mooncakes

Traditionally, mooncakes are small pastries filled with a sweet paste filling - redbean or lotus seed. Now, new recipes are being invented to cater for the fickle consumer's tastebuds. There is pandan filling,chocolate filling, coconut filling, nut and fruits filling, yam and even durian filling. For those who prefer cold treats, there are also ice-cream mooncakes!
Traditionally, the most popular form of mooncakes consumed is the ones stuffed with egg yolks. The yolks in the mooncake represent the full moon during the celebration. Although some people would heartily consume mooncakes filled with four eggyolks, many health conscious consumers rather opt for the less-sweet types of mooncakes.