Inside this box is a moon cake. Chinese celebrates Mooncake Festival and they give away moon cakes to friends. We're lucky to have been given this. Mooncake is yum!Here's an article from Manila Bulletin about Mooncake Festival, celebrated last October 2, 2009.
Every year, on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar, when the moon is at its brightest for the year, the Chinese celebrate zhong qiu jie – the Mooncake Festival.
A typical mooncake is round or rectangular and contains a thick pastry including the yolk of salted egg to symbolize the moon. It is coated with a relatively thin crust. Chinese families traditionally gather outside their homes to admire the moon while partaking of mooncakes. The Chinese delicacy is rich, heavy, and dense, compared to most Western cakes and pastries.
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