Wine invades another Chinese tradition

Chinese desserts have never been famous as the best companions for wine, especially those made from traditional recipes using ingredients such as red beans, lotus seeds, fungus, bean curds, bird's nest, etc. These delicious desserts sometimes appear in the form of soup, or as tarts or cakes. Expensive ingredients such as bird's nest and ginseng easily make such cakes the main dish of the night. So, we do not normally have wine with them, we simply enjoy the dessert on its own.

One of the most popular Chinese desserts is the delicious mooncake. These cakes are eaten...