Today, Chinese celebrate the festival, the biggest in the calendar afterĬhinese New Year, with colourful lanterns. Messages sent among Chinese revolutionaries plotting the overthrow of the Mongol In the most famous legend, however, mooncakes are used to conceal secret Immortal but it was only eaten by his beautiful wife Chang O.Īfter taking the pill, she floated all the way to the moon and it is said herīeauty is greatest on the day of the moon festival that takes place on the 15th When the task was accomplished, he was awarded a pill that would make him The emperor ordered a famous archer to shoot down the nine extra suns. Palace and came out only to dance on the moon's shadowed surface.Īnother legend links them to a mythical day when 10 suns appeared at once in There are many tales about the significance of the mooncake.Ĭhildren are told the ancient story of the moon fairy who lived in a crystal More traditional bakers followed Taipan's lead and launched their own Said Taipan customer relations officer Bobo Cheung. We believed that cold, light moon cakes would be become more popular," Traditional, fatty cakes in the heat of late summer when the festival takes "We launched the cakes because we believed people were tired of the Selling for 15 years and now produces in 20 varieties, reflects changing tastes. Strong annual growth in sales of Taipan's Snowy mooncakes, which it has been Its own lighter egg-custard mooncakes that even appeal to Western tastes. The world-renowned Peninsular Hotel here has also got in on the act, making
Others are filled with ham, assorted nuts, shark fins and even abalone. Which is white, served cold and stuffed with unusual dainties such as mango, Not wishing to lose out, Hong Kong brand Taipan created the Snowy mooncake, Treats they will be digging into will be coffee-flavoured mooncakes by USĬoffeeshop chain Starbucks and ice-cream versions by Haagen-Dazs. They have moved away from the stodginess of the traditional treats towardsĪs families prepare to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival Tuesday, among the Of the health risks associated with sweet and fatty foods, mooncake bakers say Served warm, they are heavy, laden with calories and at upwards of 300ĭollars (38.5 US dollars) for a box of four, not cheap.īut as tastes and lifestyles have changed in Hong Kong and China, so haveĪs Western foods have taken a hold in Asia and people have become more aware Older variations are also made from red bean and green bean Made of heavy, sticky lotus-seed paste and contain whole egg-yolks in theįilling traditional versions contain four egg yolks, representing the four The salty-sweet confection eaten for centuries during the Mid-Autumn Mooncakes, the salty-sweet confection eaten for centuries during the Mid-AutumnĬhinese what hot-cross buns are to Christians at Easter, but mooncakes,
They are to the Chinese what hot-cross buns are to Christians at Easter, but Mooncakes get modern makeover for festival
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