Suzhou mooncakes, featured by their soft surface, elegant color and delicious filling, are regarded as the cream of Suzhou pastry. There are two types of mooncakes: sweet and salty according to the taste; or baked and toasted to the method. The sweet mooncakes are made baked, including such kinds as rose mooncake, gingko mooncake, etc; while the salty ones are made toasted including such kinds as ham mooncake with lard, fresh meat mooncake, etc. Among the two types, rose mooncake, gingko mooncake, hemp mooncake with spiced salt and sweetened-bean-paste-laden mooncake with lard are the best.

The materials including flavorings of Suzhou mooncakes are carefully chosen, carrying typical local characteristics. The filings of sweet mooncakes are mainly roses, osmanthus flowers, walnut kernels, shelled melon seeds, peanut kernels, seasame meat, etc. That of salty ones are mainly ham, mea, shrimp meat, lard, onion, etc. While the surface part of the cakes are mainly compounded with flour, white sugar, maltose, fat, etc.