snow skin mooncake
🇭🇰 A dish from Hong Kong
Snow skin mooncake, snowy mooncake, ice skin mooncake or crystal mooncake is a Chinese confection eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is a cold mooncake with glutinous rice skin, originating from Hong Kong. Snow skin mooncakes are also found in Macau, Mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Although snow skin mooncakes are usually made and sold by bakeries, these mooncakes are not baked in ovens like traditional cakes.
What gives it away
| 🥘Main ingredients | glutinous rice flour, sweet filling, sugar |
|---|---|
| 🔥Cooking method | unbaked, chilled and molded |
| 👅Flavour & style | cold, soft, lightly sweet |
| 🕒When it’s eaten | festive autumn celebration confection |
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Frequently asked questions
Where does snow skin mooncake come from?
snow skin mooncake is a dish that originated in Hong Kong.
What is snow skin mooncake?
Snow skin mooncake, snowy mooncake, ice skin mooncake or crystal mooncake is a Chinese confection eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is a cold mooncake with glutinous rice skin, originating from Hong Kong.
Snow skin mooncakes are also found in Macau, Mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Although snow skin mooncakes are usually made and sold by bakeries, these mooncakes are not baked in ovens like traditional cakes.