In China, moon cakes have a history of thousand years. As time went by, moon cakes have developed many different types: the Beijing-style moon cake, the Cantonese-style moon cake, the dian-style moon cake, the jin-style moon cake and so on. Although these types of moon cakes come from different regions of China, most of them are liked by the folk. In these years, however, more moon cakes of strange types are getting more and more popular.
在中国，月饼有着上千年的历史。随着时间的流逝，月饼发展出了不同的种类：京式月饼、广式月饼、滇式月饼、晋式月饼等等。即使这些月饼来自不同地区，它们中的大多数也广为民众喜爱。然而，近年来，各种各样的奇葩月饼逐渐走红。
1. Leek moon cake
Just as its name implies, the Leek moon cake is moon cake with leek fillings, and sometimes, people put other ingredients in it: dried meat floss, bacon, eggs and other ingredients.
1. 韭菜月饼
顾名思义，韭菜月饼就是有着韭菜馅的月饼， 有时，人们还会往里加入诸如肉松、培根、鸡蛋等其他配料。
1. Spicy crayfish moon cake
In China, no one who enjoys spicy food can resist spicy crayfish. And someone thought: why don’t we put it into moon cakes? It was in this way the spicy crayfish moon cake was created. And as expected, as soon as it came out, it became a “web celebrity” food.
2. 小龙虾月饼
在中国，没有一个爱吃辣的人能逃过小龙虾的“魔掌”。那么有人就会想了：为什么不把它做成月饼呢？于是，小龙虾月饼便“横空出世”并且不出意料地成为了网红食品。
2.The chrysanthemum-pu’er moon cake
Nowadays, more and more Chinese young people pay attention to “yang sheng” (keep in good health), and the chrysanthemum-pu’er moon cakes came out with the trend. Is this moon cake to your taste?
3. 菊花普洱月饼
如今，越来越多的中国年轻人开始注重养生，菊花普洱月饼应运而生。这款养生月饼是否和你口味呢？
4.The Luosifen moon cake
When it comes to the hottest moon cakes this year, of course it is Luosifen moon cake. Even if the Mid-Autumn Festival hadn’t come yet, it was heatedly discussed about days before, with many netizens expressing their views online.
4. 螺蛳粉月饼
当提及今年最火的月饼，螺蛳粉月饼当仁不让。即使是在中秋佳节尚未到来的前几天，很多人都已经开始在网上讨论，发表自己的观点。
5. The instant noodles moon cake
It is really amazing that there are moon cakes with instant noodles inside. And it is really hard for me to imagine its flavor. Have you ever tasted it?
5.方便面月饼
很难相信竟然会有方便面馅的月饼。它的味道也难以想象。你是否尝过这种口味的月饼呢？
So many strange moon cakes! Which one do you like best?
奇葩月饼年年有，今年更是特别多。你最想pick哪一款呢？
Translator：刘哲
Date: October 2, 2020
