Mooncakes

I love looking at all the beautiful traditional sweets in the Japanese and Chinese bakeries. I have had a long-standing love of Japanese wagashi- which has grown ever since Miss Alice presented me with some delicious lovelies from a NYC shop- but, more recently, my enjoyment of Chinese sweets has increased since being able to enjoy dim sum with my Prince.

All of the sweets were wonderful, and not overly sugary- which is always the problem I have with many a Western dessert... too sweet to eat more than one- and I will say that there is absolutely no shame in having two desserts.

My facination with both mooncakes and wagashi has led me to search through the Internet, as well as my Asian cookbooks, for recipes and how-to's for all those tasty treats that pair ever so well with tea. Luckily, I was able to find some recipes with look as if they will help me in making wonderful mooncakes:

- http://amandalwh.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/snow-skin-lotus-paste-mooncake/
- http://www.moonfestival.org/mooncakes/yancancook.htm

As for wagashi, I will have to search further. For now, for mooncakes, all I need is the proper mold and then... I will be able to make them myself and share with all my friends~