Mid-Autumn Festival!

I have taken 3 classes so far, and boy, I've got sufficient material to entertain me for hours. =_= There's nothing to mention about that actually, so... What am I going to write about in this post?

Let's see... Yesterday was the Mid-Autumn Festival! -"Okay, but.. What is that and why is it worth mentioning?" you may ask. 

Well, it is a festivity that is celebrated by Chinese people in the 15th day of the eighth month in the Lunar Calendar. (I feel like I'm filling this blog with Asian tendencies instead of Gastronomy in general o-o) Anyway, people are accustomed to eat Moon Cakes, lit lanterns and perform Dragon Dances. I particularly like festivals, probably because beautiful colors and lights are being displayed, joy and excitement are in the air; and also their purposes have something to do with a myth or a deity (HUGE Fan of that). =) 

Returning to the main subject: the edible element, we've got the Mooncake! I'll quote the Master-Source of Research nowadays: "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."

I'm not sure if I'm into that as I'm not a huge fan of Chinese sweets or any other "ornamental/traditional" pastries. I don't know why, I love candies and sweets, but it has to be an exquisite combination of flavors in order to capture my likings. What do I eat without hesitating? Certain Chocolates and Ice Cream! (Don´t like those with little lumps or nuts in it =S) I guess I'll have to figure out what my tongue fancies in the world of sweets and pastries.~

Eat a at least 1 fruit everyday, your body will thank you. ;p