Since I was a child I have always been enchanted by those freshly cooked unusual baked goodies. Unusual because in most local bread shops the items are almost always basic breads like pandesal, pan de leche, star bread or that swirled bread with margarine and sugar on top.
Those unusual baked goodies I was talking about we’re the following. Except for the pandan muffin, these can be found only local bakeries around the country. They all taste the same anywhere as well. I wondered before as to how it came that way. It’s improbable that the first baker who made it circled the country making these, right? Although that’s just about right for me, the roaming baker. Huh, how sweet.
Anyway, my cousin Alvin, who shared the same sentiment said the one on the left is called mooncake. which makes sense because it looks like the moon, yes?
When he told me though I cracked up uncontrollably because it was a fitting name yet I never thought of it. Ah, hold that thought, there’s a reason why. You know don’t you? That during the Chinese New Year, a very different type of mooncake is also sold all over. See, I have a perfect excuse.
It’s amusing to think that I can be as happy sinking my teeth into an expensive imported AND decadent bread.
It has come to a point where its already ludicrous.
