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Types of Mooncake

Monday, September 6th, 2010

The Chinese mooncake may be a traditional Chinese pastry that is made in order to celebrate the Mid autumn festivals or also known as Moon cakes festival. But these days, western cafés and bakeries also impress with their dazzling mooncake creations. COVA Pasticceria is one of them.
Established in Milan circa 1817, COVA arrived at our [...]

Mid Autum Festival : East Meet West

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

This Chinese equivalent to the West’s Harvest Moon Festival (also known as Mid autumn festivals) is one of the loveliest nights [...]

About Mooncakes Festival

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Mid-Autumn Festival:
Based on Lunar calendar tradition, the seventh, eighth and ninth months is autumn. During fall, the skies are commonly clear and cloudless and the nights crisp and sharp. In these night sky conditions, the moon appears to be the brightest. The fifteenth of the eighth month is the middle of autumn, thus the festival [...]