Sticking To Tradition: Hainanese, Hakka, Shanghainese And Hokkien Mooncakes
"Cantonese mooncakes are the most widely seen baked mooncakes that are available at most hotels and bakeries in Singapore. Originated from Guangdong, China, a golden brown pastry encases lotus or red bean fillings. They can also contain salted duck egg yolks. Traditionally, the ball of dough and filling is pressed into a wooden mould, which crafts intricate wordings of the pastry shop’s name or the mooncake’s stuffing on top of the pastry. After being knocked out of the moulds, they are glazed with egg yolks before being baked. Other stuffing in these baked mooncakes can include sesame, durian and chempedak pastes." - Kenneth Goh
