Mooncakes and sweet pastes
Snow skin mooncakes: the chilled, chewy kind explained
A snow skin mooncake has a soft, chewy glutinous rice skin and is served cold. Learn how it differs from baked Cantonese mooncakes, its fillings and how to store it.
Mooncakes and sweet pastes
Plain-English guides to mooncakes, lotus seed and red bean paste, sesame sweets and mochi, the kinds of treats a Chinatown bakery sells.
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Mooncakes and sweet pastes
The mooncake festival explained: traditions, foods and fillings
The mooncake festival is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a harvest celebration under the full moon. Learn its traditions, foods beyond mooncakes and common fillings.
Mooncakes and sweet pastes
Mooncake day: when the Mid-Autumn Festival falls and what to eat
Mooncake day is the Mid-Autumn Festival, held on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. See the dates, why they move each year and what to eat and buy ahead.
Mooncakes and sweet pastes
Mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival: what they are and mean
A mooncake for the Mid-Autumn Festival is a round filled pastry shared at the autumn full moon. Learn the fillings, the meaning, how to choose and how to serve it.