Mooncakes are a Chinese bakery product that's traditionally eaten during the Mod-Autumn Festival. The festival is a lunar celebration where mooncakes are given are gifts and offerings to friends and family. This was based on the legend of Chang E where it was told that the Chinese Emperors would give sacrifices and offerings to the Moon Goddess of Immortality in the Autumn, since other seasons where worshiped to other gods.
So what is the mooncake made out of? Well there's the traditional filling and the more modern fillings.
Traditional:
- lotus seed paste (translucent yellow in colour)
- sweet bean paste
- jujube paste (ripe fruits, making its dark and red in colour)
- five kernel (5 types of crushed nuts and seeds)
- egg (1 or 2 per cake)
Crusts:
- chewy (reddish-brown with green gloss)
- flaky
- tender
Modern:
Filling:
- cream cheese
- tiramisu
- pandan
- green tea
- durian
- ice cream
Crust:
- jelly
- glutinous rice (snowskin mooncake shown above)
Hope you enjoy this read, if it's nearing Mid-Autumn festival buy a mooncake gift box and give it to a friend or family member regardless of whether they're Chinese or not.
Xie Xie!
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Blog Post by: Elizabeth Tran
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