Gourmet Express : Shortening and syrup for making moon cakes

Next week will be Moon Festival. If you are going to make moon cakes at home, you need to prepare the shortenings and syrup. They are the two main ingredients for making moon cakes. May Lee and Winmas Yu will tell you more about these two ingredients in this episode of Gourmet Express.

Shortening is widely used in bakery or making desserts. Source: GettyImages/sasimoto