The fillings are mostly sweet, but they could be savoury or made of minced meat as well.Ĭantonese mooncakes are not the only delicious mooncakes available for sale during the season. The shape is often round or circular, symbolising family togetherness and reunion. Depending on which part of China you hail from, mooncakes come in various flavours, though the most common flavour you see being sold in the markets is Cantonese (Southern Chinese). Mooncakes are sweet rich baked pastry filled with red bean or lotus bean paste. Mooncakes! Mention Mid-Autumn Festival and you immediately think of mooncakes. The festival falls between late September to early October. It usually falls on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. Other Asian cultures have their own harvest festivals too like Tsukimi and Chuseok. Mooncake fans are spoilt for choice!Ī harvest festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated by Asians and the Asian diaspora, for example the Chinese and the Vietnamese. Mooncakes appear in the supermarkets and restaurants, diverse and with many flavours. These days, where I live, Mooncake Festival preparations start even before the festival itself.
Happy childhood memories are filled with beautiful lanterns, playing with candles and nibbling on lotus bean paste mooncakes.
#MIDAUTUMN FESTIVAL LANTERNS FULL#
Right after the scary Hungry Ghost Festival or Ghost Month, it is a lovely festival celebrating family gatherings, enjoying sweet mooncakes and admiring the full moon. Of all the Chinese festivals, I love the Mooncake/Mid-Autumn Festival the most.
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