So, my parents sent me some moon cake for the Moon festival and I decided to teach the kids about the moon festival and get them excited. The Autumn Moon Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month of the Chinese calendar. It is also called the Mid-Autumn Festival since it generally comes in the middle of fall. At this time, the moon is at its fullest and brightest, making it an ideal time to celebrate the abundance of the summer's harvest...I figured since I just finished the summer posts...I might as well start here.
Eric drove us to the highest point of the White Mountains behind our house and sure enough all of the kids fell asleep. Kiri woke up as we were looking at the moon...
The traditional food of the Moon Festival is the moon cake, of which there are many different varieties. In the Yuan Dynasty, China was once harshly ruled by the Mongols. The people devised a plan to revolt against them. To deliver the message, their written plan was secretly embedded in moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival. On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, the people revolted and drove out the Mongols. I serve the moon cakes in honor of their meaning...and truth be told, my father and I are of a dying breed who love the traditional moon cake with the egg yolk inside!
It sounds gross...but you shouldn't knock it until you try it...but I like Chicken feet...so...
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