This remarkable wooden Chinese Rice Cake mold exudes vintage charm! With its intricate hand-carved design, it will be a beautiful addition to your kitchen and home decor. Of course, it also serves as an amazing mold for making delicious cakes, cookies, breads, and soaps! Enjoy the elegant look of classic craftsmanship that only increases in quality with age.

Please take note that these molds are vintage reproduction and will exhibit great patina over time by constant hand-rubbing or one could apply wood stain to yield "Old World" patina on the wood. 

Hand carved wooden molds are used in making rice cakes for Chinese celebrations at New Year and the first full moon in order to convey a family's hopes for good fortune in the coming year. Carvings depicted on the molds have special meaning and wishes. The rice cakes themselves, whether made with such special molds or just patted into round or oval shapes, carry a symbolic meaning of peace, harmony and the family circle. Rice cakes are also called moon cakes because they are eaten on the first full moon of each year, they are thought to have originated with the ancient worship of the moon.

PRODUCT INFO
Wood Type: Pear Wood
Interior Carving: Chinese Carps with Double Happiness (囍) or 
Symbol of Wealth (福)

MEASUREMENTS
Wooden Mold: 24cm x 11cm x 2.5cm (8.3" x 4.3" x 1.0")
Interior Carving: 8.5~9cm in diameter
Weight: 250g

CARE GUIDE
Handwash Only