Traditional moon cake making techniques (Guo Dulin's Jin style moon cake making techniques)

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: traditional moon cake making techniques (Guo Dulin's Jin style moon cake making techniques)

Applicant: Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province

Item No.: 946

Project No.: VIII - 163

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Shanxi Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province

Protection unit: Taiyuan double Synthetic Food Co., Ltd

Introduction to traditional moon cake making techniques (Guo Dulin's Jin style moon cake making techniques)

Applicant: Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province

Guo Dulin's Jin style moon cake is a special product of Shanxi Province. It is simple in shape, mellow in taste, crisp and refreshing, sweet but not greasy. It is famous for its "crisp, crisp, sweet and mellow".

Guo Dulin's craft of making Jin style moon cakes can be traced back to the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, which has a history of more than 300 years. During the reign of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, Guo Dulin's moon cakes were well-known in Jinzhong, Taiyuan, Datong, Linfen and other places, and became a good gift for Mid Autumn Festival. Guo Dulin moon cake is very careful in the selection of raw materials and accessories. The skin kneading technique and stuffing technology are very unique. The hanging oven shape of the cake is unique. The baking temperature is completely controlled by manual. After baking, the moon cake is cooked in the cellar to make it more fragrant and has a good taste. Guo Dulin's moon cake production retains the traditional skills of Shanxi folk cake making industry since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and its special technology of "filling with flour" shows the characteristics of northern cake making technology.

As the authentic inheritor of Jin style moon cake technology, Taiyuan double Synthetic Food Co., Ltd. has made an important contribution to the development and continuation of this moon cake variety. Due to the adjustment of crop planting structure in recent years, the yield of white wheat and other crops has decreased sharply, resulting in the shortage of raw materials for Jin style moon cakes. In this case, the survival space of Jin style moon cake making technology is difficult to expand and urgently needs to be protected.