The last time man reached the moon it cost $30 billion. Thankfully, New Yorkers can get a taste of the lunar body for about $5 in Chinatown.
Sinfully delicious pastries called mooncakes are flying off the bakery shelves in Chinatown in the days before the Mid-Autumn Festival — a Chinese lunar holiday that falls on Sept. 19 and commemorates the end of the summer harvest.
Families and friends swap the hearty mini pies — which are a bit sweet and a bit savory, thanks to their lotus seed filling and the salty duck egg, or two, in the center — to share their best wishes.
“It’s like a Christmas gift,” said Steven Tin, executive director for Better Chinatown, a volunteer group dedicated to improving the neighborhood.
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