Accordingtolegend,inancientChina,emperorshadthesuninspring,autumnritualsacrificemonths.Inthecivil,everyAugustMid-AutumnFestival,alsoaboutworshiporsacrificeonthecustomofmonths."OnAugust15childrenroundtheMid-Autumnmooncakeandsweetincense,"andthisnamesayingDaochumoonnightofurbanandruralpeople,thecustomofeatingmooncake.Uponfirstmooncakemoonfestivalofsacrificeto,thenitgraduallymooncakeandeatmooncake,asasymboloffamilyreunion,willbecomegraduallymooncakefestivalgifts.
Mooncake,firstoriginatedintheTangarmycelebrationpartyfood.EmperorinTangdynastyyears,thebigcampaignagainsttheHunsvictoriousGeneralLiJing,15Augustatriumphantreturn.
TurpanwassomebusinessofferingcaketotheTangemperorcelebrationparty.EmperorLiYuantookthebeautifulcakebox,tookoutaroundcake,laughingthattheairmoonsaid:"ThecakeshouldbeinvitedHutoad."Havingtoeatcakeandgivetheministers.
SongWuziMu's"Dreamsof"thebookhavebeen"mooncake"word,butthetasteoftheMid-Autumnmonths,thedescriptionofeatingmooncakeistheMingDynasty,"WestLakeChiwill"havewritten:"August15thatTheMid-AutumnFestival,mooncakewithciviltoleft,takingthemeaningofreunion."TotheQingDynasty,ontherecordwouldincreasethemooncake,andmakingmoreandmoresophisticated.
Mooncaketotoday,agreatervariety,tastedifferentfromplacetoplace.OneBeijing-style,Soviet-style,Cantonese,Chaozhou-stylemooncakesowidelyaroundthecountrybypeoplelikeeatingnorthandsouth.
Mooncakesymbolizesreunion,theMid-AutumnFestivalwilleattheproduct.Nightatthefestival,peoplealsoeatsomewatermelon,fruit,fruitreunion,prayhisfamilyhappy,happiness,andpeace.
Thereisthisstoryaboutthemoon-cake.duringtheYuandynastyChinawasruledbytheMongolianpeople.LeadersfromtheprecedingSungdynastywereunhappyatsubmittingtotheforeignrule,andsethowtocoordinatetherebellionwithoutbeingdiscovered.Theleadersoftherebellion,knowingthattheMoonFestivalwasdrawingnear,orderedthemakingofspecialcakes.Backedintoeachmooncakewasamessagewiththeoutlineoftheattack.OnthenightoftheMoonFestival,therebelssuccessfullyattachedandoverthrewthegovernment.Today,mooncakesareeatentocommemoratethislegendandwascalledtheMoonCake.
Forgenerations,mooncakeshavebeenmadewithsweetfillingsofnuts,mashedredbeans,lotus-seedpasteorChinesedates,wrappedinapastry.Sometimesacookedeggyolkcanbefoundinthemiddleoftherichtastingdessert.PeoplecomparemooncakestotheplumpuddingandfruitcakeswhichareservedintheEnglishholidayseasons.
Nowadays,therearehundredsvarietiesofmooncakesonsaleamonthbeforethearrivalofMoonFestival.
Chineserebelleadernamedliufutongdevisedaplantoarousethechinesepeopletoriseupagainsttherulingmongols,toendtheoppressiveyuandynasty.
Heobtainedpermissionfromthemongolianleaderstogivegiftstofriendsasasymbolicgesture,tohonorthelongevityofthemongolianemperor.thesegiftswereroundmooncakes.liu'splanwastoplaceapieceofpaperwiththedateoftherevoltinsideeachmooncake,toinformhisfollowerswhentoriseup.thecoupdatewasthefifteenthnightoftheeighthmonth.whenthepeoplecutopenthecakesandfoundthemessage,theysetoutonthatappointeddaytooverthrowthemongols,thusendingtheyuandynasty.
Today,farfromexoticandheroicdeeds,chinesecommunitiesallovertheworldmakeandeatmooncakesduringthetraditionalharvestmoonfestivaltohonorthistradition.
ThisyeartheMid-AutumnfestivalIthinkIhadoneofthemostinterestingistheMid-AutumnfestivalbecauseIhavetodoyourownmooncakes.
Inthemorningmomsaidtogivemeasurprisemymothercametohercolleaguesmooncakeshopjustknoworiginallyismademooncakewithme.Alistentowantto"DIY"mooncakesIimmediatelytotheinterest.
Weputonanapronweartheworkingcapintotheworkshop.Middleoftheroomisabigtablewesurroundaroundthetable.Thetablehasaroundmooncakestuffingabasinofspeciallymademooncakesofbreadflourandwoodmoldwithzodiacchart.Theshopownertoldmethefacebutittakesalotofmaterialandalotoftimetomakeandthetemperatureatwhichthebakedmooncakesalsowantsmoderatekeptat79degrees.
AftertheprocessofdetailedintroductionIhappilydothemooncakes.Irubpowderonhandfirstseveraltimesafteradjustingmanagedtogettherightamountofflourandthenpressedthedoughflatthenlefthandfacestuffinghisrighthandandthestuffingwithleatheraroundbitbybit.Packageintoaballtheballintothemoldwithapatternwiththepalmaccordingtopingknockknockontherightandleftagainonknockknocksuchasthemooncakesinthemoldtoknocklooseshakeitoutagain.Ahaclearpatternandbeautifulmooncakes!Ihavemakeamarkonyourselfmooncakes.MotherandshopkeepersstraightkuaIdogoodverydelicate.AgoodbeginningIamsohappy!
Weputgoodmooncakesinalargeoven.Thesavorysmellaftermorethanhalfanhourheadon.OpentheovendoorIpickedupyourmooncaketheonce-overdeterminewhetherityourselfthenbiteahsweetandnotgreasyfragrantandsoftletapersonateaalsowanttohaveonemore.
TodayisaspecialpleasantdayIpersonally"DIY"timeroundmooncakesthatfeelingisreallywonderful!
MooncakeisaChinesebakeryproducttraditionallyeatenduringtheMid-AutumnFestival.Peopleusuallyeatmooncakewiththeirfamiliesandfriends.Theydividethemooncakesintofourorsixpiecesandshareitwithothers.
Arichthickfillingusuallymadefromredbeanorlotusseedpasteissurroundedbyathin(2–3mm)crustandmaycontainyolksfromsaltedduckeggs.
Allinall,peoplecanenjoymooncakeonceayear.
LovedbypeopleofallnationalitiesinChina,themooncakeisatraditionalfestivalspecially.OnMid-autumnFestival,peopleeatmooncakeswhiletheyareenjoyingthemoon.Aroundmooncakeissharedbythewholefamily,symbolizingthereunionofthefamilymembers.ThecustomofeatingmooncakescandatebacktotheTangDynastywhenthemooncakeswereeatenasaroyalsacrificeontheMid-autumnDay.ItbecameadietcustomforthewholenationintheMingandQingDynasties.Now,mooncakesareofnumerouskinds,withdifferentflavorsinvariousregions.Amongthem,mooncakesofCantonese-styleandBeijing-stylearewidelypopular.
Iamveryhappy,becausetheMid-autumnFestivaliscoming.Duringthedays,therearemanymooncakes.Iloveeatingmooncakeverymuch.Therearevarioustastes,suchassweet,saltandsoon.Ilikethesweetones,especiallythefruit-filledmooncakes.Myparentsalwaysbuymanyforme,becausetheyknowIlikemooncakes.Besides,mooncakehasgoodmoral.Itsymbolizesreunion.WhenIeatthemooncake,Ioftenthinkofmybigfamilyandmyrelatives.
TheMid-autumnFestivalwasgottenonfor,houseappointcaninformmomgoesattendingameeting,amooncakewasbroughtwhencomingback,theboxofmooncakeisveryelegant,itisgules,writingabove“richesandhonourfall“4words,extremelybeautiful.Groundofmytooimpatienttowaitopensaboxtoseeonlyinsidehave8smallmooncakeandknifeandfork,lookverydelicious,Iamgreedydcsaliva,opencaddyrapidly,immediately,Iwasstupefied,themooncakeinsideispackedwithoutpolybag,smoothmoveputsmooncakeinthebox.Ithink：Suchmooncakeaffirmationisnotwholesome,expireeasilystill!Canyoueatafterall?Istillaskmother!Momsays:“Youeatfirst！Iffeelbadtoeat,aftereatinguncomfortable,thatcannoteat.“Iate,smellisverysweetstill.
Imadeasmallflowershapedmooncake,thetasteisvarious,watchingmymouthwateronthemooncake.
Firstofall,Iusecoloredplasticinetopressintosemicirclesandlongstrips.ThenIputdifferentcolorsandshapesofplasticineintoacircle.Thisismymooncake.Moreover,IalsospellthewordsMidAutumnFestivalonthemooncake.IlikethemooncakeImadeverymuch.
TheMid-autumnFestivalwasgottenonfor，houseappointcaninformmomgoesattendingameeting，amooncakewasbroughtwhencomingback，theboxofmooncakeisveryelegant，itisgules，writingabove“richesandhonourfall“4words，extremelybeautiful.Groundofmytooimpatienttowaitopensaboxtoseeonlyinsidehave8smallmooncakeandknifeandfork，lookverydelicious，Iamgreedydcsaliva，opencaddyrapidly，immediately，Iwasstupefied，themooncakeinsideispackedwithoutpolybag，smoothmoveputsmooncakeinthebox.Ithink：Suchmooncakeaffirmationisnotwholesome，expireeasilystill！Canyoueatafterall？Istillaskmother！Momsays：“Youeatfirst！Iffeelbadtoeat，aftereatinguncomfortable，thatcannoteat.“Iate，smellisverysweetstill.
IamveryhappybecausetheMid-autumnFestivaliscoming.Duringthedaystherearemanymooncakes.Iloveeatingmooncakeverymuch.Therearevarioustastessuchassweetsaltandsoon.Ilikethesweetonesespeciallythefruit-filledmooncakes.MyparentsalwaysbuymanyformebecausetheyknowIlikemooncakes.Besidesmooncakehasgoodmoral.Itsymbolizesreunion.WhenIeatthemooncakeIoftenthinkofmybigfamilyandmyrelatives.
ThejoyousMid-AutumnFestivalwascelebratedonthefifteenthdayoftheeighthmoonaroundthetimeoftheautumnequinox.Manyreferredtoitsimplyasthe"FifteenthoftheEighthMoon".
Thisdaywasalsoconsideredasaharvestfestivalsincefruitsvegetablesandgrainhadbeenharvestedbythistimeandfoodwasabundant.Foodofferingswereplacedonanaltarsetupinthecourtyard.Applespearspeachesgrapespomegranatesmelonsorangesandpomelosmightbeseen.Specialfoodsforthefestivalincludedmooncakescookedtaroandwatercaltropeatypeofwaterchestnutresemblingblackbuffalohorns.Somepeopleinsistedthatcookedtarobeincludedbecauseatthetimeofcreationtarowasthefirstfooddiscoveredatnightinthemoonlight.OfallthesefoodsitcouldnotbeomittedfromtheMid-AutumnFestival.
TheroundmooncakesmeasuringaboutthreeinchesindiameterandoneandahalfinchesinthicknessresembledWesternfruitcakesintasteandconsistency.Thesecakesweremadewithmelonseedslotusseedsalmondsmincedmeats.
Celebrationsareheldatnightwithmooncakesplayingapredominantrole.Thesearesmallroundtartsbakedwithdifferentfruitfillings—date,pear,appleandpomegranateamongothers.Peopleusedtolayoutafeastwithgoodwine.Whenthemoonwasrisinginaclearsky,theywouldplacethemooncakesandfreshfruitonatableasanoffering.
Eventodayafamilywillsitaroundthetable,enjoyingthebeautifulmoonandeatingmooncakesandfruit.Thosewhoareawayfromhometrytoreturnforafamilyreunion,givingtheoccasionitsothername—FamilyReunionFestival.
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