A Traditional Chinese Festival with Lanterns!
Yes folks, Autumn is officially here and it's also time for one of the most traditional and important festivals in the Chinese calendar year: MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL aka MOON FESTIVAL or LANTERN FESTIVAL. We continue with a view of what this festival is all about and how it is celebrated throughout China and Hong Kong and among Chinese people around the globe:
COACH (the US luxury goods brand) in collaboration with Nakamura Tokichi, gifted this delightful box of moon cakes to all their VIP clients and are quite popular with the younger generations in terms of flavours. The box comprises of: Matcha Mini Egg Custard Moon cakes; Hojicha Mini Egg Custard Moon cakes and Matcha Genmaicha Mini Egg Custard Moon cakes.
Wing Wah, 榮華 as a brand was established in 1950, in Yuen Long, in the New Territories and now has over 50 outlet shops spread all across the territory (Hong Kong). They make traditional moon cakes which usually consist of either dark lotus paste with egg yolk or white lotus paste with egg yoke or more than one egg yoke for those that prefer it. I actually prefer the white lotus version myself! This year, you could buy one single mini moon cake (white lotus paste and one egg yolk) in a limited edition gift tin featuring the wonderfully cute Panda (as pictured above).
Second to last, we have the premium savoury moon cake, which certain older generations may prefer to the sweet ones. The savoury moon cake consists of nuts, dried scallops and Chinese ham, actually very tasty, although an acquired taste.
Last, but by no means least, we have SNOWY MOON CAKE, famously from the Taipan company, which offers an array of interesting flavours and are far from being traditional:
Tiramisu; Mango and Passion Fruit bean paste; purple sweet potato bean paste; red bean paste; green mung bean paste; Sesame custard and mung bean paste; Panna Cotta and Milk Tea bean paste and more..
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival Everyone!
#FHF Enjoy and let me know which is your favourite kind?!
On this full moon day, families and communities traditionally gathered to celebrate the bountiful harvesting season, similar to American Thanksgiving Day. Nowadays, families and friends take part in the many lantern carnivals and celebrations around the city.
The Lantern Carnivals, besides showcasing an incredible variety of colourful, bright shiny lanterns, feature also many cultural events and performances including song and dances, kung fu, acrobatics, craft demonstrations and the like.
It is also traditional to eat "moon cakes" which nowadays are made with a variety of flavours and ingredients to suit the older and younger generation. Some people may be a little worried about their waistlines :)
Wing Wah, 榮華 as a brand was established in 1950, in Yuen Long, in the New Territories and now has over 50 outlet shops spread all across the territory (Hong Kong). They make traditional moon cakes which usually consist of either dark lotus paste with egg yolk or white lotus paste with egg yoke or more than one egg yoke for those that prefer it. I actually prefer the white lotus version myself! This year, you could buy one single mini moon cake (white lotus paste and one egg yolk) in a limited edition gift tin featuring the wonderfully cute Panda (as pictured above).
Second to last, we have the premium savoury moon cake, which certain older generations may prefer to the sweet ones. The savoury moon cake consists of nuts, dried scallops and Chinese ham, actually very tasty, although an acquired taste.
Last, but by no means least, we have SNOWY MOON CAKE, famously from the Taipan company, which offers an array of interesting flavours and are far from being traditional:
Tiramisu; Mango and Passion Fruit bean paste; purple sweet potato bean paste; red bean paste; green mung bean paste; Sesame custard and mung bean paste; Panna Cotta and Milk Tea bean paste and more..
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival Everyone!
#FHF Enjoy and let me know which is your favourite kind?!
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