Falling on the 15th day of the 8th month according to the Chinese lunar calendar, the Mid-Autumn Festival is the second grandest festival after the Spring Festival in China. It takes its name from the fact that it is always celebrated in the middle of the autumn season. The day is also known as the Moon Festival, as at that time of the year the moon is at its roundest and brightest.People usually celebrate the occasion by dancing, eating and moon gazing. There is one particular menu they eat that day which is MOONCAKE!
This paragraph from NPR article by Mallory Yu may describe it best:
Mooncakes are about the size and heft of a hockey puck, with a thin crust. A dense rich filling of sweetened lotus seed paste envelops the yolk from a salted duck egg. The salty, crunchy yolk crumbles when cut and contrasts with the almost cloying sweetness around it. The yolk isn't my favorite part, so my mother gets most of what ends up in my portion. Mooncake fillings are almost always sweet and can be made with different nuts, seeds or beans.However, nowadays people are getting more creative and people from Haagen Dasz launched this ice cream mooncake!
The base is praline with mango sorbet “yolk” at the center. Small mooncake retails for $16.95. Go run to Haagen Dasz Chinatown now to get this unique ice cream cake!
Address: 77 Bayard St. (between Mulberry and Mott Sts.), (212) 571-1970. Haagen-dazs.com.
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