Dish · chinese
Mooncake
A dense pastry filled with lotus seed paste and a salted duck egg yolk, eaten in small wedges during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Where it comes from
Mooncakes are shared under the full moon at the Mid-Autumn Festival; a popular but unverified legend claims messages were hidden inside them to coordinate a 14th century uprising against Mongol rule.
What cooks argue about
Cooks argue over the ratio of golden syrup to lye water in the dough, since too little lye water leaves the crust pale instead of developing its deep amber sheen.
Versions
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What goes in it
Each one opens everything else made with it.
all purpose flour
lotus seeds
vegetable oil