George wrote:
>
> On 9/6/2011 7:21 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
> >
> > Either way, I don't much like them. They look
> > like fine pastries, and to Western sensibilities
> > anything that looks like that should be sweet and
> > luscious. Moon cakes are sweetened, but not
> > nearly as much as I'd expect in a pastry filling.
> > The filling is also dense, like peanut butter.
> > I'd expect a much lighter filling in a pastry.
>
> I am not big on pastries but what you described is the type I like. They
> don't add tons of sugar. With typical pastries I get the impression I
> could get the same result by getting a spoon and the sugar bowl.
>
> I also like those types of fillings. Red bean is my favorite. Each to
> his own I guess.

Then I guess you'd really like manju. I don't,
and for the same reasons I'm not fond of moon cake.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manj%C5%AB

Manju looks good, right up to the point where
you bite into it. Then you discover it's full of
bean paste.