Tourists experience making moon cakes

With only a few days left until the 2023 Mid-Autumn Festival, the mooncake market is starting to become bustling on every street. Instead of buying ready-made cakes for tourists, some resorts in Ham Tien - Mui Ne have organized for tourists to participate in making their own cakes to have the opportunity to learn and experience one of the most unique features of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Vietnam.

Staff introduce to visitors the ingredients for making cakes.

At the resorts, the staff introduced to the guests the ingredients to make the mooncake crust such as flour, sugar water, peanut butter, etc. and then the steps of kneading the dough, dividing the dough to create a balanced ratio between the crust and the filling. After listening attentively and observing the instructions on how to make the mooncake, everyone got to work together. Everyone was excited to make the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake.

International tourists experience making moon cakes

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Duong - a tourist from Dong Thap province said: I must say that this is the first time my family and I have participated in a moon cake shaping activity like this when traveling to Phan Thiet city. It was quite interesting, very fun and exciting.

The mixed cakes with the blend of fat, sugar, nuts, lemon leaves, Chinese sausage and the scent of mai que lo wine really surprise visitors when they try them for the first time.

Tourists enjoy moon cakes

Ms. ANDREA CERMAK – an Austrian tourist shared: I was very happy to participate in this activity when I finished a cake by myself. I liked the most when shaping the cake and it was a really interesting experience. I found the cake very delicious, with a harmonious combination of the salty taste of the filling and the sweet taste of the crust. And I really enjoyed making a complete cake by myself…

With the Mid-Autumn Festival activities, visitors interacted and connected to increase the family members' affection, especially international visitors had the opportunity to learn and experience one of the most typical features of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is making moon cakes. Thereby, contributing to promoting the traditional culinary culture of Vietnam to international friends.

Source: https://baobinhthuan.com.vn/du-khach-trai-nghiem-lam-banh-trung-thu-112379.html