The past weekend was Mid-Autumn Festival or Mooncake Festival. The Chinese community celebrate by indulging in "less sugar less oil" mooncakes and kids participate in lantern processions round the neighbourhood. For the two of us, we went in search of bigger celebrations on the eve, in the heart of Georgetown and Esplanade to our disappointment. We however made a discovery of Penang Island's latest landmark, the fountain with a 4.8m high metal replica of the pinang fruit. It is located at the end of Beach Street, near the clock tower. For our nightcap, we had "Tang Yuan" - balls made of glutinous rice flour served with ginger-flavoured syrup. This stall serves 2 big ones stuffed with roasted groundnuts and about a dozen small ones. I kind of like the idea of 2 biggies and a dozen minis - one big family. At the stall, father, mother and daughter were busy rolling balls amid chattering and laughter. The family that rolls together, stays together.
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