What is moon cake?

Answer 1

Moon cakes were elaborate sacrifices offered to Moon Goddess at the beginning. As time goes by, people have gradually integrated the activity in praise of the moon with the moon cakes. Now at the Mid-Autumn Festival, people eat moon cakes to express their homesickness and love for their family member, and their hope for a bumper harvest and a happy life, as the moon cake symbolizes family reunion. Moon cakes made in various parts of China have different flavors. More facts about Chinese Mid-autumn Festival and Chinese mooncake http://www.chinafacttours.com/facts/chinese-mid-autumn-festival.html

Answer 2

Mooncake recipe - A recipe for mooncakes, the Chinese snack traditionally served during the Moon or Mid-Autumn Festival.

Learn More about Mooncakes and the Mooncake FestivalPrep Time: 20 minutesCook Time: 20 minutesTotal Time: 40 minutesIngredients:

• Filling:
• 1 pound red azuki beans
• water
• 3/4 cup lard or oil
• 1-3/4 cups sugar
• Water-Shortening Dough:
• 2 cups flour
• 5 tablespoons lard
• 10 tablespoons water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Flaky Dough:
• 1 cup flour
• 5 tablespoons lard
• red food coloring for design

Preparation:Filling Instructions: Soak red beans in water to cover 2 hours. Drain and discard the water. Cover with 8 cups fresh water and bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat 1-1/2 hours or until skins open. Strain the beans and discard the skins. Place the strained beans in several layers of cheesecloth and squeeze out any excess water.

Place in a saucepan with the lard or oil and the sugar. Cook, stirring continuously, until almost all the moisture has evaporated. Let cool.

Dough Instructions: You will need 2 cups of filling for the mooncakes. Divide this into 20 portions and shape into balls.Mix ingredients for the water-shortening dough and the flaky dough separately until smooth. Divide each dough into 20 equal portions.

Wrap one portion of flaky dough inside each portion of water-shortening dough. Roll out each piece of dough, then fold in thirds to form three layers. Roll out again, and once more fold in thirds to form three layers.

Flatten each piece of dough with the palm of your hand to form a 3" circle. Place one portion of filling in the center. Gather the edges to enclose the filling and pinch to seal. Place the filled packet in the mold, gently pressing to fit. Invert and remove the mold.

Dilute red food coloring with water and pour onto a damp paper towel on a plate. Take some food coloring onto the cookie-design stamp, then press on top of the mooncake.

Repeat process for remaining mooncakes. Arrange mooncakes on a baking sheet. Bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Let cool before serving.

(This recipe reprinted with permission from GourMAsia).

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Answer 3

A mooncake is a small Chinese cake (about the size of a cupcake but not as high or light) t traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (One of the big four annual festival in Chinese culture). The festival is about the August full moon and mooncakes are an essential snack during it - like Christmas Cake (fruit cake) at Christmas or Easter eggs using Easter. Like Christmas cakes mooncakes are given to friends and business friends. Just like Christmas cake many mooncakes are discarded uneaten.Typical mooncakes have a filling usually made from red bean or lotus seed paste and may contain the yolks of duck eggs.

Answer 4

Chinese moon cakes are kinda like Chinese pies. But it's very unique because inside the mooncake is made from red beans instead of mince.

Answer 5

well mainly we will have:

moon-cakes

sweets, candy

red bean soup

dumplings

Answer 6

• moon-cakes
• sweets, candy
• red bean
• dumplings
• pork buns

Answer 7

Marshmallow creme.