651351 Wed Sep 09 23:49:50 -0700 2009 6 46 China 0 5018446 Moon cakes were elaborate sacrifices offered to Moon Goddess at the beginning. As time goes by, people have gradually integrated the activity in praise of the moon with the moon cakes. Now at the Mid-Autumn Festival, people eat moon cakes to express their homesickness and love for their family member, and their hope for a bumper harvest and a happy life, as the moon cake symbolizes family reunion. More details at http://www.chinafacttours.com/facts/chinese-mid-autumn-festival.html Wed Sep 09 23:49:50 -0700 2009 279065 Chinafactor 1 5018501 I've always found mooncakes in HK to be of higher quality than those we get in Singapore. But perhaps HK CHers can vote where in HK can we find the BEST mooncakes! Thu Sep 10 02:06:29 -0700 2009 5018446 143097 klyeoh 2 5028213 Wing Wah or Maxim's? Original filling (brown/red/yellow) or white? I personally prefer original with 2-3 eggs. Mon Sep 14 07:45:25 -0700 2009 5018501 180779 nooyawka 2 5036516 Bought some lotus seed paste ones from Grand Hyatt HK but they were disappointing. Thu Sep 17 07:15:47 -0700 2009 5018501 263481 KLfoodie 2 5061230 I'm merely a frequent visitor to HK, and not that experienced with moon cakes, but the 2 egg ones I got at Lin Heung, the old-style dim sum place on Wellington, were very good. I've never enjoyed the ones I had in San Francisco much, but these were very tasty. Sun Sep 27 00:38:22 -0700 2009 5018501 39317 SoupNoodles 1 5031459 is there a link for special vietnamese moon cake called banh bia sau rieng made with durian anywhere near NY or NJ? Desperately looking for. Tue Sep 15 09:41:03 -0700 2009 5018446 142944 bjlover4271995 1 5037502 A family friend just came back from Beijing and box a gourmet box of moon cakes. I tried the XO with dried scallop flavour and beef. Both were interesting, worth a try once but personally I don't know if I would dish out that type of money. Both were sweet and savory, tasting just like how XO flavoured dish should. The beef one was also spicy, kinda like taiwanese beef noodle soup. Thu Sep 17 12:57:34 -0700 2009 5018446 92180 gourmet wife