Week 1 : Food in Mid-Autumn Festival

        Hi, everyone. Today is September 27. Do you know what day is today? Yeah, it is Mid-Autumn Festival. When it comes to Mid-Autumn Festival, nowadays, BBQ has become the one which crosses people’s mind most frequently in the holiday. However, in today’s posting, although BBQ is one of my favorite food and activity, I am not going to talk about it today. Today, the food that l would like to show you are the other traditional thing which also represent Mid-Autumn Festival—moon cakes.

        Speaking of moon cakes, do you the origin of eating moon cakes? If not, let me tell you. There is a historical story about it. It was said that in the late Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuan-Zhang, who finally became the first emperor of Ming Dynasty , planned to lead the han people to resist against tyranny of Yuan Dynasty. They decided to carry out their plan on the fifteenth day of the eighth month in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. But, how could they do to let everyone know that secretly? To solve this difficulty, they came up with an idea that they put the notes into moon cakes and gave those cakes to people. From then on, the custom of eating moon cake has been handed down to present time.

         Above all kind of moon cakes, my favorite one is Yolk Pastry. And there is a picture for you. There are pineapple cakes and mung bean pastries in the picture. Do you wonder why you do not see the yolk pastries? That is because……it has already been eaten by me. If you have not eaten any moon cakes, why not try one now. Finally, l wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!