Makan News - Each time the Mid-Autumn Festival rolls around, people around me get excited over mooncakes, but the delicacy is always too sweet, too gooey, too expensive for me. Still, there are winners, and here are some highlights. As mooncake flavours become. Read more at www.tnp.sg
You know the story: Ancient Chinese scholar drowns himself in the river having despaired of the treachery and corruption in his province. His horrified fans throw rice dumplings into said waters, and beat drums on boats to divert underwater scavengers from devouring his body. It all sounds like it was a dramatic day, which the Chinese now commemorate by making.
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As the Mid-Autumn Festival draws closer each year, we are always surprised by the number of new mooncake flavours created by restaurants, bakeries and hotels. Some of these are adventurous, especially the snow skin ones. But for the traditionalists who love their baked mooncakes, here are some of this year’s best we think are must-tries, including unique ones featuring bak.