It is said that the custom of eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Tang Dynasty. It was popular in the court during the Northern Song Dynasty, and later spread to the people. At that time, it was commonly known as "small cakes" and "moon balls". By the Ming Dynasty, it had become a common dietary custom for all people. Mooncakes have been integrated with the dietary customs of various places, and have developed into Cantonese-style, Beijing-style, Soviet-style, Chaozhou-style, Yunnan-style mooncakes, etc., which are loved by people from all over the north and south of China.

Mooncakes are offerings to worship the moon god during the Mid-Autumn Festival in ancient times. Since then, the custom of eating mooncakes during 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" with thin edges and thick heart in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas to commemorate Taishi Wen Zhong. This is the "ancestor" of Chinese mooncakes.

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How to eat mooncakes

1. The order of eating mooncakes with different flavors:

If you eat salty and sweet mooncakes together, you should eat them first. Eat salty ones, then sweet ones; mooncakes with different flavors such as fresh, salty, sweet and spicy should be eaten in the order of fresh, salty, sweet and spicy. They are delicious.

2. Pair hot but not cold:

Moon cakes are rich in fat and should not be eaten with cold drinks, otherwise it will cause diarrhea. It is best to make a cup of hot tea or prepare a cup of boiling water and drink it while eating. This can quench your thirst and remove the odor in your mouth, making the mooncakes more delicious.

3. The combination of mooncakes and tea:

Drink tea when eating mooncakes, which not only helps digestion and relieves greasiness, but also adds fun and atmosphere when tasting. Generally speaking, it is best to eat sweet mooncakes and drink scented tea, which has the wonderful combination of sweetness and fragrance; it is better to eat salty mooncakes and drink oolong tea or green tea, which has a refreshing fragrance.

4. The amount of mooncakes should not be eaten too much:

And it should not be paired with drinks such as soda, cola or juice that contain high sugar content; while eating mooncakes, you must reduce the amount of rice and Eat more fats and oils to balance your diet, or eat more grapefruit, which is rich in vitamin C and fiber.

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