Have you heard about "Moon cake" ? Mooncakes are offered between friends or on family gatherings while celebrating the Mid-autumn festival, one of the three most important Chinese festivals.
How come it's coming to my blog? Because I have been eating those!! Authenticated chinese moon cake, directly from China !! Very special thanks goes to Xia who sent me those via Sakari :)
Before opening the wrapping
Wrapping open, Moon cake ready to bite!
less than a few seconds later... inside revealed !!
Well, the cake does not look like moon, but you will get how the name came if I tell a little background (of course copied from wikipedia).
This mid Autumn festival is linked to the legends of Chang E, the mythical Moon Goddess of Immortality. The Chinese Emperor should offer sacrifices to the sun in spring and the moon in autumn. The 15th day of the 8th lunar month is the day called “Mid-Autumn”. The night on August 15 is also called “Night of the Moon”. Under the Song Dynasty (420), the day was officially declared for Mid-Autumn Festival. And this mooncake forms such a central part of the Mid-Autumn festival experience such that it is now commonly known as 'Mooncake Festival'!
However, most importantly... the cake is Yamme. Thanks again, Xia !
