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A mooncake () is a Chinese baked item traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節). The festival is primarily about the harvest, while a legend connects it to moon watching, and mooncakes are regarded as a delicacy. Mooncakes are offered between friends or on family gatherings while celebrating the festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is widely regarded as one of the four most important Chinese festivals.

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Food.name
Mooncake
Food.image
File:Mooncake 3-4, lotus seed paste.jpg
Food.image_alt
Mooncake
Food.caption
A Cantonese mooncake filled with lotus seed paste
Food.type
Pastry
Food.course
Dessert
Food.country
China
Food.region
East Asia and Southeast Asia
Food.main_ingredient
Crust: lard or vegetable oilFilling: red bean or lotus seed paste, salted egg yolk, may or may not have additional ingredients
Food.serving_size
100 g
Food.calories
416
Food.calories_ref
 (approximately)
Food.commons
Category:Mooncakes

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
confection
Country of origin
Taiwan
Image
Mooncake.jpg
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Commons gallery
Mooncake
Commons category
Mooncakes
Unicode character
🥮
course
dessert
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