Mooncakes filled with fruit can only be kept for about a month, while those filled with sweet sugar such as bean paste and red dates are slightly longer. Among them, the shelf life of moon cakes with ice skin is the shortest, only 15~20 days, which needs to be kept in the refrigerator for so long.
Mooncakes that have been removed can only be stored for a few hours at room temperature, and can only be stored for about two days in the refrigerator. Therefore, it is best to eat the opened moon cakes as soon as possible.
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Mooncakes are generally divided into soft stuffing and hard stuffing. Soft fillers contain a lot of water, which can only be stored for about 7 to 10 days, while hard fillers can be stored for about 1 month. Boxed moon cakes should be ventilated; In addition, because moon cakes contain more fat, attention should be paid to avoiding light when storing them to prevent oil oxidation.
Moon cakes should be handled with care, especially Soviet-style moon cakes, because the skin is crisp and the most easily broken. If the skin falls off, it will not only affect the appearance, but also affect the taste and quality, and it is easy to deteriorate due to moisture.
Moon cakes are rich in oil and sugar, and are easy to mildew and deteriorate when heated and wet. They must be stored in a cool and ventilated place at low temperature. Generally speaking, moon cakes are soft, moist and easy to deteriorate. It is best to put it in the refrigerator and take it out one hour before eating to ensure the taste.
At the temperature of 25℃, almond and passion fruit moon cakes can be stored for about 15 days. The storage time of moon cakes filled with bean paste, lotus seed paste and jujube paste should not exceed 10 day; If the temperature exceeds 30℃, the storage time of moon cakes should be shortened appropriately, generally not more than 7 days; As for moon cakes such as fresh meat, shredded chicken and ham, you should eat them while buying them.
When storing moon cakes, it is not appropriate to put them together with other foods and sundries, so as to avoid cross-talk and lose their proper taste and characteristics.
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Baidu encyclopedia-moon cake