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There is a magical sound that fills us with excitement the moment it echoes through the air: the beat of the lion dance drum at the Mid-Autumn Festival.

“When can we finally ‘break the feast’?” – the timeless question on every child’s lips each full-moon season. Childhood Mid-Autumn memories are always steeped in the fragrance of autumn fruits.

Looking back at the Mid-Autumn Festivals of our childhood, the most treasured possession for us neighbourhood kids was a bamboo lantern wrapped in colourful cellophane.

People often say the taste of Mid-Autumn is the flavour of mooncakes. But only as we grow up do we realise that the sweetest flavour of the August full moon is the taste of reunion.

Reflections from the Lab: Crafting Cultural Scents Is No Easy Feat “There were moments when our debates became intensely passionate, simply because capturing the spirit of Vietnamese culture in a bottle is extraordinarily challenging. So many perspectives, so many delicate nuances to honour.” In the quiet stillness of our laboratory, we sat together for countless […]