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Mooncakes are so pivotal to the Mid-Autumn Festival that in one popular myth it was the pastry that started it all.
Mooncake Madness 2010
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Mooncakes, sweet treats eaten in Asia to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, have traditionally consisted of a thick, pasty filling containing yolks from salted duck eggs (symbolizing the full moon) in a baked pastry crust.
Over The Moon 2007
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Chinese bakers were told to send mooncakes to all Chinese households with the message to execute all Mongolians after the August Moon family gathering.
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Mooncakes are the Chinese equivalent of the fruitcake.
Thestar.com - Home Page Tony Wong 2011
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Mooncakes have been the dessert of choice for Chinese families gathering together during the Mid-Autumn Festival to celebrate the Moon Goddess of immortality.
unknown title 2011
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Mooncakes are imported from such locales as Macau, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Thestar.com - Home Page Tony Wong 2011
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"Mooncakes have been a traditional part of Chinese food and celebration for centuries, there's no way we could tell people not to eat them," said Liu Huali, chairman of the Beijing Nutrition Consultant Assn.
News - latimes.com 2011
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Mooncakes have become so expensive that last year there were fears of a "mooncake bubble."
Thestar.com - Home Page Tony Wong 2011
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By Stephanie Maureen F. Asi Staff Writer 09/07/2009 Maybe it's because the Mooncakes are synonymous with the Mid-Autumn F.stival.
WN.com - Articles related to King of AMAs Michael Jackson 2009
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By Stephanie Maureen F. Asi Staff Writer 09/07/2009 Maybe it's because the Mooncakes are synonymous with the Mid-Autumn F.stival.
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