Homemade mooncakes are the latest food craze to hit China. With mid-autumn festival fast approaching, many are making their very own creations, and having a lot of fun in the process.

自制月饼近日在中国大为流行。随着中秋佳节日益临近，多人选择自己动手制作月饼并中找些乐趣。

Customers at this bakery are learning how to make mooncakes.

面包店的顾客正在学习如何制作月饼。

Xiao Yuan, a customer, said, "It's quite easy actually, all you have to do is put the ingredients in here and press it like this. I think it's much healthier, because I choose what to put in them."

顾客小圆说，“其实制作月饼非常简单，你只需要把馅料放在这里面，然后像这样按压它就好。我认为自己制作月饼更健康一些，因为我可以自己选择放些什么馅料进去。”

The whole process takes a little more than an hour. Customers can even make their own attractive presentation wrapping and send their mooncakes to friends. The total cost of a pack of 6 handmade mooncakes is only 40-50 RMB.

整个制作过程耗时一小时多一点。顾客甚至可以自己制作精美礼盒并送给朋友。一盒自制月饼成本仅为40-50元人民币。

That's why it's flourishing as a business on the internet, many online stores are selling mooncake ingredients and special utensils to make the cakes with. They even offer tutorials on how to make them.

这就是为什么自制月饼生意在互联网上甚为火爆的原因，许多网店都在出售月饼馅料和模具。店家甚至还提供制作教程。

But experts offer a word of caution.

但是，专家提醒：

Yao Zhijun, a baker, said, "Make sure the ingredients you buy are certified as 'Quality Secure'. The baking process is vital to food safety, so care must be taken to bake the mooncakes for the recommended length of time. In addition, they should be kept in the fridge and consumed within 5-7 days."

面包师姚志军说，“一定要确保你购买的馅料通过质保认证。月饼烘焙这一环节对于食品安全至关重要，所以烘培月饼时一定要严格遵照推荐时长。另外，制作好的月饼应储藏于冰箱中并在5-7天内食用完毕。

Customers here will definitely keep that in mind, as one of the main appeals of making their own mooncakes is that they're both safe and healthy!

顾客一定会将这些牢记于心的，因为吸引他们自制月饼的一个主要原因就是自制月饼安全又健康。