What is the origin of Cantonese moon cakes?

Cantonese-style moon cakes are one of the famous spots with Han characteristics in Guangdong Province. This is a kind of Mid-Autumn moon cake in southern China, especially in Guangdong, Guangxi and Jiangxi. The reason why Cantonese-style moon cakes are well-known in the world lies in their exquisite materials selection and production skills. It is characterized by thin and soft skin, beautiful shape, exquisite patterns, clear patterns, not easy to break, exquisite packaging and convenient to carry. It is a good gift for people in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Is prepared from wheat flour, invert syrup, vegetable oil, alkaline water, etc. Mooncakes are processed through stuffing, molding and egg brushing.

Cantonese moon cakes originated from 1889. At that time, there was a pastry shop in the west of the city. Lotus seeds were cooked into lotus paste as the filling of cakes, which was delicious and very popular with customers. During Guangxu period, this pastry shop was renamed as "Lianxianglou", and the cakes filled with lotus seed paste have been shaped into the present moon cakes.

In the second year of Xuantong, Chen Taiji, a bachelor of Hanlin, praised the mooncakes in this store after tasting them, but thought the word "Lianxiang" was indecent, so he suggested changing it to "Lianxiang" and handwritten the signboard of "Lianxianglou", which has been in use ever since. Since "Lianxianglou" in Guangzhou, restaurants and bakeries have followed suit to produce moon cakes, forming famous moon cakes such as "Taotaoju", "Guangzhou Restaurant", "Jinkou Moon Cake", "Quxiang" and "Dasanyuan", and "Cantonese Moon Cake" has gradually gained popularity at home and abroad.

Classification: according to taste, it can be divided into two categories: salty taste and sweet taste. According to the stuffing of moon cakes, there are: lotus seed moon cakes, bean paste moon cakes, five-kernel moon cakes, fruit moon cakes, barbecued pork buns moon cakes and so on.

Variety: White Lotus Month, Sausage Month, Pure Lotus Month, Egg Yolk White Lotus Month, Egg Yolk White Bean Sha Month, Egg Yolk White Lotus Month, Egg Yolk Bean Sha Month, Egg Yolk Fresh Winter Rong Month, Egg Yolk Fresh Coconut Juice Moon Cake King, Bean Sha Month, Bean Rong Month, Pineapple Boutique Month, Pineapple Month. Double yellow lotus seed, double yellow lotus seed, double yellow lotus seed, double yellow lotus seed, lazy roast chicken month, fruit month, triple protein lotus seed month, three yellow lotus seed month, Wu month, abalone Wu month, extra-large moon cake, scallop barbecued moon, coconut lotus seed month, cloud leg moon cake and so on.