For our people in South Bay, Sanfan Chinatown has always been a legendary place. The streets maintain an ancient style, which is almost completely isolated from the hippie other areas of San Francisco and the rapidly changing Silicon Valley, just like walking into the living The history is the same. The food here is also very fascinating, with its own old-fashioned halo, and everyone will have the mystery of "delicious and often unattractive", it seems that this old and broken shop takes out something Authentic and reliable.

So, we went to the city and bought three mooncakes in Chinatown and brought them back for a try. I also invited fans from Guangdong~

However, the test results turned out to be like this-

So these moon cakes are the situation of Shenma?

Golden Gate | Golden Gate Bakery. Address: 1029 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133

This store is really a Chinatown legend, because the egg tarts are so famous, they are often closed and closed without notice, as long as they open the door, they will always line up. We were very lucky that it didn't take long to open the door when we arrived.

The door opens at two o'clock this afternoon, so casual~

The storefront is super small, the display cabinet is very low, which is the height of the writing desk, which is full of various moon cakes, but it is blocked by the queue. The shelves against the wall behind the counter were stuffed with various packaging boxes, strapping ropes and the like. At first glance, I didn't even know that this was a bakery. The two gray-haired aunts briskly took a piece of greased paper to wrap the mooncakes, put them in a small paper bag, and bought more in a retro-style carton. Then they used paper pens to settle accounts and collect money. They used a very old one. The machine printed a small ticket.

When you buy mooncakes, you have to buy egg tarts by the way. Aunt said that one person can only buy two.

The egg tarts are really delicious, but Sen Sen suspects that this popularity is blown out by foreigners... and not so divine ╮(╯▽╰)╭ Now I can go to any reliable morning tea shop in the Bay Area to eat pretty good egg tarts .

Mooncakes are considered a pass (compared to the other two). Shuangwang Lianrong is not bad, but the egg yolk is dry and there is no running oil, let alone quicksand.

There are finely crushed nuts in the bean paste. According to our experience of tasting fans, it seems that it is not an orthodox practice; the color of the bean paste is light, and the selection and production of the bean paste may not be so particular.

In the end, this little-anticipated coconut moon cake, hey, can actually be understood as Wuren moon cake + coconut shreds. But it is not the traditional kind of five kernels with crystal sugar and red and green silk, but many large particles of nuts, which are not so sweet. Friends who love nuts may really like this moon cake.

East Asia | Eastern Bakery.Address: 720 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA 94108

The store is relatively spacious and blessed by celebrities: According to legend, after President Clinton tried it here, he bought another box and brought it back to the White House. There are a lot of choices: from egg filling without egg yolk, to single yellow, double yellow, three yellow and even four yellow! It's a luxurious way to eat moon cakes.

We bought four for this one, because I want this retro box with Sister Chang'e printed on it hahaha~

The squad tried this one last year, and the evaluation is good. But this time-

First of all, for a few months, the cakes were wrapped in plastic wrap, and only one was sealed. The handwriting on the moon cake was not clear, and only felt shiny.

Cut it out, although it is a single yellow lotus moon cake, but your egg yolk is really too little, hello!

It tastes greasy (Cantonese-style mooncakes will inevitably feel greasy), and has a faint smell of oil (the North is called "Hala", which means that it tastes bad), it is not recommended.

Try this ham mooncake again. When I bought it, I wondered if it would resemble a cloud-legged mooncake. But in fact, it feels like five kernels, full of finely chopped nuts, and I don’t know where the ham is. I have forgotten the painful memories of my childhood and still have unrealistic fantasy...

There are snowy mooncakes in East Asia, but they will not be sold until the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is a pity that I did not eat this time. If you are interested, you can buy it and try it.

Yongxing | The AA Bakery & Cafe. Address: 1068 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94108

A cabinet in the door is full of moon cakes, you can buy it alone or in a box (four boxes), a price list is posted on the cabinet, because it is a curved surface, it feels weird to take pictures ==

There are various cakes in the display cabinet next to it, and bread is placed on the cabinet. I also saw such an artistic work, it should be made of chocolate-

This is the shop recommended green tea lotus moon cake. I thought green tea stuffing was a relatively fresh taste, even the bitter taste of matcha is okay, the result! Still strong and firm sweetness! Fans of tasting also said that they have a fragrant flavor, which is strange.

Maybe our generation has different tastes, or each of us has different preferences, but this moon cake trial breaks our myth about these three old brands: it’s not a traditional old shop, a traditional recipe can make a good one. The moon cakes you eat don’t pay attention to the appearance and you don’t necessarily focus on the connotation. The mooncakes bought in supermarkets or chain cake houses are really good. No matter Qihua, livelihood, 85°C, Juxiang Garden, Taotaoju, no matter the traditional lotus and egg yolk mooncakes, or the innovative mochi and meat floss mooncakes, It's exquisite and delicious.