mooncake

noun

moon·cake ˈmün-ˌkāk

plural mooncakes

: a small pastry filled with sweet or savory ingredients and traditionally associated with the Mid-Autumn Festival in Chinese culture and various other East and Southeast Asian cultures

Note: Because mooncakes are traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival, this festival is sometimes referred to as the Mooncake Festival.

The palm-sized symbolic form of the moon is a meticulously baked pastry, usually stuffed with sweet lotus [seed] paste and sometimes … salty egg yolk. As per tradition, mooncakes are given as a token of appreciation and a way to tighten relationships.—

Hannah Leung

Mooncakes are treated with particular fondness; [Kristina] Cho's recipes for these holiday favorites span a range of styles and flavors (including Cho's inventive "ice cream sandwich" mooncakes).—

Kelsy Peterson

"… If you miss the pork mooncake you have made a huge mistake, they are … flakey, sweet, salty, and perfect. …"—

Tali Petschek

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My mom told me mooncakes can come in all sorts of different flavors. —

Ingu Chen, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024 The gift box contains four momoyama mooncakes filled with fragrant osmanthus orange, velvet coconut, pine nut with date and black rice fillings. —

Denni Hu, WWD, 12 Sep. 2024 Yunnan mooncakes are filled with ham and honey, and Suzhou mooncakes are stuffed with ground pork and shrimp. —

Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024 The baby mooncakes themselves can rack up several hundred calories. —

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