It also will try to appeal to local tastes, offering oolong tea, matcha latte and a salted egg yolk version of its signature “timbit”, doughnut.

Popular during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the round cakes are mainly stuffed with sweet bean paste, lotus seeds, roasted pork, nuts and egg yolk, sesame and fruit.

The red bean, egg yolk and matcha flavors are particularly popular in Japan, and the company plans to introduce peach, milk tea and mango flavors in the next phase.

They are the dense Cantonese version with glazed crust and salted egg yolk filling, the flaky iteration originating in Jiangsu province and Shanghai and the Beijing variation stuffed with nuts, red bean paste and date paste.

Traditional mooncakes stuffed with sweet bean paste, lotus seeds, roasted pork, nuts and egg yolk are the most popular among consumers, the report said.

Zongzi is a traditional sticky rice treat stuffed with pork, peanuts or salted duck egg yolk eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival.

It could also be cooked with salted egg yolk.

Crawfish can be cooked in various flavors such as spicy, minced garlic, stir-fried ginger and scallion, braised soy sauce, and innovative flavors such as cooking with salted egg yolk, cheese, and fermented bean curd.

In addition to the traditional mooncakes stuffed with sweet bean paste, lotus seeds, roasted pork, nuts and egg yolk, mooncakes stuffed with durian and other fruits, as well as almonds, sesame, chocolate and cheeses are particularly welcomed by customers in Western countries and regions, said the statement.