Description
Vietnamese mooncakes eaten exclusively during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Comes in baked brown (Nuong) and sticky white (Deo) varieties.
Restaurants serving Banh Trung Thu (Mooncake)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Flour(or Glutinous rice flour)
- Lotus seeds
- Mung beans
- Pork
- Salted duck egg
Instructions
- (Baked) Stuff pastry with mixed filling (pork, lotus seeds, salted egg), press into molds, and bake.
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Key spices
Lemon leaf、Five-spice powder
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Chinese Mooncake
Pairing
Hot tea(Lotus tea)
Trivia
Fillings range from sweet mung bean to 'mixed' (Thap Cam) containing pork, salami, and even shark fin.
Eating tips & etiquette
Extremely dense and high-calorie; cut into 4-8 pieces and shared with family alongside hot tea.
Allergen
Wheat, Egg, Pork, Nuts