Day: September 26, 2020

What are mooncakes? Behind the iconic Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival treat

The advent of fall ushers in a variety of seasonal foods — from apple cider doughnuts and pumpkin spice Oreos to sweet potato pie — and for many Asians and Asian Americans, it also means the arrival of the ubiquitous mooncake. Mooncakes are the hallmark food of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a cultural and religious holiday