国际英语资讯:Feature: Hong Kong-style mooncakes the apple of Vietnameses eyes
<p><span word="HANOI">HANOI</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 3-- <span word="Queues">Queues</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="makeshift">makeshift</span> <span word="stalls">stalls</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="mooncakes">mooncakes</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="harbinger">harbinger</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="approaching">approaching</span> <span word="Mid">Mid</span>-<span word="Autumn">Autumn</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Vietnamese">Vietnamese</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="opting">opting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="bakery">bakery</span> <span word="products">products</span>.</p><p>"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="Vietnamese">Vietnamese</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="mooncakes">mooncakes</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>," <span word="Nguyen">Nguyen</span> <span word="Thi">Thi</span> <span word="Hien">Hien</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hanoi">Hanoi</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="mooncake">mooncake</span> <span word="stalls">stalls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mipec">Mipec</span> <span word="Tower">Tower</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hanoi">Hanoi</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="mooncakes">mooncakes</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="trendy">trendy</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="tasty">tasty</span>. <span word="Moderately">Moderately</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exact">exact</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="figured">figured</span>, <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="lifting">lifting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="mooncake">mooncake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mooncakes">mooncakes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="named">named</span> "<span word="Tinh">Tinh</span> <span word="Te">Te</span>" (<span word="Delicacy">Delicacy</span>), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="powdered">powdered</span> <span word="egg">egg</span>, <span word="salted">salted</span> <span word="egg">egg</span>, <span word="oolong">oolong</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>, <span word="green">green</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>, <span word="white">white</span> <span word="lotus">lotus</span>, <span word="red">red</span> <span word="beans">beans</span>, <span word="green">green</span> <span word="beans">beans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="durian">durian</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="examining">examining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elegant">elegant</span> <span word="box">box</span>, <span word="tentatively">tentatively</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="departing">departing</span> <span word="with">with</span> 850,000 <span word="Vietnamese">Vietnamese</span> <span word="dong">dong</span> (37.6 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span>, <span word="mumbling">mumbling</span> "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="money">money</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="worth">worth</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="mooncakes">mooncakes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Vietnamese">Vietnamese</span> <span word="gourmets">gourmets</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span>; <span word="very">very</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="health">health</span>-<span word="conscious">conscious</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="here">here</span>," <span word="Nguyen">Nguyen</span> <span word="Van">Van</span> <span word="Tho">Tho</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="Maison">Maison</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>.</p>
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