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Post by amydiercon on Sept 12, 2016 1:26:32 GMT -8
It is Chinese traditional Mid-Autumn Festival on September 15. Happy Mid-Autumn and wish all of you and your family happiness. Enjoy moon cakes. [/img] [/img]
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Post by rebeccad on Sept 12, 2016 11:36:44 GMT -8
Mid-autumn? I think that says something about the seasons in China! It's still summer where I am, and the fall equinox isn't for another week or two But the moon cakes look good!
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Post by BigLoad on Sept 13, 2016 17:01:11 GMT -8
That picture makes me hungry. Happy mid-autumn!
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Post by Lamebeaver on Sept 13, 2016 18:33:05 GMT -8
I have no idea what alkaline water is, and I don't have a mooncake mould. I wonder if a springerle mould would work?
I'm guessing golden corn syrup would work for golden syrup.
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Post by bp2go on Sept 15, 2016 7:43:23 GMT -8
I just heard the story on NPR and now I understand more about Moon cakes: it's the end of harvest, start of Autumn, full moon celebration. Whole moon, whole family, fun time. Question for Amy: is the salty preserved egg yolk representing the Moon, a special treat for some lucky person who gets served that slice of the cake?
The radio story was from a New York bakery and they mentioned the many flavors they make. I want a Moon cake!
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Post by grace on Sept 15, 2016 7:52:46 GMT -8
Cake......
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Post by Lamebeaver on Sept 15, 2016 8:01:16 GMT -8
I was at Pacific Ocean Market yesterday (Aurora, CO) and they had lots of them.
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Post by amydiercon on Sept 18, 2016 1:14:24 GMT -8
The Moon Cake symbolizes family reunion(Chinese called "Tuan Yuan"). There are a variety of taste styles, such as egg yolks, red bean paste,jujube paste, mixed nuts and so on. bp2go Actually, the egg yolk is just one of the stuffing hearts of Moon Cake. But your question makes the Moon Cake with egg yolk become more meaningful.
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Post by autumnmist on Sept 18, 2016 9:24:54 GMT -8
I think these festivals that arose from a more agrarian lifestyle are fascinating.
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Post by BigLoad on Sept 18, 2016 9:44:03 GMT -8
Mid-autumn? I think that says something about the seasons in China! It's still summer where I am, and the fall equinox isn't for another week or two There are similar oddities in seasonal terms around the world. In Sweden, the summer solstice festival is called midsummer, and a main feature of the celebration is a maypole. (I guess that flows off the tongue more easily than junepole.)
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Post by kumachan on Sept 18, 2016 15:00:00 GMT -8
Mid-autumn? I think that says something about the seasons in China! It's still summer where I am, and the fall equinox isn't for another week or two But the moon cakes look good! China and Japan (maybe Korea?) use the older lunar calendar for marking the length of months so the change of seasons are much earlier than by the Gregorian calendar. Moon cakes can be good, depending on the bakery. I was born in San Francisco and grew up in NY. I've eaten many, many moon cakes over the years!
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