月餅

月 is moon, and 餅 is a round pastry or cake, so 月餅 is moon cake.

A thick puck-shaped cake with a paste filling, a tradition for the mid-autumn Moon Festival.

Trivia

According to legend (though not history), secret messages hidden in mooncakes coordinated the Chinese overthrow of Mongol rule.

Books

Mooncakes and Milk Bread by Kristina Cho provides recipes and anecdotes of traditional and new Chinese bakery items, and also some dim sum.

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