How has mooncakes changed in the 21st century?

Every full moon season in August, people everywhere can’t help but feel agitated and reminiscent of a past childhood with a moon cake, with a starlight twinkling under the full moon. That is fully preserved in the hearts of every Vietnamese.

But over time, many dishes have changed to suit the lifestyle and tastes of modern people, including moon cakes. The simple, square and round cake today has also had many changes to meet the increasing needs and tastes of consumers.

Traditional mooncakes have now undergone many changes.

Mooncakes are richer and more unique in shape, color, filling…

Looking back in the past, if the old moon cake had only 2 types of cakes and soft cakes, one square and one round to reflect the belief “The sky is round, the earth is square”, today the shape of the cake has changed. much richer. You can see moon cakes with shapes such as jade rabbit, pig, fish, flower, … so cute that just looking at them makes you feel like, especially children.

Moon cakes today come in a variety of shapes.

If the traditional moon cake only has two typical white and yellow colors of baked goods and flexible cakes, today’s moon cakes are much more diverse and new. Depending on the ingredients mixed with the moon cake color powder, there are enough colors of blue, red, brown, even black. This variety and novelty appeals to both adults and children.

As for the filling, the mooncakes in the past were known for their traditional fillings, which are mixed, while the 21st century mooncakes are much more diverse with lotus seeds, red apples, green tea, coconut milk, bird’s nests, and fish fins. , fruit. Then there are the lines of melted salted egg tarts, melted chocolate. Cream cake or eat clean cake line for vegetarians, dieters, people with diabetes…

Moon cakes today are extremely diverse in terms of small portions and fillings.

It can be said that the moon cake in the 21st century has constantly developed and innovated on the basis of traditional moon cakes. That shows, human creative thinking is limitless.

Mooncake box in the 21st century with many modern touches

Mooncakes in the 21st century not only have many new things from the inside, but the form of the cake box also has many modern touches. Looking back at the past, we will notice that there are not many mooncake box designs. The most familiar is the brilliant red box imprinted in the memories of generations of 8X and 9X. Now, we still see the same cake boxes, but they are dotted with images depicting the scene of the lantern procession, the moonlit night… more colorful with charming drawings.

A lot of mooncake boxes have beautiful designs like works of art.

At the same time, besides square or rectangular boxes, it is common to see more sophisticated 21st century mooncake boxes such as rectangles, designed like jewelry boxes or a wardrobe. There are even boxes of mooncakes that are as beautiful as a work of art.

Đăng bởi: Nguyễn Đào Nhật Quỳnh