Homemade mooncakes are the latest food craze to hit China. With mid-autumn festival fast approaching, many are making their very own creations, and having a lot of fun in the process.
自制月餅近日在中國大為流行。隨著中秋佳節日益臨近,多人選擇自己動手制作月餅并中找些樂趣。
Customers at this bakery are learning how to make mooncakes.
面包店的顧客正在學習如何制作月餅。
Xiao Yuan, a customer, said, "It's quite easy actually, all you have to do is put the ingredients in here and press it like this. I think it's much healthier, because I choose what to put in them."
顧客小圓說,“其實制作月餅非常簡單,你只需要把餡料放在這里面,然后像這樣按壓它就好。我認為自己制作月餅更健康一些,因為我可以自己選擇放些什么餡料進去。”
The whole process takes a little more than an hour. Customers can even make their own attractive presentation wrapping and send their mooncakes to friends. The total cost of a pack of 6 handmade mooncakes is only 40-50 RMB.
整個制作過程耗時一小時多一點。顧客甚至可以自己制作精美禮盒并送給朋友。一盒自制月餅成本僅為40-50元人民幣。
That's why it's flourishing as a business on the internet, many online stores are selling mooncake ingredients and special utensils to make the cakes with. They even offer tutorials on how to make them.
這就是為什么自制月餅生意在互聯網上甚為火爆的原因,許多網店都在出售月餅餡料和模具。店家甚至還提供制作教程。
But experts offer a word of caution.
但是,專家提醒:
Yao Zhijun, a baker, said, "Make sure the ingredients you buy are certified as 'Quality Secure'. The baking process is vital to food safety, so care must be taken to bake the mooncakes for the recommended length of time. In addition, they should be kept in the fridge and consumed within 5-7 days."
面包師姚志軍說,“一定要確保你購買的餡料通過質保認證。月餅烘焙這一環節對于食品安全至關重要,所以烘培月餅時一定要嚴格遵照推薦時長。另外,制作好的月餅應儲藏于冰箱中并在5-7天內食用完畢。
Customers here will definitely keep that in mind, as one of the main appeals of making their own mooncakes is that they're both safe and healthy!
顧客一定會將這些牢記于心的,因為吸引他們自制月餅的一個主要原因就是自制月餅安全又健康。