Desktop mooncakes, as a type of mooncake with unique flavors and production techniques, have distinctive characteristics and are deeply loved by consumers. The following is a detailed introduction about desktop mooncakes:
1、 Origin and characteristics
1. Origin: Desktop mooncakes originated from the traditional production process and flavor characteristics of Taiwan.
2. Features: The outer skin is crispy, fragrant, and smooth, with separate filling and skin. The taste is fresh and not greasy. Common desktop mooncake flavors include white beans, kidney beans, mung beans, red beans, and other legumes, as well as ingredients such as sugar, cream, fruit, eggs, etc.
2、 Main types and production processes
1. Main types:
Cake skin mooncake: commonly used in engagement cakes, with a soft texture.
Crispy pastry mooncakes: commonly used to make various desktop mooncakes. After low-temperature baking, the pastry crust is clearly layered and thin.
2. Production process:
Mainly processed through processes such as steaming beans, making skins, filling, shaping, and baking.
The production process of pastry pastry is quite labor-intensive, requiring two or more rolls of pastry pastry and kneading before water loss.
3、 Representative varieties
Desktop Taoshanpi Mooncake: It is one of the representative varieties of desktop mooncakes, famous for its loose or soft taste and unique Taoshanpi flavor.
4、 Taste and pairing
1. Taste: The desktop mooncake has a soft or fluffy texture, with a soft and refreshing filling and moderate moisture.
2. Matching: Consider pairing with various types of oolong tea, such as Tianwu tea, frozen top oolong tea, etc., to enhance the tasting experience.
5、 Market and Consumption
1. Market: Desktop mooncakes are widely popular in Taiwan and the global Chinese community, and are gradually gaining more attention and love from consumers.
2. Consumption: With the approaching of Mid-Autumn Festival, desktop mooncakes have become one of the popular festival foods during the festival.
6、 Development trends
As consumers continue to pursue the quality and taste of mooncakes, desktop mooncakes are also constantly innovating and developing to meet the needs of more consumers while maintaining their traditional flavor. In general, the tabletop moon cake, with its unique production process, flavor characteristics and taste experience, has become one of the indispensable traditional foods during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
