The Mid-Autumn Festival is right around the corner, which means it’s that time again: to go shopping for mooncakes!
From timeless classics such as baked lotus paste to snowskin selections and everything in between, here’s a delectable sampling of some of the most unique – and delicious – mooncakes from around the Klang Valley.
And if these aren’t enough to get your mouth watering, don’t miss part two of this article tomorrow!
1. Enchanting Pavilion
Adorn your home with a stunning Jade Pavilion rechargeable lantern that accompanies Pavilion Hotel’s Moonlight Garden Mooncake Collection. Each artfully crafted lantern contains four pieces of traditionally baked mooncakes.
Choose from classic flavours such as lotus, white lotus and red bean, as well as favourites such as pandan, yam, and sweet corn, and illuminate your Mid-Autumn celebration with this perfect gift for family and friends.
Find out more by clicking here.
2. To the moon
Looking for an out-of-this-world gift this Mid-Autumn? A Thousand Words by The Fame’s Limited Edition Celestial Lab Mooncake Gift Set features four delicious mooncakes inspired by the moon itself!
Dragonfruit and cranberry, red bean matcha, lava black sesame, and lava tiramisu mooncakes incorporate the latest immersive packaging design to bring you a highly experiential treat.
For more information, click here.
3. Chocolate surprise
Chocolate lovers have to taste Awfully Chocolate’s specialty chocolate mooncakes. Try the signature original – an all-chocolate mooncake filled with rich, dark-chocolate lotus plus a divine dark-chocolate filling.
Other flavours include tiramisu, hazelnut custard double yolk, and chocolate brownie sea salt caramel.
Awfully Chocolate has also brought back its popular chocolate truffle mooncakes. Coming in a larger size, the specially curated collection comes in dark chocolate passionfruit, cookies and cream dark milk, chocolate hazelnut feuilletine, and caramel crème brulée.
Get your chocolate fix today!
4. Durian delight
Attention, durian lovers: looking for a mooncake that will not only mark the Mid-Autumn festivities but also fulfil your cravings for the king of fruits? Look no further than First Class Durian’s mooncake sets, featuring snowskin delights with scrumptious Musang King, Black Thorn, pandan Musang King, and chocolate Musang King fillings.
Visit its website for more durian deets.
5. So matcha love
For a unique experience, try EQ Hotel’s Japanese-inspired handcrafted Nerikiri Wagashi mooncakes, available in citrus adzuki, matcha pistachio, and yuzu passionfruit.
These delicate offerings are beautifully decorated with characters reflecting the Mid-Autumn Festival, including white rabbits and lanterns, as well as Chinese symbols representing luck and longevity.
Do make sure to place your order.
6. A taste of home
Enveloped in soft Japanese mochi, Mizicor offers a host of unique mooncakes inspired by Malaysian and international flavours. Choose from cempedak, Berry Strawberry, Mango Passion, Uji Matcha, Musang King, and Belgium chocolate.
Best of all, these mooncakes have no added sugars and are preservative-free!
Get more information here.