The same is true of this piece:

You see, I'm a sceptic when it comes to mooncakes! Most of the time, they are bloody awful. At best, they are "okay".

What type of mooncakes are you reminiscing about, from the olden days? Our indigenous version was the Suzhou-style, with crumby crusts. When we finally got to taste the Guangdong style (the "wet" version as we called it, as opposed to the dry version with crumbs falling off as you bite), we thought they were heavenly. I was always averse to the Five-Nut variety, as they invariably contained ham (I was a quasi-vegetarian from a young age, but I eat much more meat nowadays). I think my instinct was correct – most of the nuts in there were probably beyond their shelf life and the ham had gone stale, so they were deadly poisonous (carcinogenic). Red bean paste is a much better option. By the way, the worst filling was the kind with red and green strips, of a sweet taste but of unknown ingredient (they can be called UFOs – unidentified filling objects). Incidentally, UFO is better translated in Taiwan: 幽浮。