Moon cake…
Packages of Moon cakes from the school.
For the Mid-Autumn Festival it is tradition to pass out and eat moon cakes, it is considered a real treat. Yesterday, October 3rd was the Mid-Autumn Festival.
I really think they need to rethink TREAT status. Why is any cake excepting Birthday Cake just awful. Think about it, fruitcake, carrot cake , moon cake, mud cake, you get the picture. So apparently every culture has its fruit cake, that tradition we just can’t give up but no one wants to admit to absolutely detesting.
What is even inside?
Mid-Atumn festival celebrates the moon at its fullest. Moon cakes are distributed between family and friends. This is one of the three most important holidays in China.
Sorry but that is just not appealing to my taste buds.
I’m still trying to figure out what is in a moon cake. From the looks of it, it is everything and the kitchen sink. So I think I’ve identified, mint, bean paste (which I have come to loath as it is added to everything), ground nuts, and so much more.
That is not ground beef!
I can’t even describe the smell. I will give it this, from the outside it is a beautiful pastry. Oh and thank goodness they only come around once a year.
They sure look nice on the outside!
Sounds like you just got some horrible moon cakes. I’ve received several from both my students and my chinese TAs and most of them are okay. Here (I’ll admit that Taiwan is big on pastries and desserts and maybe differs greatly on this from Mainland China), you can get a variety of flavors in the middle. The norm is something called Taro which I really don’t like. Red bean paste is my favorite, and black bean is runner up…I’d still prefer a normal cake, or even a good chewy cookie, but they’re not the worst thing I’ve tried…