Noun
A
rich
,
dense
Chinese
pastry
traditionally
filled
with
lotus seed
paste
and
nowadays
with
a
variety
of
other
fillings
,
usually
eaten
during
the
Mid-Autumn Festival
(
on
the
15th
day
of
the
eighth
month
of
the
Chinese
lunisolar calendar
;
early
September
to
early
October
).