Happy Mid-Autumn festival everyone! (OK it's a day early)
It's a mainly Asian occasion but I thought I'd share. It is referred to as 中秋節 (lit Mid Autumn Festival) or "Chung Chau Zit" in Chinese. It's just a seasonal celebration/Autumnal Equinox celebration; it has folklore attached to it which I don't feel like typing out now lol but look it up for yourselves if you are interested http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival
We are having a meal tonight at a decent Chinese place for the sake of the occasion and just trying to have a nice time then coming home to be boring again lol. It's considered a occasion to enjoy the season, admire the moon, and appreciate family/company.
Mooncakes and dumplings are traditional fare - neither are my favorite lol but I can appreciate a bite or two. Traditional mooncakes are made with thick pastry filled with either lotus seed paste (sweet) or a salted egg yolk (salty). Variations are readily and widely avalible though - blueberry almond gelatin with cheesecake flavored ice cream being one that stands out in memory.
Strawberry yogurt with red bean filling
Anyways, be happy and safe and hopefully do something fun =)
It's a mainly Asian occasion but I thought I'd share. It is referred to as 中秋節 (lit Mid Autumn Festival) or "Chung Chau Zit" in Chinese. It's just a seasonal celebration/Autumnal Equinox celebration; it has folklore attached to it which I don't feel like typing out now lol but look it up for yourselves if you are interested http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival
We are having a meal tonight at a decent Chinese place for the sake of the occasion and just trying to have a nice time then coming home to be boring again lol. It's considered a occasion to enjoy the season, admire the moon, and appreciate family/company.
Mooncakes and dumplings are traditional fare - neither are my favorite lol but I can appreciate a bite or two. Traditional mooncakes are made with thick pastry filled with either lotus seed paste (sweet) or a salted egg yolk (salty). Variations are readily and widely avalible though - blueberry almond gelatin with cheesecake flavored ice cream being one that stands out in memory.
Strawberry yogurt with red bean filling
Anyways, be happy and safe and hopefully do something fun =)