Moon Cake Festival - Vintage Photo Friday
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| Chinese Moon Festival, 1954 in New Chinatown. LAPL Photo Archives |
It's time for the annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival in Chinatown, L.A. on Saturday. This is basically a harvest festival, more explanation here and a bit of the history here.
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| Having Tea and Moon Cakes, 1962. Photo by Gordon Dean, Valley Times Collection |
It is traditional to eat moon cakes during this important festival. Moon cakes are little bundles of firm pastry, filled with goodness. There's a run on moon cakes in New Chinatown this week. My friend, Lili found a bakery in Echo Park that offers all sorts of moon cakes for sale, the Kien Giang Bakery. Thanks for the hot tip, Lili!
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| Moon Cake Selection, Kien Giang Bakery. Photo by Lili Chin |
Happy Friday! Time to get your moon cake on, Los Angeles!
Labels: Architecture, Art, family, Food, Friends, Los Angeles, Vintage Photos
posted by Ellen Bloom @ 11:19 AM
2 Comments:
You have so much local knowledge...have you ever thought of creating a book?
The mooncakes are so delicious, and I love the variety of fillings and enjoy Moon Cake Festival.
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