Irish Born Chinese

Created Wednesday, 10th September 2014, 02:08 by Whykay_g

Happy belated Mid-Autumn Festival to you all!

Seems like quite a celebration in HK, I don't even remember if I was there for the festival... but this year looks amazing, check out the video:

Hong Kong celebrates the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival with a carnival of lanterns http://t.co/cTv3vMPg2F

— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) September 8, 2014

And also some nice piccies:

Moon gazing & lantern lighting - our favorite Mid-Autumn Festival activities. Do you have your lantern ready? #HK pic.twitter.com/yiqF0OjiXn

— Four Seasons HK (@FSHongKong) September 7, 2014

Colourful Mid-Autumn Festival #HongKong the second biggest festival of the Chinese calendar #ttot @andaratraveluk pic.twitter.com/TvvJOGTFYd

— lieden (@lieden8) September 8, 2014

I don't really eat mooncakes anymore, my favourite is the duck egg yolk in the middle, but you can get healthier mooncakes nowadays. If you don't know what they look like, here's a pic of one:

Planning a trip to Hong Kong for Mid-Autumn festival? Be ready to indulge in mooncakes of many flavors and varieties! pic.twitter.com/I58Oxk0oOy

— Hong Kong Tourism (@HongKongTourism) July 6, 2014

Mid-Autumn festival treats: Hong Kong-style mini moon cakes, made in Jiangmen, Guangdong & sold in Blacksburg, VA. pic.twitter.com/azge6AuxxP

— SDU-VT Lab (@SDUVTLab) September 8, 2014

"Typical mooncakes are round pastries, measuring about 10 cm in diameter and 3–4 cm thick. This is the Cantonese mooncake, eaten in Southern China in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau. A rich thick filling usually made from red bean or lotus seed paste is surrounded by a thin (2–3 mm) crust and may contain yolks from salted duck eggs. Mooncakes are usually eaten in small wedges accompanied by Chinese tea."
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mooncake)