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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival

Watch out – here come the mooncakes! People give the traditional gift of mooncakes to celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. They are often jokingly referred to as Chinese fruitcakes, because most people either don’t eat them, or just have an obligatory taste. Plus there have been numerous stories about adulterated ingredients and recycled fillings over … Continue reading

Fun at the Asian Food Market

Sample day at the Asian Food Market in Plainsboro. My friends Angela and Humphrey Chang agree to meet me there to make the rounds.  What a help that was, since some of the people giving out samples spoke little English.  But friendly, smiling faces abounded, and it was a lot of fun to try these … Continue reading