At that time, the broad masses of the people in the Central Plains could not bear the cruel rule of the ruling class in the Yuan Dynasty and rose up against the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang joined forces with various resistance forces to prepare for the uprising. However, the officers and men of the imperial court searched very closely and it was very difficult to transmit information. Liu Bowen, a military adviser, came up with a plan, ordered his men to hide the note with the uprising on the 15th night of August in the cake, and then sent people to the uprising troops around the country to inform them that the uprising on the 15th night of August was responding, and the rebels started a prairie fire like Mars.
Soon, Xu Da captured the Yuan Dynasty and the uprising was successful. When the news came, Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he quickly sent a message to all the soldiers to share the joy with the people in the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, and gave the moon cakes secretly sent during the war as seasonal cakes to the ministers. Since then, moon cakes have become more and more exquisite, with more and more varieties and bigger, such as disks, which have become the best gifts. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the custom of eating moon cakes spread among the people. I am looking forward to the Mid-Autumn Festival very much. What about you?
The custom of eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival teaches you to eat moon cakes healthily.
It is also the annual Mid-Autumn Festival, which is a reunion festival. Of course, moon cakes are indispensable. They are round and symbolize the harmony of members, so they are deeply loved by everyone. Small moon cakes have good energy and many health functions, which can soften blood vessels, prevent arteriosclerosis and improve immunity. But diabetics should pay attention to eating moon cakes.
The origin of traditional moon cakes in China;
Moon cakes are traditional special foods that Han people love. Mooncakes are round and shared by the whole family, symbolizing reunion and harmony. They are a must-eat food for Mid-Autumn Festival. Ancient moon cakes were eaten as sacrifices in the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that the custom of eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Tang Dynasty. In the Northern Song Dynasty, this kind of cake was called court cake, which was popular in the court, but also spread to the people. At that time, it was commonly known as Xiao Bing and Yuezi Tuan. In the Ming Dynasty, it became a common eating and drinking custom of the whole people. Nowadays, there are more varieties and different local flavors. Among them, Beijing-style, Soviet-style, Cantonese-style and Chaozhou-style moon cakes are deeply loved by people all over the country.
Ancient moon cakes were eaten as sacrifices in the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that the custom of eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Tang Dynasty. In the Northern Song Dynasty, this kind of cake was called court cake, which was popular in the court, but also spread to the people. At that time, it was commonly known as Xiao Bing and Yuezi Tuan. Later, it evolved into a circle, symbolizing a happy reunion, reflecting people's good wishes for family reunion and their deep thoughts for relatives and friends.
Dietary customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th day of August in the Han Chinese calendar. It is said that it originated in the Tang Dynasty. "Luo Zhong's Experience" once recorded: On the Mid-Autumn Festival, the new scholar gave a banquet in Qujiang, and Tang Xizong gave the scholar a moon cake. Su Dongpo, a great poet in the Song Dynasty, wrote a poem "Little cakes are like chewing the moon", in which there are cakes and cakes to praise moon cakes, from which we can see that moon cakes in the Song Dynasty have been filled with ghee and sugar. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was said that people took advantage of the opportunity of giving moon cakes to carry a note in them, and agreed to take action to kill and drive away Mongolian Tatars on the evening of August 15. In the Ming Dynasty, the custom of eating moon cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival became more common. "Shen Mingbang's Miscellaneous Notes" contains: The furniture of ordinary people's homes is a kind of moon cake with different sizes, which is called moon cake. In August, the palace enjoyed Haitang Hosta flowers. From the first day of the first lunar month, mooncakes have been sold, and by the fifteenth day, every household has provided mooncakes and melons. If there are any moon cakes left, they should be stored in a dry and cool place and used separately at the end of the year, which is called reunion cake. After the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the custom of giving away mooncakes on Mid-Autumn Festival became increasingly popular, and mooncakes had a symbolic meaning of reunion. From Qing Dynasty to modern times, new progress has been made in the quality and variety of moon cakes. Different raw materials, production methods and shapes make moon cakes more colorful, forming Beijing flavor, Suzhou flavor, Guangdong style and other unique varieties. Nowadays, moon cakes are not only unique holiday food, but also exquisite cakes available in all seasons, which are deeply loved by people.
The word moon cake was first seen in Liang Lumeng by Wu in the Southern Song Dynasty. At that time, moon cakes were diamond-shaped, chrysanthemum cakes and plum cakes coexisted, and they were always available, so customers always had them. It can be seen that moon cakes at this time are not only eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. As for the origin of the word moon cake, there is no textual research. However, Su Dongpo, a famous scholar in the Northern Song Dynasty, left a small cake like chewing the moon, which contained crisp and tender poems. Perhaps this is the origin of the name of moon cakes and the basis of their practice.
It is said that eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the broad masses of the people in the Central Plains could not bear the cruel rule of the ruling class in the Yuan Dynasty and rose up against the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang joined forces with various resistance forces to prepare for the uprising. However, the officers and men of the imperial court searched very closely, and it was very difficult to pass on the news. Liu Bowen, a military adviser, came up with a plan, ordered his men to hide the note containing the night uprising on August 15th into the cake, and then sent people to the uprising troops in various places to inform them to respond to the uprising on the night of August 15th. On the day of the uprising, all the rebels responded together, such as a single spark can start a prairie fire. Soon, Xu Da captured the Yuan Dynasty and the uprising was successful. When the news came, Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he quickly sent a message to all the soldiers to share the joy with the people in the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, and gave the moon cakes secretly sent during the war as seasonal cakes to the ministers. Since then, moon cakes have become more and more exquisite and varied, such as disks, which have become the best gifts. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the custom of eating moon cakes spread among the people. Some places have also formed many special Mid-Autumn Festival customs.
There have been many records about moon cakes since the Ming Dynasty. At this time, the moon cakes are round and only eaten in the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is the main offering of the popular Mid-Autumn Festival in the Ming Dynasty. "A Brief Introduction to the Scenery of the Imperial Capital" says: On August 15th, the moon was sacrificed and the fruit cakes were round. Moonlight is located in the middle of the month, while Yue Bai burns moonlight paper, withdraws the offerings, and disperses the family calendar. Moon cakes bear fruit, and relatives feed them back. The cake is two feet in diameter.
Moon cakes symbolize reunion, which should have started in the Ming Dynasty. If we look at the information about moon cakes and Mid-Autumn Festival folk customs in the Ming Dynasty, we should be able to see the historical track of the reunion of moon cakes: after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the whole family will sit together and share moon cakes and fruits (offerings of the moon). Because moon cakes are also round and shared by the whole family, it gradually forms the implication that moon cakes represent family reunion.
Teach you to eat moon cakes healthily;
With the development of the times, there are more and more kinds of moon cakes on the market, including lotus seed paste, mung bean paste, red bean paste, taro paste and Wurensha.
Moon cakes are holiday food, which can only be eaten around the Mid-Autumn Festival in a year. It is no problem to eat them in moderation. But because the calories and fat of moon cakes are indeed higher than ordinary food, it is better to eat less than more. In general, the most unhealthy part of moon cakes is actually the stuffing, not the crust, especially the salted egg yolk moon cakes, which are not only high in calories, but also high in cholesterol, and the moon cakes with more egg yolks have higher cholesterol.
A moon cake contains about 206 grams of an egg yolk, containing 760 calories and 2 17 mg of cholesterol; Mooncakes without egg yolk are about 189 grams, and also contain 700 calories; And a bowl of rice is about 137 grams, containing 149 calories. In other words, the calorie of each moon cake is equivalent to four or five bowls of rice, and eating one moon cake is equivalent to eating four or five bowls of rice, which is really amazing.
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How to eat moon cakes?
No matter what kind of moon cakes you eat, just taste them, and it's best to eat only a quarter at a time. At the same time, after eating moon cakes, the amount of meals and meals on the day should also be reduced to avoid excessive intake of calories and oil. However, people who love mooncakes should not think that mooncakes can replace normal meals, but choose to eat mooncakes instead of meals; You know, although moon cakes contain high fat, sugar and cholesterol, they lack nutrients, fiber and vitamins contained in rice, vegetables, fish and meat, so they cannot be used as meal substitutes.
It is worth mentioning that most people often feel full after eating moon cakes because of their high sugar and fat. Therefore, you can drink more tea after eating moon cakes to dispel the greasy feeling of moon cakes and help digestion. At the same time, because of its low calorie, China tea is certainly more suitable than soft drinks such as soda and coffee.
Talk about the mood of eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival.
Mid-Autumn Festival, talk about eating moon cakes. The moon is round, the dream is round, and the moon cake is fragrant. I miss you. Jade Rabbit, Chang 'e, Guishu: Bright Moon, Fifteen, Blessing. I wish my dear customers and friends a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. Tonight, I will accompany my family to enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
2. Drive autumn away from your heart, and you will be happy forever: I will give you the autumn at hand, and good luck will follow you: I will show you the autumn in your eyes and the beautiful scenery. Autumn mountains are faint with autumn water, autumn rain is delicate with autumn flowers, and autumn clouds are faint with autumn moon. Qiu Lai wishes you happiness. Multicolored crystal moon cakes, with transparent milky white skin, are smooth and tender to bite and full of taste!
3. The stuffing is sweet but not greasy, and the skin is crisp and soft. Especially the freshly baked moon cakes, soft and golden, will make your mouth water.
4. Mid-Autumn Festival, a warm night, the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon: flowers, wine, heart: eyebrows, smiles, happiness is always there: SMS sends a blessing, I wish you happiness forever! Enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
5. Eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival, I received such a Lion Mountain durian Melaleuca cake. You want me to remember that if the Mid-Autumn Festival is not gentle, there will be no beautiful night in the world.
6. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! If there is anything to celebrate, it must be reunion; If there is anything to celebrate, it is peace. Enjoy the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, eat moon cakes and read autumn poems.
I want to enjoy the moon with you. You eat moon cakes together. I want to know what you are doing now.
8. In the 4th century A.D./KLOC-0, eating moon cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival had special significance. I like eating moon cakes very much. It's Mid-Autumn Festival again.
9. Have a wonderful full moon, enjoy the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and get together with the moon. It's time to eat moon cakes again. I wish you a full moon.
10. My favorite person: I am not with you this Mid-Autumn Festival. I hope you will remember to miss me and love you! Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! The circle is full! Multicolored crystal moon cakes, with transparent milky white skin, are smooth and tender to bite and full of taste!
1 1. Haiyue, the more you miss Qianshan: when the waves sink, the blessings will be sent far away. In order to live, you are covered with wind and frost, you wander in a foreign land: chasing dreams and hiding your heart, you are in a hurry. In different places, in the same month, Mid-Autumn Festival, no matter where you are, you are willing to spend a beautiful full moon, which will make people healthy. The crust of cream moon cakes is full of creamy smell, golden in color and rich in creamy smell!
12. The spring tide is in Lian Haiping, and the bright moon is born in the tide. It is a good time for people to reunite, and the voice of blessing will accompany you. Friend: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and a full moon. It's really beautiful to enjoy the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival and have a family reunion.
13. Enjoy moon cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival. Get together, live a long and healthy life, be lucky and happy. I wish you happiness and a happy Mid-Autumn Festival! I like eating moon cakes very much. It's Mid-Autumn Festival again.
14. I am preparing the moon cakes produced by the company. Make the skin with romance: make the stuffing with warmth: make the egg king with happiness: there are not many people who know how to taste, and it is best to have only you! Enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
15. Multicolored crystal moon cakes, with transparent milky skin, smooth and tender bite, full of taste!
16. I like eating moon cakes very much. It's Mid-Autumn Festival again. You must try this tiramisu cheese moon cake. It looks delicious.
17. Invite you to eat moon cakes with me!
18. Bright moon, flashing, hanging in the horizon; Missing, a little bit, connected into a line; I hope, bit by bit, a spring; Luck, drop by drop, never decreases; Contact, season after season, will not be idle; Mid-Autumn Festival, year after year, looking forward to reunion; May you be sweeter than honey every moment. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Tonight, I will accompany my family to enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
19. A bright moon reflects a festive world: a box of moon cakes, blending happiness and sweetness; A bottle of wine is brewing a happy reunion; A greeting, endless affection; Blessing and friendship run through the Mid-Autumn Festival. May my blessing accompany you through the Mid-Autumn Festival, and all the happiness and beauty will be accepted! It's really beautiful to enjoy the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival and have a family reunion.
20. In October, the moon cakes are round and sweet. The goddess Chang 'e made the stuffing, the baby Jade Rabbit was busy making the skin, the moon sprinkled Yin Hui as the cover, and the starlight made the rope. Tonight, I will accompany my family to enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
On Mid-Autumn Festival, I will talk about the mood of eating moon cakes. Part II: 2 1. The moon in the sky is round, the things on earth are round, the things in my heart are round, the days are complete, I am comfortable and happy! Happy Mid-Autumn Festival. Tonight, I will accompany my family to enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
22. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, the courier Chang 'e will send you an electronic moon cake made by myself. Full of yearning, wrapped in true feelings, low carbon and environmental protection, without additives. Believe it or not, I sent it anyway. ) Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! It's really beautiful to enjoy the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival and have a family reunion.
23. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, sweet-scented osmanthus filled the palace, and the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon came to bless you. Blessing will never stop. I wish you a round life, peace, happiness, health and happiness forever. I like eating moon cakes very much. It's Mid-Autumn Festival again.
24. Mid-Autumn Acacia is more intense: teary-eyed people dream in their arms: moonlight at home in how bright! People are your best! Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! The crust of cream moon cakes is full of creamy smell, golden in color and rich in creamy smell!
25. Fruit and vegetable moon cakes are filled with cantaloupe, pineapple, lychee and strawberry, with fruit juice or jam, which tastes fresher and sweeter.
26. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, I invited my guests to the Moon Palace to prepare a sumptuous dinner, steamed and romantic, braised and boiled, fried wedding cakes, sincere and warm soup, very pistachio, and warm and joyful wine. Please come here. Tonight, I will accompany my family to enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
27. Make skin with romance: make stuffing with warmth: make egg king with happiness: not many people know how to taste, it is best to have only you! I like eating moon cakes very much. It's Mid-Autumn Festival again.
28. Since ancient times, people have known that eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival requires drinking tea and maybe eating grapefruit, which is a match!
29. With sincerity as the radius and respect as the center, send a round Mid-Autumn Festival blessing &; hellip:& amp； Hellip: I wish: people who love you love you more, and people you love know you better! Good things come together! Sweet dream! I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and a full moon! Enjoy the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, eat moon cakes and read autumn poems.
30. One moon, one you, two shadows, you and me. I'm lucky to have known you for three years. I've missed you for four months, and I've been looking for you all over the country. I am infatuated with you, and I will wait for you on August 15. Enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
3 1. It's really hard to reach you. I can't leave my house. I didn't learn to surf the Internet, but I learned to be invisible first. I can only tell you by SMS that it's Mid-Autumn Festival, so eat more moon cakes! I took a bite, wow! It's really sweet and delicious, smooth and delicious.
I sincerely wish our most farsighted leader a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and all the best! Golden moon cakes, with a faint fragrance, make my mouth water!
33. Mid-Autumn Festival, send you a moon cake, brand-true feelings, ingredients-thoughts+blessings, manufacturer-partner, shelf life-100 year. It's really beautiful to enjoy the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival and have a family reunion.
34. It's another full moon night. Send me my own moon cake! The ingredients are pistachio water mixed with happy stuffing: the package is happy: the price is free for friends, and the family is priceless. When you receive the crowd, you care about your friends! Golden moon cakes, with a faint fragrance, make my mouth water!
35. Fu Jiafu is a blessing, and the reduction of blessing is the starting point of blessing. Fu Jiafu is infinite, and blessing is the only blessing besides blessing. I wish you peace, happiness, and golden moon cakes, which exude a faint fragrance and make my mouth water!
36. Thousands of miles away, but I invited Yue Ming to express my love. Good wishes from the full moon wine, all the blessings are given to you. Tonight, I will accompany my family to enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The sweet-scented osmanthus in August weaves my thoughts about you, and the full moon in Mid-Autumn Festival illuminates my expectations for you. Sweet moon cakes express my concern for you, and sincere short messages convey my blessing to you. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Enjoy the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, eat moon cakes and read autumn poems.
It is still important to eat moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival. Open the mode correctly, take a bite of the moon cake and have a look.
39. Since ancient times, the mid-autumn moon is the brightest, and the cool wind stays at night. One day, the weather was gloomy, there were fish everywhere, and Yue Long was full of water. May to Mid-Autumn Festival is especially bright, and it is also a day of reunion. Wish you a happy holiday and good health! Golden moon cakes, with a faint fragrance, make my mouth water!
40. Like a crescent moon, I don't know how many vicissitudes it has experienced, and it has become eternal in people's hearts in the autumn night. In order to cherish its perfection, people eat moon cakes in the city on this day, and also to remember those sunny and round days. Did you eat moon cakes today? Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Tonight, I will accompany my family to enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
How to eat moon cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival? Part III: 4 1. The breeze brings my blessing, the bright moon brings my greetings, a wisp of breeze and a wisp of bright moon, boundless affection, happy Mid-Autumn Festival ~ golden moon cakes, faint fragrance, make my mouth water!
42. I want to give you a care and forget it; I want to bless you, far away; I want to send you a moon cake, which is very expensive. Think about it, or send you a Mid-Autumn Moon. May your life be as free as moonlight! It's really beautiful to enjoy the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival and have a family reunion.
43. The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming. Miss Bibo, connect with friends. I wish my dreams a full moon in advance, and everything goes well: life is like a moon cake, and my heart is sweet: happiness is like a laurel, and the fragrance floats in my heart. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Multicolored crystal moon cakes, with transparent milky white skin, are smooth and tender to bite and full of taste!
44. In the Super League, I saw Zongzi, with a taste of Hangzhou. I bought it quickly, thinking that the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. But you should eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival, right?
45. I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Eat more moon cakes! Happy and healthy! I like eating moon cakes very much. It's Mid-Autumn Festival again.
46. Enjoy the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, eat moon cakes, drink osmanthus wine and have a reunion.
47. A full moon hangs in the sky, and round moon cakes are fragrant all over the world. Round happiness is as beautiful as flowers, and round blessings come to your home: a happy day is full of jade, a happy life is full of flowers, and the family is auspicious and reunited forever. Happy holidays! I like eating moon cakes very much. It's Mid-Autumn Festival again.
48. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, another round. See the light in the mid-autumn night every year. May you be healthy and reunited forever! I like eating moon cakes very much. It's Mid-Autumn Festival again.
49. Mid-Autumn Festival is coming: I can think of it, see it, smell it, eat it and be blessed by it. Mid-Autumn Festival hasn't arrived yet. I hope my message arrived first. I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival in advance! Tonight, I will accompany my family to enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
50. Looking at the circle of friends, the screen is full of moon cakes. It suddenly occurred to me that when I was a child, every Mid-Autumn Festival, my mother always bought festive cakes several markets in advance.
5 1. Flowers are full of affection, the moon is smiling, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is here: sweet-scented osmanthus, auspicious moonlight, and reunion. Today: Chang 'e smiles, Jade Rabbit jumps and enjoys the night on earth: Bless America, greetings and wish you a happy holiday. I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival! I took a bite, wow! It's really sweet and delicious, smooth and delicious.
52. The moon is full when the heart is big, and the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrates reunion: the center of the moon is more round, and the heart is round when everything is round. May your family and career be successful! Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! I took a bite, wow! It's really sweet and delicious, smooth and delicious.
53. The wind is soft, the rain is moist, the flowers are full, and the happy life is getting sweeter every day! Winter goes and spring comes, like water and smoke, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner! Time flies, life needs to be full of joy! Say take care and wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. Enjoy the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, eat moon cakes and read autumn poems.
54. As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, I wish you five wishes. Wish you all the best. I wish you all the best: first, cash cow, second, noble people help your career, third, all the best, health and longevity, fourth, a basket full of happiness, and fifth, happiness and auspiciousness. I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
On the Mid-Autumn Festival, my family went to Shunfengshan Park to enjoy the moon. Looking at the white clouds in the sky, they slipped from the moon from time to time, as if they had become the towels of the moon, wiping the dust off the moon's face. The moon has become brighter, like a glowing golden plate. The moonlight shines on us as soft as cotton and makes us happy! It's really beautiful to enjoy the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival and have a family reunion.
56. Did you hear that? Remember? Heart to, speaking of? Do it. I see. Time's up? You have received all my blessings. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
57. I want to eat delicious moon cakes, drink fruit tea that likes tea, and go to strange places.
58. The Mid-Autumn Festival is particularly bright. I wish you a good mood every day. The bright moon is shining in the sky, and the beautiful scenery is piled up: I wish you a happy holiday! Golden moon cakes, with a faint fragrance, make my mouth water!
59. It is difficult to spend a full moon in mid-autumn night: bring greetings and homesickness, and all your wishes come true. I like eating moon cakes very much. It's Mid-Autumn Festival again.
60. A business myth: Nobody likes bad moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival, right? Why is that delicious moon cake not available all year round? Do you like eating moon cakes or just like eating moon cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival?
How much do you know about the origin of eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival?
Moon cake is a traditional snack of Han nationality with a long history, which is deeply loved by people in China. Moon cakes are round and shared by the whole family, symbolizing reunion and harmony. They are a must-eat food for Mid-Autumn Festival. Ancient moon cakes were eaten as sacrifices in the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that the custom of eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Tang Dynasty. In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was popular in the court, but it also spread among the people. At that time, it was usually called Xiao Bing and Viet Tuan. In the Ming dynasty, it became a common dietary custom of the whole people. Nowadays, there are more varieties and different local flavors. Among them, Cantonese moon cakes, Beijing moon cakes, Soviet moon cakes, Chaozhou moon cakes and Yunnan moon cakes are deeply loved by people all over the country.
Dietary customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th day of August in the Han Chinese calendar. Su Dongpo, a great poet in the Song Dynasty, wrote a poem "Little cakes are like chewing the moon", in which there are cakes and cakes to praise moon cakes, from which we can see that moon cakes in the Song Dynasty have been filled with ghee and sugar. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was said that people took advantage of the opportunity of giving moon cakes to carry a note in them, and agreed to take action to kill and drive away Mongolian Tatars on the evening of August 15. In the Ming Dynasty, the custom of eating moon cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival became more common. "Shen Mingbang's Miscellaneous Notes" contains: The furniture of ordinary people's homes is a kind of moon cake with different sizes, which is called moon cake. In August, the palace enjoyed Haitang Hosta flowers. From the first day of the first lunar month, mooncakes have been sold, and by the fifteenth day, every household has provided mooncakes and melons. If there are any moon cakes left, they should be stored in a dry and cool place and used separately at the end of the year, which is called reunion cake. After the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the custom of giving away mooncakes on Mid-Autumn Festival became increasingly popular, and mooncakes had a symbolic meaning of reunion. From Qing Dynasty to modern times, new progress has been made in the quality and variety of moon cakes. Different raw materials, production methods and shapes make moon cakes more colorful, forming Beijing flavor, Suzhou flavor, Guangdong style and other unique varieties. Moon cakes are not only unique holiday food, but also exquisite cakes available in all seasons, which are deeply loved by people.
The word moon cake was first seen in Liang Lumeng by Wu in the Southern Song Dynasty. At that time, moon cakes were diamond-shaped, chrysanthemum cakes and plum cakes coexisted, and they were always available, so customers always had them. It can be seen that moon cakes at this time are not only eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. As for the origin of the word moon cake, there is no textual research. However, Su Dongpo, a famous scholar in the Northern Song Dynasty, left a small cake like chewing the moon and a crisp and sweet poem. Perhaps this is the origin of the name moon cake and the basis of its practice.
It is said that eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the broad masses of the people in the Central Plains could not bear the cruel rule of the ruling class in the Yuan Dynasty and rose up against the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang joined forces with various resistance forces to prepare for the uprising. However, the officers and men of the imperial court searched very closely, and it was very difficult to pass on the news. Strategist Liu Bowen came up with a plan, ordered his men to hide the note containing the uprising on the 15th night of August into the cake, and then sent people to the uprising troops around the country separately to inform them of the countermeasures for the uprising on the 15th night of August. On the day of the uprising, all the rebels responded together, such as a single spark can start a prairie fire.
Soon, Xu Da captured the Yuan Dynasty and the uprising was successful. When the news came, Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he quickly sent a message to all the soldiers to share the joy with the people in the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, and gave the moon cakes secretly sent during the war as seasonal cakes to the ministers. Since then, moon cakes have become more and more exquisite and varied, such as disks, which have become the best gifts. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the custom of eating moon cakes spread among the people. Many special Mid-Autumn Festival customs have been formed in some places. There have been many records about moon cakes since the Ming Dynasty. At this time, the moon cakes are round and only eaten in the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is the main offering of the popular Mid-Autumn Festival in the Ming Dynasty. "A Brief Introduction to the Scenery of the Imperial Capital" says: On August 15th, the moon was sacrificed and the fruit cakes were round. Moonlight is located in the middle of the month, while Yue Bai burns moonlight paper, withdraws the offerings, and disperses the family calendar. Moon cakes bear fruit, and relatives feed them back. The cake is two feet in diameter.
Moon cakes symbolize reunion, which should have started in the Ming Dynasty. If we look at the information about moon cakes and Mid-Autumn Festival folk customs in the Ming Dynasty, we should be able to see the historical track of the reunion of moon cakes: after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the whole family will sit together and share moon cakes and fruits (offerings of the moon). Because moon cakes are also round and shared by the whole family, it gradually forms the implication that moon cakes represent family reunion.
According to folklore, Cixi likes eating moon cakes very much. However, because moon cakes are similar to moon disease, Cixi, a woman, thought it was indecent, so she changed her name to Cai Yue Cake. Mid-Autumn Festival, during the reign of Cixi, was a big day with three days. August 14 is to welcome the moon, and August 16 is to send the moon. These three days are the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The origin of eating moon cakes
It is said that one year on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, Yang Guifei and Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, enjoyed the moon together. On the table next to it, there are not only grapes, watermelons, pomegranates and other fruits, but also more than ten kinds of cakes, such as sweet, salty, stuffed, square and round (the ancients called cakes square and round). Yang Guifei picked up one of the cakes with stuffing and tasted it. She thought it was delicious, so she liked it very much. She asked the name of the cake, but no one here could name it. He also called the chef who made the cake, but he didn't even know his name. So, Li Longji and all the people said with one voice, let's give the imperial concubine a name. The imperial concubine looked down at the round cake in her hand, looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and casually walked past, so she called it moon cake. Everyone cheered in unison, so there was a moon cake dedicated to enjoying the moon on August 15.
There is another story about this story: On August 15th, when enjoying the moon, Yang Guifei picked up a piece of cake, which was very sweet after eating, and asked what kind of cake it was. A man said it was called Hu Bing, and the imperial concubine asked why it was called Hu Bing. The servant replied that it was made by Hu people and came from Alakazam, so it was called Hu cake. However, both Li Longji and Yang Guifei thought the name was not pleasant to listen to, so Yang Guifei said, let's call it moon cake in the future.
Of course, there are many legends about the origin of moon cakes. For example, there is a saying that moon cakes originated from Zhu Jie food in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that during the period of Tang Gaozu, General Li Jing conquered the Huns and won on August 15. Turpan people who were doing business at that time presented cakes to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. High-impedance Li Yuan took the gorgeous cake box, took out the round cake, smiled at the bright moon in the sky and said, Hu cake should invite toad. After that, share the cake with the ministers. Since then, eating moon cakes on August 15th has become the custom of China people.
There is also a saying that moon cakes are court delicacies. Tang Xizong ate moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival. They were very delicious. I heard that the new Jinshi was going to hold a banquet in Qujiang, so I asked the chef to wrap the moon cakes in silk and give them to the Jinshi. Later, people imitated it one after another and ate it at the Mid-Autumn Festival.