There’s nothing quite like a little cultural dissonance.
I was walking through the grounds of the Summer Palace in Beijing (part of our experiences during the China 2.0 Tour for bloggers and tech folk) and someone came back from one of the small concession stands with several of these, labeled “Orion Pie.”
So, I unwrapped mine and took a bite, and found that thousands of miles away from the US Deep South, I was really chewing on….a Moon Pie.
No RC Cola in sight, though.
This is hilarious. Is it a fake? Or a licensed version of the Moon Pie? Either way, can’t say I think it looks good to eat!
I think it’s just a knockoff – kinda dry. Of course, a real Moon Pie is kinda dry as well! 🙂
In Korea they’re the same, just called Choco-Pie.
Can you tell us more about your Tour news? My readers are interested to know how it’s going.
-Bananor
@Bananor – wish I had more time to write but just don’t, WiFi great at hotel but I’m hardly there & when I am I need sleep. 🙂 Promise to post more as I am able. Tour is great! Follow us on Twitter at search.twitter.com and use #china20 hashtag in the search box to see Tour-related tweets.
I am from Vietnam. We have ChocoPie. It’s one of the most delicious snack that every kid likes. When I came to US, I miss ChocoPie a lot. I was really surprised to know that there is a version of ChocoPie called Moon Pie here.
ChocoPie, or Orion Pie in the article is very delicious.