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Traditional Mooncakes
By Peace | August 7, 2011
Lavender Mooncake (Lotus Paste)
Many types of fillings can be found in traditional moon cakes according to the region (country)’s culture:
Lotus seed paste (连蓉): Considered by some to be the original and most luxurious moon cake filling, lotus paste filling is found in all types of moon cakes. Due to the high price of lotus paste, white kidney bean paste is sometimes used as a filler.
Sweet Bean paste (都沙): A number of pastes are common fillings found in chinese desserts. Although red bean paste, made from azuki beans, is the most common worldwide, there are regional and original preferences for bean paste made from Mung bean as well as black bean known throughout history.
Five Kernel (五仁): A filling consisting of 5 types of nuts and seeds, coarsely chopped and held together with maltose syrup. Commonly used nuts and seeds include: walnuts, pumpkin seeds, watermelon seeds, peanuts, sesame, or almonds. In addition, the mixture will usually contain candled winter melon, jinhua ham, or pieces of rock sugar as additional flavoring.
Metal Casing for Putting Mooncakes (Lavender)
Lavender Mooncakes Viewed from the box (Halal)
The photographs above showed Lavender Mooncakes. The moon cakes came from Malaysia or rather they were being made in Malaysia. They were gifts from Richard’s friends. They contained yolks! This is my first time tasting Lavender Mooncakes. The box was beautiful and the crust of the traditional moon cakes are always good. The filling in this case was lotus paste, and they were very tasty too.
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