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Friday, September 3, 2010

Mooncake Festival


The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, is a popular harvest festival celebrated by Chinese and Vietnamese people, dating back over 3,000 years to moon worship in China's Shang Dynasty. It was first called Zhongqiu Jie (literally "Mid-Autumn Festival") in the Zhou Dynasty.[1] In MalaysiaSingapore, and the Philippines, it is also sometimes referred to as the Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, which is usually around late September or early October in the Gregorian calendar. It is a date that parallels the autumnal equinox of the solar calendar, when the moon is supposedly at its fullest and roundest. The traditional food of this festival is the mooncake, of which there are many different varieties.
Speaking of mooncakes, a friend of mine bakes mooncakes and sells it. I was lucky enough to get it as a gift! She has 3 varieties, without egg, with 1 egg and with 2 eggs. I prefer the one without eggs. I find the later too salty to my taste. Take note she only uses the freshest and purest ingredients. 



These are the yummiest I had since childhood! Thanks Zell for giving it to me! If you guys want to order just place comments at the bottom. The price is Php65 (without egg), Php75 (with 1 egg) and Php85 (with 2 eggs) per piece.

1 comment:

  1. hi, can i have the contact info of your friend? im planning to order 100pcs as give-away to my restaurant but in a cheapest possible price.

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