Have You Ever Heard of Moon Cakes?

One of the holidays celebrated in China during the fall is called the Mid-Autumn Festival or “Zhong qiu jie.” I have celebrated many of them in China, and one thing I can always count on is there being many moon cakes sold, served, and given as gifts. So, have you...

Cake for Everyone!

Once, when I was in China with a friend, we wanted to buy a cake for some other friends we were going to see. We knew there was a bakery near their home. We thought we could walk in and buy one, but that wasn’t how it worked. They did have many delicious smelling...