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Mooncake consumption has morphed into an unrecognisable practice, laced with extravagance and excess.
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I am a massive mooncake fangirl. As someone who had spent years away from home for university, I’d sorely missed multiple editions of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
When I returned to Singapore, I lost no time in playing catch-up and getting my fill of the sweet confection every time there was a gathering with friends, family or colleagues in September. Whether snow-skin or traditionally baked pieces with egg yolk, I never missed a chance to wolf down this sugary treat, even if that meant having to run off the calories later at the gym.
