A cake you eat just one time a year
Today is the 15th day of the eighth lunar month in the Chinese lunar calendar, which means it’s time for the Moon Festival, also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival. It’s a time where families in Asia and here come together and celebrate the importance of family – often while enjoying the full moon alongside tea and a delicacy called the mooncake.
Click the above audio player to listen to Sabri Ben-Achour’s report on the bakers at New York’s Tai Pan bakery who make these cakes.
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