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My girlfriend buys these in bulk from crafting stores and embroiders them for gifts. I received the "Happy Kitchenware" pattern, featuring dancing plates and cuddling spoons. She also found a pattern called "Tropical Babies". It's wonderfully/horrifically un-PC.

Definitely try and find an Asian grocery or better yet Asian bakery to find fresher, reasonable priced mooncakes. Though mooncakes are usually made and packaged to be able to last a long time, fresher ones have a very different taste because of the skin. The filling flavor and texture doesn't change too much over time, but in a fresh mooncake the skin is tender and rich in taste. As the skin ages it gets gummy, and all I taste is overwhelming sweetness.

It's not really a mooncake without the egg yolks...although I'm not a big fan of them either. I tend to stick to the traditional 2 egg-yolk white lotus paste variety.
Got some Wing Wah mooncakes in the post last week. Not sure they're going to remain uneaten until Oct 3rd!
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When it comes to the salted egg yolk, I like getting a piece of the lotus paste wedge that has just a small bit of the egg yolk. We always cut our moon cake into a lot of wedges. Its really heavy. I cant imagine just biting into one (I've seen people do this). It would make me sick. I'm not a fan of the nut ones.
My dad once brought home a box of individual-sized durian flavored ones. They were really gross. I LOVE durian, but durian-flavored things are just not good.

FYI, moon festival on the chinese calendar this year is October 3. Usually, the moonfestival is supposed to line up with the autumn equinox (when the moon would be brightest and fullest). This year, it doesn't line up because of the differences between the lunar calendar and solar calendar. (This year, the chinese calendar has a "leap month". It's all very confusing to me...)

Mooncakes are an acquired taste. I personally love them, but I'm Chinese and grew up in a traditional home. My husband is American and hates them. I'd go with the lotus seed or red bean ones. I am not a fan of the salted egg yolk or nut ones. I usually buy the little ones for more variety, and the "trendy" ones in pineapple, green tea, etc., are really good. The giant ones (I'm assuming that's what the $35 one is) are often used for engagement announcements and stuff.

How could any D.C. restaurant list omit both of Michel Richard's gems? Central and Citronelle are must-eats in D.C.! And for gelato, Pitango in Logan Circle is also now a must. I agree with most of the other ones on this list though, yum. And Good Stuff Eatery is delish too, I almost forgot! Get a mini-moo sized milkshake, you'll be glad you did.

@PerkyMac I agree Duffield's is good but Zimmermans Farm on Salina Road is much better. There is nothing like getting corn still warm from the field to eat a couple hours later. It's so sweet and perfect.

Hi I realize this is pretty late in the game to post but esmesbell mentioned the Cheerios smell in Buffalo, NY. It's from the General Mills Plant on the canal. They alternate between Cheerios and Coco Puffs.

apple crisp. peach cobbler. berry buckle several of my favoriters I love to cook and bake but more inportant I love to eat

I had already commented and was reading some of the others when I remembered another favorite of mine. I don't know if any of you will have tried it, but I love "Wojapi". It's a traditional Sioux kind-of a fruit pudding. In the old days they used to use dried berries, especially chokecherries, but now we make it with fresh or frozen berries, any kind. I love to make it and everyone loves to eat it!

I just love a cobbler! It would be hard to pick a favorite, though it would probably be a struggle between Blackberry and Peach! i've never had it before, but Strawberry Cobbler would be to die for!

Anything having to do with cherries is good. Let's go with Black Forest Cake! Chocolate and cherries. Oh, yeah!

Lemon Meringue Pie is my favorite. garrettsambo@aol.com