Blog Tag - Mooncakes
There is perhaps no surer sign that autumn has come to Beijing than mooncakes dotting shop windows around town. Storefront after storefront eagerly...
Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner, and that can only mean one thing…it’s mooncake season!
This year the actual holiday falls on September...
Another Mid-Autumn Festival, another mooncake on the menu. Whether made of red bean, egg, mixed nuts, or some zany fruit filling, the mooncake is...
Even in the most traditional elements of life, there is always room for creativity and evolution. Case in point: Nearly everyone who has stayed in...
In Wokipedia, we introduce aspects of Chinese gastronomy, one letter at a time. This time, 'M' gets the treatment.
… mahua 麻花A type of twisted,...
There’s more to the Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiu Jie, 中秋节) than a nice, long weekend and random boxes of semi-edible mooncakes – here are 10 facts...
Falling on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节 zhongqiujie) is traditionally a time to gather with family and enjoy the...
Mid-Autumn Festival (Sep 13-15) is nearly upon us and even you’re not interested in the legend behind this traditional holiday, a three-day break...
“Would you like a mooncake?”
“Not really.”
And thus starts the re-gifting orgy that is Mid-Autumn Festival, Sep 24 this year, a time for soaking up...
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our nine-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and...
Make Your Own Mooncakes: Beijing’s Kitchen All-Stars Put Their Spin on the Divisive Mid-Autumn Treat
Ahh, mooncakes: the chewy, Mid-Autumn Festival pastries beloved by the Chinese. Unfortunately, many foreigners are averse to the typical bean paste,...
The Week in Health and Fitness looks at the latest fitness and health goings on in Beijing, so you can live your #bestlife.
With Mid-Autumn Festival...
Mooncake eating time is officially here, there're so many options it's hard to narrow down what you should try. We received a mooncake box from the...
It's that time of year again, when offices fill up with untouched ornate boxes and bellies burst with lard-based pastry. That's right, it's mooncake...
Here's what we've been sinking our teeth into this week – when not eating burgers for the Burger Cup that is!
You have just two days left to catch...