the people, about 6 yuan or so.

The above is about the calendar of moon cakes** and the taste of the more popular moon cakes. Therefore, the current moon cakes are still relatively high, but the raw materials used now are more particular and healthier.

Therefore, one serving is worth the goods, and the delicious moon cakes are made with good materials, and naturally they will not be cheap. Therefore, if you want to eat delicious moon cakes, then don't be too expensive, of course, if you make it yourself, I believe that there will be more advantages on the **, more cheap and good. Therefore, you can try to make your own moon cakes, which will be more affordable.

Mooncakes are eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they start to buy more between half a month and a month before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they can be bought at ordinary times, and now online shopping is also more convenient.

Mooncakes have been eaten since July.

Tang dynasty. During the Northern Song Dynasty, it was popular in the court, and later spread to the people, and was commonly known as "small cake" and "moon group" at that time. In the Ming Dynasty, it became a common food custom of the whole people.

Mooncakes are integrated with local food customs, and have developed Cantonese, Beijing, Suzhou, Chao, Yunnan and other mooncakes, which are loved by people in the north and south of China.

Moon cakes are the ancient Mid-Autumn Festival offerings to worship the moon god of hail caves, and the custom of eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival has been formed. Mooncakes have a long history in China. According to historical records, as early as the Yin and Zhou dynasties, there was a kind of "Taishi cake" in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to commemorate the Taishi Wenzhong, which was the "ancestor" of Chinese moon cakes.

Mooncakes are the Mid-Autumn Festival, usually in early autumn.