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   Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 18-Sep-2026 00:45:34 JST Adrianna Tan

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   • Jules she/her

   @afewbugs it’s actually completely different from any kind of East Asian dessert so actually very outside the realm of things we usually have. Way too much sugar and fat. However there is a theory that it comes from a middle eastern dessert called mamoun

   Personally I find the traditional baked ones way too heavy and sweet, can maybe have a quarter slice. But I do enjoy the more modernist interpretations which are more common in China / Taiwan / HK / Singapore and not so easily found outside of it

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     Jules she/her (afewbugs@social.coop)'s status on Friday, 18-Sep-2026 00:45:35 JST Jules she/her

     @skinnylatte admittedly a sample size of two, but my friend of Korean heritage and my ex of Thai Chinese heritage both think mooncakes are disgusting. From which I have concluded that, much like English Christmas Pudding, mooncakes are a food only enjoyed for their festive associations or by people who didn't grow up with them