Sep 29th, '12, 23:24
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by jayinhk » Sep 29th, '12, 23:24
Meat?
This year I had a piece of a traditional one and several pieces of less traditional "Snowy" ones with bird's nest and chocolate fillings, among others. Mid Autumn Festival is definitely a hugely successful commercial enterprise nowadays. When I was a kid I went out with a little paper lantern with a single candle in it. Nowadays, kids have Hello Kitty ones with LEDs that continuously loop "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
Sep 29th, '12, 23:44
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by MarshalN » Sep 29th, '12, 23:44
Yes, puff pastry with meat inside, aaaaahhh, pork to be exact
I remember those lanterns. It's not right with LED lights - too bright and too white. Then of course the fun part is burning the lantern with a box of candles.
Sep 29th, '12, 23:48
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by jayinhk » Sep 29th, '12, 23:48
MarshalN wrote:Yes, puff pastry with meat inside, aaaaahhh, pork to be exact
I remember those lanterns. It's not right with LED lights - too bright and too white. Then of course the fun part is burning the lantern with a box of candles.
I was 4 and 5 when I carried the paper kind, so I don't think I burned them with mom. I do, however, remember people finding it humorous that I was carrying a lantern in Victoria Park.
When I was older we had our own private park for our building and it was a serious excuse for the pyros to burn and blow up stuff. There were even a few explosions. lol
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by MarshalN » Sep 29th, '12, 23:52
jayinhk wrote:
When I was older we had our own private park for our building and it was a serious excuse for the pyros to burn and blow up stuff. There were even a few explosions. lol
The best part of mid-autumn festival
Sep 30th, '12, 00:52
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by jayinhk » Sep 30th, '12, 00:52
MarshalN wrote:jayinhk wrote:
When I was older we had our own private park for our building and it was a serious excuse for the pyros to burn and blow up stuff. There were even a few explosions. lol
The best part of mid-autumn festival
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by the_economist » Sep 30th, '12, 01:48
Lotus paste and no egg for me please!
Planning my MAF tea menu for tomorrow...
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by brandon » Oct 1st, '12, 05:31
My mid autumn menu, thanks to the brewers. By the light of the moon, er, mostly by the light of a little LED lantern.
Tsukikage Matcha Usucha, Shan Lin Xi, Tie Guan Yin, "Gongfu" Tie Guan Yin.
Sweets department delivered homemade mochi, yuzu-white bean filling.
Will follow up with belated lotus mooncakes and puer later in the week.