Ricefield and bakery47 Chinese Baking

Exploring Chinese baking as part of the Mid-Autumn Festival. We don’t often think of baking when we think of Chinese cuisine; traditionally you wouldn’t find an oven in the Chinese kitchen. However Chinese bakeries offer up a wealth of tasty products, from pork buns to custard tarts, that have been influenced by many regional and international cultures.

As part of the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, family and friends gather to offer and share the special baked festival food - mooncakes. At bakery47 learn about the symbolic importance, variety of styles, flavours and most importantly skills involved in making mooncakes. This is also an opportunity to discuss Chinese baking, its range of products and cultural influences, and of course an opportunity to taste test too!