i remember my Singaporean colleague who was fascinated at the variety of ensaymadas that we have in the Philippines not knowing that i ended up being more fascinated at the variants of all the moon cakes that they have.
the Chinese communities around the world celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival this month. a tradition celebrated when the moon is full and bright that is on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese Lunar calendar.
lighting lanterns is part of the tradition as family would gather for dinner under the shining moon. a festival based on a Chinese folklore of the lady goddess named Chang'e and the archer Houyi.
this small cake, commonly with lotus seed filling, has evolved over the years. traditionally formed with a wooden mold with a design of Chinese character that represented "long life".
today, popular hotels and even giant has created its own variety of toppings and fillings. some goes with icings on top and some with creamier . but the one that i liked the most was the one with a durian flavor.
but did you know that even our local hopia is considered a variant of these moon cakes?
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A very interesting post, dong ho! I would try those sweets. I love the lanterns, so colorful and joyful. Thanks for sharing!
Fancy!
I'd like to try 'em all! :)
Moooooocake! :D I wanna try them all, pero not that sure about the durian-flavored.
ang yummy nila. hihih! At ang cute ng mga designs. Iba talaga magcelebrate ang chinese. =) haven't tried durian flavor though. I would think twice. hahah!
seriously, the 3rd picture is a cake?
cool!!
i love your photo of the wooden mold--beautiful details! my fave mooncake has butong-pakwan--my sister used to tease me na kinakagat daw isa-isa ang butong-pakwan na nilalagay sa mooncake.*LOL*
When I first ate mooncake, I thought of hopia.. para silang magkapatid.
Hahaha this year I did not take photo of the moon cake festival, been so busy. My favourite must be the durian mooncake. :)
so that's how it's done... i love mooncake and thanks for this post:)
I would love to experienced this festival. Your images bring us pretty close to the real thing!
we also have mid autumn or mooncake festival here in penang (as everyone knowns Sg was a former part of My) and unfortunately, i was too lazy to partake on the occasion. we also have similar lanterns here, also sold in small stores and in malls. even starbucks offered mooncakes for the festival. again, i was bummer not to pull myself up to try those. :(
i like best your photo of those wooden mooncake mold.
I love mooncake. Sayang hindi namin inabot ang mooncake festival sa HK. Nawala sa isip ko. Nakatikim asna ako ng authentic mooncake. :-)
Love you photos by the way Dong :-)
di pa ako nakakatikim ng mooncake.
Sweets...I love mooncake not sure with the durian flavor!
nice one Dong:)
hehe, i can imagine your face with amusement. ^_^
balik SG ulit? when?
fumu-food blogging kana Dom!!!hehehe.ang daming moon cake!!!at yung molder---parang palo-palo lang.for sale yun?:D
What a nice post, I'd like to live this mooncake festival!
love ko ang ceiling ng airport! asteeg ang interior!
haha sorry, mali ang pagka post ng comment, s taas na post pala yun. anyway, sana ma try ko din yang mooncake festoval. yan apala yun. very informative tlaga mga post mu Dom. hope to travel w/ you again!
Ang sarap naman! Sana meron din tayong ensaymada festival or kaya pandesal o monay day :)
I have been to the Singapore moon festival last year. I had a great time. This year, I will definitely be going.
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