Read more about the mid-autumn moon festival.
My oldest uncle gave me a very, very large Asian pear, a mooncake, and a mochi.
It's the fruit and nut filling kind of mooncake. My favorite. I'm not a fan of the lotus seed paste or hard-boiled yolk mooncakes.
Would you like a slice?
Mooncakes are never eaten all at once but sectioned, then slowly savored over the span of several days. Which is exactly what I did.
The mooncake looks good.
ReplyDeletei want the mochi. whats in it?
ReplyDeleteKevin,
ReplyDeleteIt was. :)
Anon,
Black sesame paste.
NEVER I WANT THE PEAR INSTEAD. WHY ARE KOREAN PEARS SO PRICY? $2.79 A POUND!
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ReplyDeleteWhoa! That is pricey!
That kind is my favorite too! (You can look in my other blog for pictures of other kinds that I like) I made my batch last nearly 2 weeks. My aptmate was laughing at me trying to savor my last bite. I looked at her really earnestly and said...after I finish this I have to wait another year!!
ReplyDeleteHaha, I'm in the lotus paste & egg yolk camp -- but I do like me some black sesame mochi!
ReplyDeleteJeannie,
ReplyDeleteYou know they last a long time right? You could buy extra. Although I do think eating them at this time of year makes them more special.
H.C.,
The egg yolk is just too strange for me.