Have you ever had a Mooncake?

So Chuseok is happening in Korea and Mid-Autumn Festival for other asian countries...

In China it is traditional to have mooncake

Mooncake - Wikipedia

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Quote from chainyviolet

No, but I want to try it!

in most chinese or oriental grocery stores should have them...(well at least where I am)

Quote from anat4ever

We're Viet, so yes. I only like the completely smooth fillings, though. No seeds or salted eggs for me...

same I don't mind other things but I prefer lotus personally

what's your fav filling?

Quote from dummi

i wanna try it!! looks yum

like i said to chainy

in most chinese or oriental grocery stores should have them...(well at least where I am)

Quote from dummi

will def see if I can get some... for sure! then I'll tell you all about it

excellent...if you just wanna try it do it after today since today is the mid autumn festival date and after today they should go on discount lol

Quote from anat4ever

I'm really bad at keeping track of Asian desserts/snacks lol. I assume the smooth fillings are either bean or root vegetables.

Honestly, I'd rather just eat "banh bia/pia," which is a take on the "Suzhou style mooncake" (according to Wikipedia), over regular mooncakes.

nice

Quote from CITY

I just had one and it was not bad. It was filled with red bean though, and I'm not the biggest fan of red bean.

I saw a matcha cheese lava version that sounded good though. I'm considering trying it.

yeah there's all sorts of fillings - it really just depends on what you like...

Quote from CITY

Yeah my local Asian grocery store has the most obscene amount of mooncakes right now. I don't even know how many options there are because it's overwhelming. They're even selling small boxes for $200

yeah they are not cheap!!! $200?????? for how many...here in Australia it's around $50 for 4...

but if you want cheaper..wait till after today (or whenever 21 September 2021 is for you) since tonight is the mid autumn night so after today it generally will get cheaper...

Quote from CITY

selfmate what is this flavor?

purely on that diagram I think it's lotus filling with salted duck egg...

have you had salted duck egg before?

EDIT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_seed_paste

Quote from Poetry

I like these combos:

-Lotus seed paste alone

-Lotus seed paste with salted egg yolk

-Shredded coconut with crushed peanuts

I also like the mooncakes with mochi shell rather than the baked shell:

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the snow ones are really good as well but I just like mooncakes...my wife says i have a sweet tooth lol

Quote from CITY

The $200 (they're on sale now for $170 lol) ones were in a box around the size of a regular box of chocolate for Christmas/Valentine's Day. This grocery store sells a lot of premium stuff though (like ridiculously priced imported fruit) along with their normal priced stuff. They do have individual options for like $5-ish each. I'll definitely try checking them out in a couple days.

those really expensive premium ones...yeah lol

sometimes the $5 ones are just as good but it really depends on individual quality

what are some of the expensive imported fruit?

Quote from MY-Kwangya

No, it doesn't look like something I'd fancy and it probably isn't vegetarian or vegan.

it can be quite rich and thick...(I think that's the word)

yeah they are made from diary and eggs...

Quote from CITY

I've had salted duck egg before. Taste is fine, but I've always found it a bit too grainy.

I also tried these chips, but they ended up not doing it for me, so I've decided I might not be a big salted egg fan.

it can be an "acquired" taste

it's all good

Quote from CITY

Sometimes I take pics of the crazy expensive ones they have lol

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yeah I guess it's because those fruits are imported...

sometimes certain fruits can get really expensive here as well

Quote from red-silk

Not yet but I'm willing to try one.

but but aren't you part taiwanese?

are you celebrating mid autumn festival tonight (or whenever it is your time???)