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Lara MMarvelous Mooncakes!
September 24th 2007 12:03
With such a delightful name, how could you go wrong? Here are five tasty facts about moon cakes.
1. This legend is probably the most well known. The Mongolians were in possession of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280AD -1368 AD). The oppressed Chinese planned a revolution for the Moon Festival in 1368. Chinese bakers were told to send mooncakes with the message to execute all Mongolians after the August Moon family gathering. The message was baked inside the cakes and sent out to Chinese households.
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2. There are four common varieties of mooncakes: ping, su, kuang, and tai. Ping style mooncakes originated in Peking and resemble sesame cakes, with a crisp and savory outer crust. The su style of mooncakes are sweet with a thin, delicate layered crust which is judged according to its tenderness and whiteness. The kuang style are wrapped in a pastry-like crust and are famous for their meticulously prepared fillings. The tai style of mooncake is traditionally eaten in Taiwan and is also known as "Moonlight Cakes." These cakes use sweet potatoes for filling and are sweet, tender, and tasty without being oily.
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3. The Festival of the Moon is held on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, when the moon is at its maximum brightness for the year. One legend behind the festival tells of a time when ten suns appeared at once in the sky. The Emperor ordered a famous archer to shoot down the nine extra suns. Once the task was accomplished, Goddess of Western Heaven rewarded the archer with a pill that would make him immortal. However, his wife found the pill and took it, and was banished to the moon as punishment.
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4. There are now many different forms of mooncake to suit a modern, Westernised lifestyle. Many bakeries now offer miniature mooncakes and fat-free mooncakes for the health concoius. Some are made of yogurt, jelly, and fat-free ice-cream, while others claim to be high in fibre and low in sugar.
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5. And finally, in celebration of the Festival of the Moon Nokia has brought out a range of mooncakes shaped like mobile phones!
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Check out this website for a recipe on how to make mooncakes!
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1. This legend is probably the most well known. The Mongolians were in possession of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280AD -1368 AD). The oppressed Chinese planned a revolution for the Moon Festival in 1368. Chinese bakers were told to send mooncakes with the message to execute all Mongolians after the August Moon family gathering. The message was baked inside the cakes and sent out to Chinese households.
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2. There are four common varieties of mooncakes: ping, su, kuang, and tai. Ping style mooncakes originated in Peking and resemble sesame cakes, with a crisp and savory outer crust. The su style of mooncakes are sweet with a thin, delicate layered crust which is judged according to its tenderness and whiteness. The kuang style are wrapped in a pastry-like crust and are famous for their meticulously prepared fillings. The tai style of mooncake is traditionally eaten in Taiwan and is also known as "Moonlight Cakes." These cakes use sweet potatoes for filling and are sweet, tender, and tasty without being oily.
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3. The Festival of the Moon is held on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, when the moon is at its maximum brightness for the year. One legend behind the festival tells of a time when ten suns appeared at once in the sky. The Emperor ordered a famous archer to shoot down the nine extra suns. Once the task was accomplished, Goddess of Western Heaven rewarded the archer with a pill that would make him immortal. However, his wife found the pill and took it, and was banished to the moon as punishment.
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4. There are now many different forms of mooncake to suit a modern, Westernised lifestyle. Many bakeries now offer miniature mooncakes and fat-free mooncakes for the health concoius. Some are made of yogurt, jelly, and fat-free ice-cream, while others claim to be high in fibre and low in sugar.
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5. And finally, in celebration of the Festival of the Moon Nokia has brought out a range of mooncakes shaped like mobile phones!
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Check out this website for a recipe on how to make mooncakes!
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