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The Rebellious History of Mooncakes, the Note-Passing Dessert That Liberated China
The miniature cakes ... moon, the fillings and pastries are starkly different. Shanghai mooncakes have a crispy crust that ...
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How sticky rice cakes became a Lunar New Year lucky dish and different ways they are eaten
The sticky rice cake is considered an auspicious food in ... during the Spring and Autumn period (770 BC – 476 BC) in China.
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Hong Kong flavours and vegan options: New mooncakes you should try this Mid-Autumn festival
These delicious pastries, traditionally filled with sweet and silky-smooth lotus seed paste, are often accompanied by a salted egg yolk, which symbolises the round moon. Legend has it that ...