Mooncake Flavor Guide
Traditional lotus paste, modern varieties, and everything in between.
Traditional Classics
🥄 Lotus Paste with Double Yolk
The most prestigious traditional flavor. Sweet lotus seed paste with two salted egg yolks representing the full moon.
🥜 Red Bean Paste
Sweet red bean paste, smooth and slightly sweet with traditional significance of completeness.
🥚 Five Kernel (Wuren)
Five types of nuts and seeds: pumpkin, watermelon, peanuts, sesame, and almonds.
🫘 White Lotus Paste
Lighter, milder flavor than traditional lotus paste, elegant and refined.
Snow Skin Varieties
🧀 Durian
Rich, creamy durian filling encased in soft snow skin. Love it or hate it!
🍫 Chocolate
Modern fusion flavor loved by younger generations.
🍓 Fruit Assortment
Various fruit flavors like strawberry, mango, and lychee in snow skin.
🧁 Matcha
Japanese-inspired green tea flavor with earthy notes.
Regional Specialties
- • Cantonese: Rich, sweet, with lotus paste and salted eggs
- • Su-style: Soft, delicate, with thin crust
- • Beijing: Larger, with various fillings
- • Yunnan's Ham: Savory-sweet with ham filling
- • Teochew: Unique crust texture with internal soft filling
Flavor Pairing Tips
- • Traditional mooncakes pair best with pu-erh tea
- • Sweet fillings go well with oolong or jasmine tea
- • Snow skin mooncakes pair with green tea
- • Chocolate mooncakes pair with black tea
- • Serve at room temperature for best flavor
Tasting Tips
Slice traditional mooncakes into wedges and share with family. Savor each bite slowly with tea. Traditional mooncakes are rich, so a little goes a long way!