Inaugural Moon Cake Competition

09 September 2014

The Moon Cake Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday that celebrates togetherness with loved ones with a special holiday treat, called moon cakes. This year's Moon Cake Festival is 8 September. In preparation for this holiday, the Chinese civilization and Chinese history students at the University of Auckland held the First Annual University of Auckland Moon Cake Competition and Workshop.

Top prize winners, entering an array of exquisite mooncakes, were Classic Bake House, Taiping Grocery, and Choice Bakery. Nora Yao, CLL staff member and Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Auckland, served as judge. Prizes were awarded in categories of Taste, Design, and “Most Moonlike.” Students also made their own mooncakes using a variety of fillings.