Last Monday was a holiday, Mid-Autumn Festival. It's a tradition to give the gift of mooncakes. So I had to buy some to give to Mr. Hou and Susan, plus Susan had the day off. We did not participate in the mooncakes eating. The bean paste turned me off a bit :)
Here's everything you wanted to know about mooncakes!
Mooncake (月餅; yuè bĭng) is a Chinese bakery item traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The festival is for lunar worship and moon watching; mooncakes are regarded as an indispensable delicacy on this occasion. Mooncakes are offered between friends or on family gatherings while celebrating the festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the four most important Chinese festivals.
Typical mooncakes are round or rectangular pastries, measuring about 10 cm in diameter and 4–5 cm thick. A thick filling usually made from lotus seed paste is surrounded by a relatively thin (2–3 mm) crust and may contain yolks from salted duck eggs. Mooncakes are usually eaten in small wedges accompanied by Chinese tea. Today, it is customary for businessmen and families to present them to their clients or relatives as presents, helping to fuel a demand for high-end mooncake styles. Mooncake energy content can vary with the filling and size; the average moon cake carries 800 to 1200 kcal, mainly from fats and sugar
Since it was a holiday and it was football opener, Chad was uat 4:30am to watch the Vikes on Slingbox LIVE! Crazy fan- I enjoyed sleeping in :)
All the guys were off of work for the holiday. They gathered up 15 guys and spent the day at the Shanghai International Circuit Kartworld. The track was 3/4 mile long and the cars went up to 74mph! All the ladies made sure they had good life insurance plans first and then we got together with the kids for a picnic :) Can't say Chad has the need for speed, but he had fun, and a little sore the next day! LOL
Chad is the 3rd one back (white shirt)
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