Snow skin mooncakes trace their origins to Hong Kong, where they were first created as a lighter alternative to the traditional baked mooncakes.
冰皮月餅起源於香港,最初被研發出來是作為傳統烘焙月餅之外的一種更清爽、低負擔的新選擇。
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most cherished celebrations across East Asia. On the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, the moon shines its brightest and fullest; a symbol of reunion and longing.
Among its legends, the most moving is the story of Chang’e, the moon goddess. To protect the elixir of life, she swallowed it herself and drifted to the moon, where she remains alone. Her husband Hou Yi, heartbroken, began making offerings to the moon; a gesture that lives on in the tradition of mooncakes.
Traditional mooncakes are golden and rich, while snow skin mooncakes, first from Hong Kong, are cool and soft, like little jewels of snow, beloved for their lightness and beauty.
中秋節是東亞文化中最重要的節日之一。每逢八月十五,月光最圓最亮,象徵着團圓與思念。
最動人的傳說來自月亮女神嫦娥。相傳她為了保護仙藥,不得不自己吞下,從此飛升月宮,孤身守望。后羿悲痛不已,便開始向明月獻祭,紀念他的妻子。據說,這就是人們在八月十五製作和奉獻月餅的由來。
傳統月餅皮酥餡甜,而冰皮月餅則源自香港。冰涼柔軟,宛如小巧的雪玉,成為現代人最愛的清爽選擇。