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These came in in prepackaged frozen sets. A package of 4 was about a couple bucks. I like them but they're a little bit too hard, not chewy enough for moi. I like the soft pancakes much more! hehe….you buy them uncooked, then you fry them yourself.
Terrific dessert pastry.
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Ever since I was a little kid, my favorite part of the mid-autumn festival has always been: the MOON CAKES!
There's a fairy tale behind the moon cake, one about a girl from heaven, falling in love with an earthling, then she was punished and turned in a rabbit. The bunny lived on the moon, every year, she got the chance to meet the person she loved for one day.
There are many different fillings for moon cakes, typically, there would be an egg yolk, egg yolks represent the moon in moon cakes. I personally don't like the type with egg yolks. If you also don't like them, get the red bean fillings or the nut fillings.
Mid-Autumn festival is coming up soon, you can pick up a piece of moon cake or a box of four from most Chinese supermarkets. (they're usually priced at around $5.00 per piece)
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A long long time ago….a food genius in China invented this goodness called: MENTOU! For the next few thousand years, this food became the single most eaten food in the East. Let's all hail the great mentou!!!!!
Made with 100% white flour…the traditional mentou is available in most Asian supermarket, available in both prepackaged bags as well as freshly steamed bamboo boxes! My favorites types are the freshly made ones with home made dough, they're especially chewy and delicious. The prepackaged ones tend to contain a form of ingredient to make it last longer and it takes some of the taste away.
The Chef will be here shortly to provide recipe on how to make this very yummy Asian pastry.
**If you've never had mentou, you can't say you know Chinese food! It's true……..ask any Chinese native and they will back me up. 
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You can not claim that you know Chinese food without having tried these classic Steamed Buns!
The ones shown here came straight from a Chinese bakery inside the Asian supermarket. Many Asian grocery store chains have a small section reserved for food. These ones are two for a dollar! A great deal, don't you think?
My mom knows how to make them from scratch. Personally, I think the ones she makes taste better. The ones made in the stores always taste funny…some of them are okay though, maybe it's some sort of special ingredient put in when they're made in large batches.
Try them!
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*warning!* *warning!*These desserts are not the healthiest choices, but they're so delicious~
I like the fried sesame balls. (get the red bean ones…some bakeries also make them with coconut fillings, but I don't like those as much)
The Chinese Fried Donut (also known as Fried Dough) is good for breakfast. In China, many people have it along with soup for breakfast. The fried dough is my mom's favorite, strangely…I've never really liked it that much. 
If you like donuts and fried food in general, these desserts will taste heavenly for ya!
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My mom made the most delicious pancakes today! In addition to the rest of the dishes I had for dinner, I ate 2 red bean pancakes, 1 sugar pancake and almost a whole green onion pancake.
~sigh~ I'm getting ready to gain that 20 pounds to built up more winter insulation. hehe
Attention! The three small red ones stacked on the lower left corner are the red bean pancakes (my favorites!), the upper right ones are the green onion pancakes and the ones on the right are the sweet sugar ones (also one of my favorites).
My mom made these from scratch, yup, that's the entire "mix flour –> mix dough –> add stuffing –> pancake frying" process. I will request recipe from the great Chef Jiang, stay tuned!
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This is the famous Chinese fried dough! Most people have it for breakfast in the morning along with rice congee or some type of soup.
Chef Jiang’s creation is a smaller version of the larger fried dough they have in restaurants. They are deep fried, very deep fried, I’m not a super big fan but the Chef likes it. =)
The fried dough is called “da gouzi” in Chinese (Mandarin). Be sure to look for it if you find yourself wandering around Chinatown in the mornings.
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