Types of Mooncake
Types Of Mooncake is a structured food & drink dataset with 12 entries. Its fields include Style, Origin, Crust. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 12 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Not provided
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Style, Origin, Crust, Common Fillings, Served, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Origin groups
- 11 distinct values
- Across 12 preview rows
- Served groups
- 7 distinct values
- Across 12 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Style, Origin, and Crust across food & drink entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 12 downloadable records
Style↕ | Origin↕ | Crust↕ | Common Fillings↕ | Served↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cantonese (Guangdong) | Guangdong, China | Soft, thin baked wheat | Lotus seed paste, salted duck egg yolk, red bean | Room temperature | The most iconic mooncake, intricate moulded tops, exported worldwide |
Suzhou Style | Suzhou, Jiangsu | Flaky, layered shortcrust | Minced pork, rose, sweet bean | Warm or room temp | Jiangnan tradition, savory pork versions, crumbly pastry |
Beijing Style | Beijing | Soft, slightly chewy | Mountain hawthorn, sesame, nuts, rock sugar | Room temperature | Lighter sweetness, Zi Lai Hong and Zi Lai Bai varieties |
Chaoshan (Teochew) Style | Chaozhou-Shantou | Flaky spiral layered | Mung bean paste, taro, egg yolk | Warm | Distinctive spiral pastry, orh ni taro version is famous |
Yunnan (Yun) Style | Yunnan | Crisp flaky wheat | Yunnan ham, honey, rose | Room temperature | Savory-sweet ham mooncake, only Yunnan specialty |
Snowskin (Bing Pi) | Hong Kong, 1960s | Chilled, mochi-like glutinous rice | Fruit paste, chocolate, durian, matcha, custard | Chilled | No baking required, soft white skin, modern flavor innovation |
Lava Custard (Liu Sha) | Hong Kong | Soft baked crust | Molten salted egg custard | Warm, microwaved | Oozing golden center when cut, Michelin-era favorite |
Ice Cream Mooncake | Haagen-Dazs, 1990s | Chocolate or wafer shell | Ice cream in multiple flavors | Frozen | Luxury gift box, Haagen-Dazs pioneered, no traditional pastry |
Shanghai Style | Shanghai | Buttery, shortbread-like | Fresh pork, scallion | Hot, fresh from oven | Savory, eaten hot from street bakeries, queues around the block |
Hong Kong Modern (Mixed Nuts) | Hong Kong | Thin baked crust | Five kernels (walnut, almond, sesame, pumpkin, melon seed), ham | Room temperature | Wu Ren style, polarizing - loved by elders, hated by kids |
Teochew Yam Paste | Chaozhou | Flaky layered pastry | Orh ni taro paste, ginkgo, pumpkin | Warm | Labor-intensive taro filling, silky-smooth texture |
Piglet Mooncake (Zhu Zai Bing) | Hong Kong/Guangdong | Plain baked crust, shaped as piglet | Empty or light filling | Room temperature | Child-friendly, shaped like a piglet in a bamboo basket, Mid-Autumn tradition |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Types of Mooncake organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 12 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 12 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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