Mooncakes

För den som  blev intressera av mooncakes som jag skrev om i inlägget nedan hittade jag följande text som beskriver vad månkakorna kan innehålla. Jag har köpt mooncakes på asiatiska affärer både i Göteborg och Stockholm så det går att hitta i Sverige men man kan få leta lite. Ska jag vara ärlig kan jag inte påstå att det är särskilt gott. Men det är helt klart intressant att prova.


Lotus seed paste(蓮蓉, lían róng): Considered by some to be the original and most luxurious mooncake filling, lotus paste filling is found in all types of mooncakes. Due to the high price of lotus paste, white kidney bean paste is sometimes used as a filler

Red bean and other sweet bean pastes (豆沙, dòu shā): Bean pastes are some of the most 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 blak bean known throughout history.

Jujube paste (棗泥, zǎo ní): A sweet paste made from the ripe fruits of the jujube plant. The paste is dark red in colour, a little fruity/smoky in flavour and slightly sour in taste. Depending on the quality of the paste, jujube paste may be confused with red bean paste.

Five kernel (五仁, wǔ rén): 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 candied winter melon, chinese dried ham or pieces of rock suger as additional flavouring

 Mooncake with lotus seed paste