The KTG (our little group of foodie friends) held a Mooncake Dice Game last month. The mooncake dice game is a Filipino-Chinese tradition celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival with a get together and a game filled with overflowing prizes. Players throw six dice on a bowl and they get a corresponding … [Read more...]
Starbucks Mooncakes from Hong Kong
Traveling to Hong Kong during the tail end of their summer shopping season means I get to buy mooncakes. Mooncakes are traditionally given out to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. I was eagerly anticipating buying some of my favorite custard cream mooncakes when I chanced upon some interesting ones … [Read more...]
The Origins of the Mooncake
I love, love mooncakes and with the Mid-Autumn Festival just around the corner, Sept. 12 to be exact, I’d like to share some of the origins of the mooncake. There are many stories about its origins but no one can really pinpoint how they became associated with the Mid-Autumn festival According to … [Read more...]