 Dear friends, did you admire the full moon tonight? Credit to Here
Greetings Steemians ! Today I wish you all a very happy mid-autumn festival!
The Mid-Autumn festival is the night of the full moon that falls on the 15th day of the eight month in terms of the Han calendar. The festival is an opportunity for family and loved ones to gather and appreciate each other's company on this once a year occasion.
Mid-Autumn Festival Activities.
Steemit's mooncake
Lets take a look at the Mooncakes of the World
The Mid-Autumn Festival is popular in most oriental countries, and is celebrated by overseas Chinese all over the world.
 Creative Mooncakes.
 High Fashion Brand Mooncakes.
Introducing Mooncakes from my country (China)
My family usually likes the Hong Kong style Mooncakes because I grew up in Shenzhen and spent many years there being influenced by Hong Kong tastes. I like the thin 'skin' and big filling. Its also important that the cake looks glossy and the taste in the mouth is smooth. There are many kinds of fillings, for example, Fruit kernel, Coconut, Fruit and Vegetables fillings.
However, my absolutely favourite is the double yolk white lotus seed paste Mooncake. It has two duck yolks and tastes both salty and sweet at the same time, i'll never get bored of the taste.
Snow Skin Mooncake is another one of my favourites, they are quite different from regular Mooncakes. They are produced by Hong Kong's Tai-Pan company. Usually the skin is made from Syrup and the colour is golden yellow, however, the Snow Skin Mooncakes are made of glutinous rice. Most of them of white colour but there are many other colour options each with a different flavour. They must be kept cold when not being consumed. They're really good for eating in the summer as they keep your taste buds nice and cool, meanwhile its not sickeningly sweet.
Mooncakes with Crabs
The tradition of eating Crabs at Mid-Autmn Festival has been around for a long time, when we reach autumn, crabs produce the best crab roe. During this time of the season, eating "Sooks" (female crabs) are preferred for their crab roe. There is a very high nutritional content from consuming crabs, particularly protein. It's even better than eating Pork or Fish, but more expensive of course.
In my family we Steem the crabs so as not to override their taste with anything other than the natural taste. Does seeing their bright red colour make you hungry？
Eating crabs should be accompanied with drinking Mulled Rice Wine served warm. The sweet taste of the wine can increase the taste whilst the alcoholic content can help rid the crab of unwanted smells. Because crabs are 'cold-nature' (not temperature wise) they can cause unwanted stomach pain for people less suited to 'cold-nature' foods. The wine helps to stave off these unwanted side-effects. Credit to Here
Eating Crabs actually require a bit of skill. Those who know how to eat crabs very well can eat all the meat of the crab and then reconstruct the whole shell back together.
Below, I'll show you what I just learned about how to break the shell open and eat the tasty crab roe and meat.
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