A Year in Tainan City

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Moom cakes for the Moon Festival



The Chinese Moon Festival is on the 15th of the 8th lunar month (Oct 6). It's also known as the Mid-autumn Festival. Chinese culture is deeply imbedded in traditional festivals. Just like Christmas and Thanksgiving in the West, the Moon Festival is one of the most important traditional events for the Chinese.
The Moon Festival is full of legendary stories. Legend says that Chang Er flew to the moon, where she has lived ever since. You might see her dancing on the moon during the Moon Festival. The Moon Festival is also an occasion for family reunions. When the full moon rises, families get together to watch the full moon, eat moon cakes, and sing moon poems. I've had a few Moom cakes that people have brought to me. Most have a center like the one with the orange ball--it is cheese and represents the moon. I also had a sweet cappuchino one with a marshmallow ball inside. Some Moom cakes are sweet while others are savory. The white one above is sweet while the one has cheese, the other pork (similar to mince meat). The print on the white Moon cake, I'm told, means wealth and that I will have this. It does not mention what type of wealth though.

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