I'm not a huge fan of traditional lotus paste mooncakes, but when I saw these ones by Bake Code, I decided to pick up a couple to try. I originally wanted the black sesame flavour, but they were sold out, so I ended up getting taro and matcha. Quite frankly, I got them mostly because they were pretty, but they're actually really, really good; there's an excellent amount of flavour in each one, the egg yolk isn't too salty or overpowering like in regular mooncakes, and the texture is soft but with a good chew. They might have just changed my mind about mooncakes.
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival (or Chuseok for Koreans, and Tsukimi for the Japanese)! 🥮🍃🌕🍂
For dessert for the Green Bay Packer's home opener tailgate party, I went to Lucky Bakery And BBQ. Bought one of each filling: red bean, green bean, lotus seed, wintermelon, pineapple, green tea and date. Cut each mooncake into small pieces so everyone could try more than one flavor and texture.
ReplyDeleteI learned a long time ago to call red bean and green bean fillings as azuki as mung to avoid fussy eating.
Sort of like with takoyaki. "Tako? It means a kind of fish." Kind of obfuscate the truth. Besides, I have never heard of an octopus allergy.
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
Ooh, pineapple mooncake sounds good! But yes, I agree, when non-Asians hear "bean" in association with dessert, they are definitely less likely to try it, lol. Smart to call them azuki and mung. ;)
DeleteI love takoyaki, but I totally get it -- when I describe them as "octopus balls," non-Asians are less likely to try them, lol.
Come to think of it, I have also never heard of an octopus allergy. Huh. Glass shattered.
And thank you, you too! (Or Happy Tsukimi!)