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Q: Mooncakes are way too sweet.
In the past, one of the most common statements I have heard Chinese make towards western "snacks" or "candies" (anything from chocolate to oreos) has been "too sweet!" Literally those two words. Whenever my girlfriend made that comment, I took it as a sign that I could eat to my heart's desire! That usually meant I got to eat extra ice cream. At that time, I also hated mooncakes, wondering "how is this a snack?"
Last year I realized I like mooncakes but couldn't handle that much. Flash forward to this year, and it's even worse. I tried one and I literally could only handle a small bite of the egg yellow one! To my surprise, the sweetness grossly overpowered the saltiness.
Why do Chinese enjoy mooncakes that are filled with that disgustingly sweet paste? I thought they don't like sweet things? And these treats taste 100 times more sweeter than other types of snacks! As an American, the sweetness completely overloaded my pallette.
NOTHING on this planet is too sweet. If you can't handle it, you're just not man enough.
jetfire9000:
That's a great one! If I hear a Chinese say that to me then I'll be sure to use this line.
Scandinavian:
hey, did I just call 1.3 billion people pussies. I guess I did. I can also outeat most Guangdongers in a Sichuan restaurant.... "IT'S TOO SPICY". "Stop crying and drink your burning hot tea" I say
Oreo cookies had to reinvent their cookie for China, they are less sweet. Mooncakes are like Xmas fruit cake, your not supposed to eat them, just re-gift them.
I do not like too sweet mooncake that much.I decide to get pork mooncake on east nanjing road of Shanghai on Monday
They made it when you want it,so I can get fresh hot mooncake.
I invite Ted to come to eat by free
Scandinavian:
@Spiderboens. I wholeheartedly agree that meat belongs nowhere near pastries/cake etc. However, these meat mooncakes they have in the Shanghai region, they are pretty awesome. Just don't call them cakes.
NOTHING on this planet is too sweet. If you can't handle it, you're just not man enough.
jetfire9000:
That's a great one! If I hear a Chinese say that to me then I'll be sure to use this line.
Scandinavian:
hey, did I just call 1.3 billion people pussies. I guess I did. I can also outeat most Guangdongers in a Sichuan restaurant.... "IT'S TOO SPICY". "Stop crying and drink your burning hot tea" I say
