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Origin
Tang Dynasty China — the tradition of mooncake gifting began in the Song Dynasty (960–1279 CE)
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Description
Yue bing: the definitive festival pastry of the Mid-Autumn Festival (15th day of 8th lunar month). Traditional baked Cantonese version: lotus paste with salted egg yolk, lye water pastry shell. Snowskin version (su bing): raw glutinous rice shell, chilled, no baking. Regional variations include: Suzhou-style (layered flaky pastry), Teochew (many fillings), Yunnan (rose jam).
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The Thread
—Japanese yokan (sweet bean paste)
—Filipino hopia (mooncake variant)
—Korean songpyeon (rice cake)
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Flavour Context
Rich, sweet-savoury lotus paste, salty egg yolk, with sweet-lye pastry — ceremonial and complex
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