The Chinese Mid Autumn Festival was on Monday. On this holiday, the Chinese typically gather with their families, gaze at the full moon, and eat moon cakes, a pastry much like a very dense buttermilk biscuit containing a variety of possible fillings. The ones I’ve eaten have had savory and sweet fillings, something resembling a sugary beef jerky.
They’re made to resemble the moon, in line with a legend about a beautiful woman and an immortal
bunny who moved to the moon. I know it sounds wacky. Just wiki it. Around this time of year moon cakes are literally everywhere.
Since my family is not here I was anticipating a rather boring Mid Autumn Day home alone. Fortunately one of my Chinese friends invited me to dinner with her friends. Because they are all from different cities, they couldn’t spend the holiday with family either. It was nice to spend the time with people in a similar position.
