Hey do you like mooncakes?

johnnywill · Baggage Handler Joined: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 15 22 ants

Chinese Mid-Autumn Day will be Sep14, 2008 (Aug15 by Chinese lunar calendar). Have you tried the mooncake before?
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Aroundtheworld · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:51 am Post subject:

It looks nice, what is it made of?
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guymexico · Trainee Steward Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 27 30 ants

They look so pretty I don't think I want to eat them. lol
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laz · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:38 pm Post subject:

From my (admittedly limited) experience, they can be really good, or quite terrible! The sweet nutty ones I have tried are delicious (from a shop in London's China town), but I was in Yangshuo for "moon festival" several years ago, and I was surprised by the variety. Some were OK - a little bit sweet but rather tasteless - but others were really not very pleasant for my tastes - a mix of strong sweet and savoury tastes, and some quite "rancid" flavours.
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leyana28 · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:35 am Post subject:

Wow, they look delicious!
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sean.smith95 · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:59 pm Post subject:

That looks great, I want it, but it seems that it is high energy food.

justforpe · Trainee Steward Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 29 30 ants

wow. So delicious!

duncan.leung · Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:46 am Post subject:

I like the mooncakes with the yellow paste in.

I'm not a fan of the dark paste ones. Moon cakes are pretty nice.

AndyPLP · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 12:52 pm Post subject:

Tried it before and thought it a little rich - can't say it's my favourite Chinese food.

ngoctuyet2508 · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:45 pm Post subject:

Typical moon-cakes are round or rectangular pastries. Moon-Cakes usually made from lotus seed paste is surrounded by a relatively thin crust and may contain yolks from salted duck eggs. Moon-cakes are usually eaten in small wedges accompanied by Chinese tea.
In Vietnam, moon-cakes are known as bánh trung thu (literally "Mid-Autumn cake") and may contain a variety of fillings, such as savory roasted chicken, mung beans, coconut or durian. I like them so much and we usually bring them to our relatives, friend in Mid- autumn Festival and eat together.
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Flipflops2010 · Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 9:17 am Post subject:

Mooncakes are nice! But quite sweet. Here is Malaysia, the traditional fillings are red bean paste, and lotus bean paste. There are variants, and some include the yolk of a salted duck egg. I have no idea how they get that in... maybe a hard boiled one...

Alec · Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 3:07 pm Post subject:

Mooncakes are awesome! But quite sinful, because they are so fattening! LOL...o well, they are still good. They complement Chinese tea quite well, because they are quite sweet.

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kirbie · Chief Steward Joined: 07 Mar 2011 Posts: 139 142 ants

Yes, I am a mooncake lover Smile

It is really delicious..
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