Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival

Hi Everyone,

Yesterday as the Mid-Autumn Festival which is celebrated in many Asian cultures. In Australia, we still celebrate it within our family trying to keep the culture with the kids. Mum bought them lanterns (battery operated), and had a family dinner and mooncakes.

For dinner, we ordered a 盤菜 which is a dish with many layers of different food and you have it over a stove to keep all the layers warm. We ordered this from a reputable Chinese restaurant and it serves enough for 4-6 adults. We had some rice prepared at home and some veggies so by the end of it, you can use the leftover sauce to cook the veggies. The best part is the restaurant will give you an extra tub of sauce which can be added while you eat.

Normally food included in the dish will be abalone, fish maw, pork skin, duck feet, various types of meat, various seafood balls and so on. Because of the different layers, you have to try to eat them layer by layer but we like to poke around to see what is underneath. My favourite is always the radish as it will suck up all the sauce at the bottom, seriously divine. We also ordered some tofu and veggies for the kids as they do prefer something lighter but they also pick a few things from the tub.

We finished off with some mooncakes which are one of my favourite desserts each year. I love the lotus paste and would happily give the egg yokes away if anyone wants them. At home, Hubby prefers the egg yoke so we don't fight over a mooncake each time we open one. After a big feast, I guess we will be looking forward to the next celebration meal in the next few weeks.

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