Friday, September 09, 2005
Moon Cakes 月 餅
I’m counting the days until 中 秋 節 (jung1 chau1 jit3) the Autumn Moon Festival, commonly known as 八 月 十 五 (baat3 yut6 sap6 m5) because it falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. This year, it falls on September 18th.
The first time that I tried 月 餅 (yut6 beng2) moon cakes, I wasn’t that wild about them. But over the years, I have become more and more fond of them to the point that I now eagerly anticipate the Autumn Moon Festival and love to shop early for moon cakes. This year, I bought my favorites:
From 生 計(sang1 gai3) Sheng Kee, a Taiwanese bakery that makes their moon cakes fresh in the Bay Area:
棗 泥 月 餅 (jou2 lai4 yut6 beng2) date paste moon cakes
松 子 蓮 蓉 小 月 餅 (chung4 ji2 lin4 yung4 siu2 yut6 beng2) lotus paste and pine nut mini moon cakes
From 奇 華 (kei4 wa4) Kee Wah, a well-known Hong Kong bakery:
金 黃 蓮 蓉 月 餅 (gam1 wong4 lin4 yung4 yut6 beng2) golden lotus paste moon cakes
In previous years, I also have enjoyed moon cakes from 蓮 香 樓 (lin4 heung1 lau4) from Guangzhou and 咀 香 園 (jeui2 heung1 yun4) Choi Heong Yuen from Macau.
For the past several days, I have been snacking on moon cakes, and I hope that my supply will last until the 18th. If not, I’ll have to go get some more!
I imagine that HK probably has many more moon cakes than here. In fact, if they still have moon cake clubs in HK, I probably would sign up for one to get a bunch of top-quality moon cakes. One dream I have is to view the moon and eat moon cakes on 八 月 十 五 in an especially dramatic or romantic place, like a mountain peak or the top of a large rock. Does HK have any special places for viewing the moon on 八 月 十 五? ¶ 8:15 PM
The first time that I tried 月 餅 (yut6 beng2) moon cakes, I wasn’t that wild about them. But over the years, I have become more and more fond of them to the point that I now eagerly anticipate the Autumn Moon Festival and love to shop early for moon cakes. This year, I bought my favorites:
From 生 計(sang1 gai3) Sheng Kee, a Taiwanese bakery that makes their moon cakes fresh in the Bay Area:
棗 泥 月 餅 (jou2 lai4 yut6 beng2) date paste moon cakes
松 子 蓮 蓉 小 月 餅 (chung4 ji2 lin4 yung4 siu2 yut6 beng2) lotus paste and pine nut mini moon cakes
From 奇 華 (kei4 wa4) Kee Wah, a well-known Hong Kong bakery:
金 黃 蓮 蓉 月 餅 (gam1 wong4 lin4 yung4 yut6 beng2) golden lotus paste moon cakes
In previous years, I also have enjoyed moon cakes from 蓮 香 樓 (lin4 heung1 lau4) from Guangzhou and 咀 香 園 (jeui2 heung1 yun4) Choi Heong Yuen from Macau.
For the past several days, I have been snacking on moon cakes, and I hope that my supply will last until the 18th. If not, I’ll have to go get some more!
I imagine that HK probably has many more moon cakes than here. In fact, if they still have moon cake clubs in HK, I probably would sign up for one to get a bunch of top-quality moon cakes. One dream I have is to view the moon and eat moon cakes on 八 月 十 五 in an especially dramatic or romantic place, like a mountain peak or the top of a large rock. Does HK have any special places for viewing the moon on 八 月 十 五? ¶ 8:15 PM
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The Hung Shing Yeh beach on Lamma Island is one of the best places to spend the mid-autumn evening. People dig holes in the sand for candles, the whole beach is lit up. just incredible.
lilya & bromgrev,
Thanks for sharing your favorite places. If I get to spend 中 秋 節 in HK, I may try to find an isolated hilltop, park, or beach to 賞 月. There's something attractive to me about drinking wine or eating moon cakes alone or almost alone in the moonlight.
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Thanks for sharing your favorite places. If I get to spend 中 秋 節 in HK, I may try to find an isolated hilltop, park, or beach to 賞 月. There's something attractive to me about drinking wine or eating moon cakes alone or almost alone in the moonlight.
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