Mid Autumn Festival / Mooncake festival

Anyone know the story behind of the moon cake @ mid Autumn Festival? Let's google and see what is the story behind this Chinese festival...

This festival is also known as the Moon Cake Festival because a special kind of sweet cake (yueh ping)prepared in the shape of the moon and filled with sesame seeds, ground lotus seeds and duck eggs is served as a traditional Chung Chiu delicacy. Nobody actually knows when the custom of eating moon cake of celebrate the Moon Festival began, but one relief traces its origin to the 14th century. At the time, China was in revolt against the Mongols. Chu Yuen-chang, and his senior deputy, Liu Po-wen, discussed battle plan and developes a secret moon cake strategy to take a certain walled city held by the Mongol enemy. Liu dressed up as a Taoist priest and entered the besieged city bearing moon cake. He distributed these to the city's populace. When the time for the year's Chung Chiu festival arrived, people opened their cakes and found hidden messages advising them to coordinate their uprising with the troops outside. Thus, the emperor-to-be ingeniously took the city and his throne. Moon cake of course, became even more famous. Whether this sweet Chinese version of ancient Europe's "Trojan Horse" story is true, no one really known. (captured from RegiTour - Chinese Mid Autumn Festival or Moon Cake Festival)

So, do you discover any hidden message inside your moon cake?

BTW, my dad's business friend has given us a box with nicely decorated with Chinese traditional outlook... what is this box about... let's see what is inside?

The Chinese style box outlook

Front art of the Chinese Style Box

So What is inside the box, hehehe.... if you relate to my blog title, by now you should be able to guess what is inside the box...

Six mooncakes stored inside the box

One of the mooncake in closer look

The mooncakes are just so so in term of taste... I still prefered those traditional favorite.. Lotus with duck eggs and Mix nuts. What is your favorite mooncake, care to share with us? ...

Happy Moon Cake Festival