A colleague just came back from China, and brought two boxes of moon cakes for the office.
I'd never had a moon cake before, so I ate one. I believe I got a chestnut-filled one, though there is no key a la Whitman's Sampler for these puppies.
All I know is it was dense, oily, and now I feel like I ate a brick. Not enjoyable. The outer dough is smushy and greasy, and the interior paste is dense, flavorless, and also (horrifyingly) oily.
There must be moon cakes out there that are subtle and sweet - the perfect holiday treat. These are not those moon cakes.
Does anyone like these things? Blech.
Well, first (and possibly last) moon cake consumed.
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