As one of the important schools of traditional Chinese mooncakes, Hong Kong style mooncakes have unique flavors and production techniques. Here is a detailed introduction to Hong Kong style mooncakes:
1、 Origin and characteristics
1. Origin: Hong Kong style mooncakes originated from the Hong Kong region and are a branch genre of Cantonese mooncakes.
2. Features: Hong Kong style mooncakes are known for their thin skin, full filling, crispy texture, and exquisite patterns. Its fillings are diverse, including sweet, salty, salty and sweet flavors, such as five kernels, bean paste, rock sugar, sesame, ham, etc.
2、 Main types
1. Divided by pastry crust: there are three major categories: milk crust, mixed sugar crust, and pastry crust.
2. Divided by shape: there are glossy mooncakes, lace mooncakes, as well as special shapes such as Sun Wukong and Lao Shouxing mooncakes.
3、 Representative brand
1. The four major brands: Ronghua, Meixin, Hengxiang, and Daban, are all large-scale mooncake companies with their own mooncake varieties.
2. Other well-known brands, such as the time-honored brand "Lianxianglou", specialize in producing traditional style mooncakes; Santa Ana mooncakes were founded in 1972, and both its traditional Hong Kong style mooncakes and ice skin mooncakes enjoy international reputation; Hejilong mooncakes are a well-known brand of high-end mooncakes.
4、 Innovation and Development
1. Flowing Heart Milk Yolk Mooncake: On the basis of traditional egg yolk lotus seed mooncakes, it pioneered a new trend and was first introduced by Hong Kong Meixin in 2014. It does not require heating, and when opened, the golden and smooth milk yolk flowing heart appears semi melted and slowly seeps out.
2. Ice Skin Mooncake: Innovatively launched by Da Ban in 1989, the skin is as thin as ice, without the need for fire baking, without greasy feeling, subverting the traditional way of making mooncakes.
5、 Production process
The production process of Hong Kong style mooncakes is exquisite, emphasizing the delicacy of the filling and the thinness and softness of the crust. For example, Ronghua mooncakes purchase fresh and high-quality lake lotus from Hunan every autumn, and carefully process them to make high-quality lotus paste raw materials.
6、 Market and Consumption
Hong Kong style mooncakes are widely popular in Hong Kong and the global Chinese community, and are deeply loved by consumers. Among them, innovative products such as Flowing Heart Milk Yellow Mooncake have become popular choices in the market.
7、 Summary
With its unique taste, diverse fillings and exquisite shape, Hong Kong style moon cakes have become one of the indispensable traditional delicacies during the Mid-Autumn Festival. At the same time, Hong Kong style mooncakes are constantly innovating and developing, launching new products such as Flowing Heart Milk Yellow Mooncakes and Ice Skin Mooncakes, which meet the needs of consumers for the quality and taste of mooncakes.
