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梦龙 wrote:why do japanese people come to shanghai and take photos up the skirts of chinese women?

they are a mystery

梦龙 wrote:eat lots of moon cakes

zhong qiu kuai le

Funkyterrance wrote:

梦龙 wrote:eat lots of moon cakes

zhong qiu kuai le

Those look good, what are they some kind of custard?

Funkyterrance wrote:

梦龙 wrote:eat lots of moon cakes

zhong qiu kuai le

Those look good, what are they some kind of custard?

Symmetry wrote:

Funkyterrance wrote:

梦龙 wrote:eat lots of moon cakes

zhong qiu kuai le

Those look good, what are they some kind of custard?

They're mooncakes. Basically pastries filled with custard, although there are other fillings sometimes. Chinese donuts would be the simplest explanation.

Baron Von PWN wrote:

Funkyterrance wrote:

梦龙 wrote:eat lots of moon cakes

zhong qiu kuai le

Those look good, what are they some kind of custard?

I think it's some kind of sushi.

BigBallinStalin wrote:

Baron Von PWN wrote:

Funkyterrance wrote:

梦龙 wrote:eat lots of moon cakes

zhong qiu kuai le

Those look good, what are they some kind of custard?

I think it's some kind of sushi.

They're sushi. The insides are filled with tuna paste. It sounds disgusting, but they're really good!

Funkyterrance wrote:

BigBallinStalin wrote:

Baron Von PWN wrote:

Funkyterrance wrote:

梦龙 wrote:eat lots of moon cakes

zhong qiu kuai le

Those look good, what are they some kind of custard?

I think it's some kind of sushi.

They're sushi. The insides are filled with tuna paste. It sounds disgusting, but they're really good!

Your head is filled with tuna paste...

2dimes wrote:

Funkyterrance wrote:
Your head is filled with tuna paste...

Sounds disgusting, but it's really good

2dimes wrote:Cracka?

Symmetry wrote:

Funkyterrance wrote:

梦龙 wrote:eat lots of moon cakes

zhong qiu kuai le

Those look good, what are they some kind of custard?

They're mooncakes. Basically pastries filled with custard, although there are other fillings sometimes. Chinese donuts would be the simplest explanation.

The pastries can embody not just one's tastes, but even one's political views: last week, as anti-Japanese protests spread through China, a nationalist – or enterprising – baker produced a set of four with slogans on top including: "Bite Little Japan to death!"

But the pastries say as much about the recipient as the donor.

"These mooncakes are for our rich, honourable friends – high-level leaders and rich businesspeople," explained a sales assistant, also surnamed Li, as she sold "Nobility Promise" mooncakes at an upmarket shopping mall in central Beijing ahead of this Sunday's festival.

A box of 10 – about the size of a small coffee table – cost 1,080 yuan (around £100) and included abalone and sea cucumber varieties.

"Those over there are for our ordinary friends," she added, gesturing at individually wrapped ones in the other corner.

Soaring prices have prompted authorities to step in and curb the excesses of the mooncake trade in recent years. Regulations now outlaw unnecessarily lavish packaging and the inclusion of expensive bonus gifts, such as high-priced alcohol, in the boxes.

"It was partly because of corruption, but also it was just a waste of resources," said an official at the Beijing Association of Roasted Foods and Sweets.

Some customers have also grown uneasy at the health implications of the treats, which clock in at around 800 calories apiece. A handful of firms claim to offer versions with lower fat and sugar, somewhat akin to the idea of a healthy Christmas pudding.

According to a Chinese news site, one brand boasts that its milk and papaya-flavoured versions confer a range of aesthetic benefits, including a more youthful appearance and larger breasts.

But there are signs that even with such innovations, mooncakes may have become too popular for their own good.

Aware that clients may be inundated with boxes, many companies now send them coupons instead. Recipients can order mooncakes – or something else entirely, such as French red wine, Chinese tea or Spanish olive oil, said Mr Li.

Tang said younger people rarely bothered exchanging mooncakes with friends these days.

"Now it's just a business thing. This year my boss gave me two or three boxes, but I haven't bought mooncakes for anyone," she said.

"I actually don't really like them."

Nobunaga wrote:... Mooncakes are awesome, but you have to be picky and pay for a box of good ones (a bit expensive). The good ones have egg yolks (as Player has mentioned) baked into their centers.

... One mooncake and you won't be hungry enough for dinner... very heavy.