外媒看中国:10款最好吃的月饼(在线收听

   Mooncakes are traditional snacks/desserts of Mid-Autumn Festival, the second most important festival in China. It is said that there is a moon goddess who makes these cakes, so people call them mooncakes.

  中秋节是中国第二大传统节日,月饼是人们在中秋节常吃的一种零食/甜点,传说月饼是月神嫦娥做的,因而称之为月饼。
  People often give mooncakes as gifts when visiting friends and family around Mid-Autumn. There are many flavors of mooncakes on the market. So how do you choose?
  在中秋节前后,人们在走亲访友时将月饼作为馈赠亲友的礼物。市面上的月饼有各种不同的口味。如何选择月饼的口味呢?
  Here we introduce the top 10 flavors of mooncakes that you should consider trying to help you choose.
  我们在下文中介绍了排名前十的口味,你在选择月饼的时候可以尝试一下。
  外媒看中国:10款最好吃的月饼
  1.Five Kernel and Roast Pork
  五仁叉烧馅
  Five kernel and roast pork mooncakes are the most traditional classic flavor. Compared to other common flavors, five kernel and roast pork mooncakes are much more expensive. They are filled with mixed nuts and seeds (almonds, walnuts, and dried winter melon, sesame, and pumpkin seeds) and roast pork. You will get a different taste with each bite. Most Chinese, especially seniors, love this flavor.
  五仁叉烧口味是经典的传统口味。相较于其他更为大众的口味,五仁叉烧月饼价格更高。五仁叉烧馅由各种坚果仁(杏仁,核桃,冬瓜干、葵花籽以及南瓜子)和叉烧肉混合而成。每一口都有不同的滋味。大多数的中国人,尤其是老年人,都很喜欢这个口味。
  2.Red Bean Paste
  红豆沙馅
  Red bean paste (红豆沙 hongdousha /hong-doh-shaa/) mooncakes are filled with a rich, thick, red bean paste, and taste sweet and smooth. The red bean paste gives a lingering flavor, and the scent fills your mouth after each bite.
  红豆沙口味的月饼里填满了滋味丰厚,口感黏稠的红豆沙,吃起来香甜顺口。红豆馅回味悠长,每吃一口都会感到口舌生香。
  3.Lotus Seed Paste
  莲蓉馅
  Lotus seed paste mooncakes are a famous Mid-Autumn Festival dessert of Cantonese origin, which have become popular all over China and even overseas.
  莲蓉馅月饼是一款有名的粤系中秋点心,在中国乃至世界范围内都很受欢迎。
  Due to the high price of lotus paste, white kidney bean paste is sometimes used as filler, sometimes with duck eggs, so make sure you don't go too cheap and get a real lotus paste mooncake.
  由于莲子蓉的价格非常昂贵,人们往往在其中加入芸豆蓉,有时也加上鸭蛋。所以要注意不要买便宜的莲蓉月饼,要购买真正莲蓉馅的月饼哦。
  4. Snow Skin
  雪皮月饼
  Snow skin mooncakes are non-baked mooncakes, which originated in Hong Kong, and have become fashionable in China. The crust is made of frozen glutinous rice, and looks snow white. Now some people add juice to the crust to make it look more colorful. The fillings can be sweet or savory, or both, such as fruit and duck egg yolks.
  雪皮月饼是一种未经过烘烤的月饼,诞生于香港,而后享誉全国。饼皮是用冰冻后的糯米制成,看起来白亮如雪。现在人们也在饼皮中加入果汁,让它看起来更富色彩感。馅料可以是甜味的也可以是咸味的,比如水果馅或鸭蛋黄馅。
  5. Vegetable and Fruit
  果蔬馅
  Fruit and vegetable mooncakes are filled with fresh vegetables and fruits, and taste soft and smooth. Fillings including honeydew, litchi.
  果蔬馅月饼里有满满的新鲜蔬菜和水果,尝起来柔软顺滑。馅料包括白兰瓜,荔枝。
  6. Chocolate
  巧克力馅
  Chocolate mooncakes make Mid-Autumn Festival more romantic. The attractive mooncake appearance and the thick scent of chocolate mix traditional Chinese culture and Western romantic culture together. The crust is made from chocolate and the filling can be oats, berries, Oreo flavor, etc.
  巧克力味的月饼能让你的中秋节更加浪漫。这种诱人的月饼以好看的外观和浓香的馅料实现了中国传统文化与西方浪漫的文化的融合。馅料是由巧克力,浆果,奥利奥饼干等混合而成。
  7. Green Tea
  绿茶馅
  Both tea and mooncakes are among the most traditional of Chinese foods, and together they create a new mooncake variety: green tea mooncakes. They are mainly filled with tea leaves and other ingredients, like lotus paste. With the taste of fresh tea leaves, the usually greasy taste of mooncake is well balanced.
  绿茶和月饼都是最传统的中国食品,两者融合就成为了一种新式的月饼:绿茶月饼。这种月饼里主要的馅料是茶叶和莲蓉等。茶叶的清爽口感能够很好的中和月饼常有的甜腻味道。
  8. Ice Cream
  冰淇淋馅
  Ice cream mooncake is a new look for traditional Chinese mooncakes. Cooling instead of warming, the refreshing taste makes it popular among young people.
  冰淇淋月饼是传统中国月饼的新新式。它采用冷冻而非热加工的方法制成,在年轻人中颇为流行。
  9. Cream Cheese
  奶油芝士馅
  The main feature of cream cheese mooncakes is the golden and crispy crust with a thick milky flavor. It is not as sweet as other mooncakes.
  奶油芝士月饼的特色是其中金黄干脆的芝士脆屑,加上浓郁的奶香。它不像其他的月饼那样甜腻。
  10. Seafood
  海味月饼
  Seafood mooncakes are more expensive than other types of traditional mooncakes. As their name suggests, they are filled with seafood like abalone and seaweed. They taste fresh and salty. If you don’t like sweet mooncakes, and like seafood, seafood mooncake is a good idea.
  海味月饼比其他各种口味的月饼都要昂贵。顾名思义,海味月饼中的馅料是鲍鱼,海带等海鲜。它们尝起来咸鲜可口。如果你不喜欢甜味的月饼,又喜欢海鲜,海味月饼将是一个不错的选择。
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