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#legendeats: Mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival 2024

Aug 06, 2024

Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner and what is this annual celebration without its cornerstone: mooncakes? From traditional to contemporary, we compile a list of the most indulgent choices available around the city

Regent Hong Kong

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This year, Regent Hong Kong presents Regent Mini Assorted Flavour Mooncakes, capturing the essence of the dreamy moonlit sky. The collection features a variety of infused tastes and textures, including the Mini Regent Winter Citrus Tea Custard, Mini Signature Egg Lava Custard, Mini Mandarin Peel with Red Bean Paste and Mini White Lotus Seed Paste with Salted Egg Yolk, each meticulously crafted with premium ingredients.

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Rosewood Hong Kong

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Rosewood Hong Kong has unveiled a selection of new and limited-edition mooncake gift boxes for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Crafted from time-honoured recipes by Chinese executive chef Li Chi-Wai, these delicate mooncakes are packaged in specially designed boxes to inspire joy this festive season. Among the highlights are the Rosewood Traditional White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncakes with Double Egg Yolks, and Rosewood Traditional Yellow Lotus Seed Paste Mooncakes with Olive Seeds and Double Egg Yolks. For a variety of tastes, the Rosewood Mini Assorted Flavour Mooncakes offers a blend of Jasmine Tea-infused Egg Custard, Lapsang Souchong Tea White Lotus Seed Paste, and Red Bean Paste with Mandarin Peel Mooncakes.

The collection also includes the ever-popular The Legacy House Mini Egg Custard Mooncakes, and a luxurious new limited edition offering, “The Rosewood Treasure” Mooncake Gift Box, featuring a selection of The Legacy House Mini Egg Custard Mooncakes, Lapsang Souchong Tea White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncakes, and Traditional White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncakes with Double Egg Yolk, accompanied by premium “Shang Xia” Yunnan Black Tea and Pu-erh Tea.

Marrying heritage with innovation, the Rosewood Hong Kong x Hong Kong Palace Museum “In Celebration of the Moon” Mooncake Gift Box is an exciting limited-edition collaboration that presents the best of both worlds – Traditional White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncakes with Double Egg Yolks and The Legacy House Mini Egg Custard Mooncakes. Elegantly presented in a gift box showcasing an artful design of the city skyline and the iconic Hong Kong Palace Museum, the innovative packaging offers a unique feature of transforming into a decorative paper lantern to illuminate your home during the Mid-Autumn celebrations.

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Man Ho Chinese Restaurant at JW Marriot Hotel Hong Kong

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Man Ho Chinese Restaurant’s culinary team, led by executive Chinese chef Jayson Tang, has introduced an unprecedented bakery pop-up counter at Man Ho Garden, serving freshly baked mooncakes, handcrafted daily using premium unbleached flour from local flour mills. The collection aims to evoke fond memories and a pleasurable sensory experience.

The mooncakes are available in four distinct flavours per box, including Mini Mooncake with Macadamia Nuts and Winter Melon Paste, Mini Mooncake with Taro Paste, Mini Mooncake with Yunnan Ham, Rose and Red Date Paste, and Mini Mooncake with Tangerine Peel and Red Bean Paste.

In addition to these freshly-baked offerings, Man Ho also presents a selection of mooncake gift boxes with both traditional and specialty flavours, individually packed and presented in a newly designed gift box featuring shades of champagne gold and embellished with a graceful lotus motif. This includes the Mini Assorted Mooncakes, which contains three special flavours: Mini Mooncake with Jinhua Ham and Assorted Nuts, Mini Mooncake with Dried Tangerine Peel and Red Bean Paste, and Mini Mooncake with Dried Figs and Assorted Nuts. There’s also the sought-after Mini Egg Custard Mooncakes set, and the 8″ Royal Supreme Mooncake with White Lotus Seed Paste, Ginger and 8 Egg Yolks, inspired by the tradition of family reunions and sharing joy.

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Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong

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Experience the time-honoured mooncake delicacies offered by The Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong, to celebrate the Mid-Autumn festival. Using the finest quality ingredients, the offerings this year feature an array of delectable flavours. Choose from classic flavours such as Golden or White Lotus with Two Yolks and Mini Egg Custard, or explore their innovative flavours of Chocolate Lava and Red Bean Paste with Dried Tangerine Peel.

To cater to diverse gifting needs, The Mandarin presents also three hampers – the Mandarin Deluxe Mooncake 3-tier Hamper, Mandarin Deluxe Mooncake 1-tier Hamper, and Mandarin Mooncake Gift Box – filled to the brim with all the essentials for the occasion, like White Lotus Mooncake, of course, Oolong Tea, Homemade X.O. Sauce, and a bottle of either Ruinart Brut Rose NV Champagne, Ruinart “R” de Ruinart Brut NV Champagne or Chateau Roques de Jean Lice, Bordeaux, France.

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The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong

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As the moon shines during the Mid-Autumn festivities, the Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong invites guests to celebrate the harmonious season with their chic Mooncake Bento. Containing the much-loved silky-smooth milk custard mooncakes, the double-decker bento boxes can be repurposed into functional containers for daily use, or returned to the hotel by the end of December for a complimentary glass of the sommelier’s selected Champagne or non-alcoholic mocktail when dining at Amber and Somm as an appreciation of guests’ unwavering support towards the hotel’s sustainability efforts.

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Spring Moon at The Peninsula Hong Kong

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Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with the renowned chefs at The Peninsula Hong Kong’s Spring Moon restaurant. This year they offer two epicurean mooncake varieties. Coming in a box of eight, the legendary Mini Egg Custard Mooncakes, offered since 1986 and considered the finest in Hong Kong, feature light and flaky golden pastry filled with velvety egg custard. While, the limited-edition Sesame Paste Mochi Mooncake makes a comeback for the third consecutive year, crafted by Chinese cuisine executive chef Lam Yuk Ming as an homage to the steamed sesame and lotus seed paste buns he enjoyed in his childhood.

For a more lavish festival gift, the Premium Gourmet Hamper is made up of a tempting array of indulgent treats, such as Mini Egg Custard Mooncakes, 18-head Fish Maw, Hokkaido Conpoys, Shiitake Mushrooms, 30-head Middle Eastern Dried Abalone, Caramelised Sesame Walnuts, Yunnan Aged Pu-Er, and the restaurant’s legendary XO Chilli Sauce.

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The Merchants

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The Merchants at Forty-Five is celebrating the Mid-Autumn festival by paying homage to traditional Suzhou-style mooncakes. Expertly crafted by executive chef Chen Tian Long, the Classic Mooncakes gift box is a collection of four mooncake flavours: the smooth and sweet Red Bean; fragrant Red Date; Salt & Pepper, combining mixed nuts and black sesame; and nutty and umami Seaweed; each encased in a multi-layered, flakey and crumbly crust that resembles pastry.

As another option, the Savoury Mooncakes gift box offers four pieces of traditional xianrou mooncakes, featuring tender and juicy meat filling encased within a crispy, thin crust pastry. While the limited-edition The Merchants Light presents a custom-made functioning lantern inspired by classic palace designs, housing eight mooncake pieces in four flavours – Red Bean, Red Date, Black Sesame and Seaweed.

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Ming Pavilion at Island-Shangri-La

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Opt for something a little different this year with the four-piece Ming Pavilion Fujian Mooncake Gift Box, showcasing a blend of different flavours like fragrant winter melon purée, savoury Jinhua ham, succulent pork belly, crunchy melon seeds, almond, walnut and sesame. Handcrafted from the finest ingredients, the set includes two pieces each of Original Fujian Mooncakes and Sesame Fujian Mooncakes, each celebrating the essence of Hokkien culture.

Alternatively, Ming Pavilion’s Mooncake Selection features three pieces each of Milk Custard and Molten Lava Milk Custard mooncakes, harmonising rich custard flavours with hints of salted egg yolk for a delightful contrast in textures and flavours.

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Rùn at The St. Regis Hong Kong

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Rùn, the esteemed Chinese restaurant led by executive Chinese chef Hung Chi-Kwong at The St. Regis Hong Kong, has unveiled an extraordinary collection of meticulously crafted mooncakes for the upcoming festivities.

The classic White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake with Double Egg Yolks embodies the essence of the Mid-Autumn Festival, showcasing its timeless appeal. Crafted with the finest lotus seed paste and golden salted egg yolks, this delectable creation is designed to captivate the senses. Adding a contemporary twist to the collection, chef Hung Chi-Kwong presents the Mini Red Bean Paste Mooncake, artfully combining savoury red bean paste with fragrant 18-year aged mandarin peels. Lastly, the Mini Lava Custard Mooncake is a decadent treat where the rich flavours of egg yolks and creamy custard intertwine to create a silky lava effect.

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Grand Hyatt Hong Kong

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Elevate your Mid-Autumn festival celebrations with Grand Hyatt Hong Kong’s exquisite new mooncakes. For this year’s One Harbour Road Collection Box, executive Chinese chef Chan Chan-Hon has created three new distinctive flavours: the fragrant Red Bean Paste with 25 Years Dried Mandarin Peel; delicate Egg Custard with Jasmine Pearls Tea; and White Lotus Paste with Fermented Bean Curd and Salted Egg Yolks, which draws inspiration from One Harbour Road’s signature crispy fermented bean curd pastries. While in the Full Moon Box, you’ll find the traditional white lotus paste with two salted egg yolks mooncakes; and in the Bright Moon Box, well-balanced egg custard mooncakes. All come in a new pastel pink box, adorned with the distinctive floral and Chinese motifs of One Harbour Road.

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The House Collective

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The House Collective has pulled out all the stops in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival with a special collection of four mooncake box sets to commemorate how each city celebrates the occasion. The set is designed to resemble a travel journal and documents personal stories from The House’s friends, sharing unique perspectives on the spirit and soul of Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu, as well as the cherished Mid-Autumn traditions that make each city special. Each volume features eight mini mooncakes in four flavours, ranging from the classics to creative spins.

Sets for The Opposite House, The Temple House and The Middle House include Parma Ham Mooncake, Granulated Chestnut Mooncake, Five Black Nut Mooncake and Rattan Pepper Ham Mooncake. The Upper House’s assortment includes a vegan Red Bean Paste Mooncake with Mandarin Peel, Maltitol Low Sugar White Lotus Seed Paste with Yolk Mooncake, Jasmine Tea Custard Mooncake and Coffee with Caramel and Sea Salt Custard Mooncake. As part of The Upper House’s ongoing commitment to their community partners, 10% of the profits from the mooncake sales will be donated to Dignity Mama, a social enterprise that helps low-income families access books as well as provides job opportunities.

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Ming Court

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Ming Court, Cordis, Hong Kong; and Ming Court, Wanchai has curated three mooncake sets featuring an exquisite gift box evoking the feeling of looking through a window and seeing the full moon shining outside. Aside from the traditional options like the four-piece White Lotus Seed Paste with Double Egg Yolks Mooncake, and Mini Lava Egg Custard Mooncake, Ming Court has created three additional flavours for their Deluxe Mini Mooncake Assortment to satisfy those who crave excitement, including Mini Lava Sesame Mooncake, Mini Pineapple Mooncake, and Mini Red bean Paste with Mandarin Peel Mooncake.

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The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong

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Experience the time-honoured mooncake delicacies offered by The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong to celebrate the Mid-Autumn festival, which symbolises reunion, blessings and good fortune. The three enticing mooncake sets, each crafted with exceptional attention to detail and flavour, consist of the  “Delights of Hong Kong” Mini Egg Custard Mooncake Set, “Luna Celestia” Premium Tea Mooncake Gift Box, and Tin Lung Heen Limited Edition House-made Egg Custard Mooncakes with Selected Premium Tea Gift Set.

The former in inspired by the city’s beauty, with a box design emulating vintage ink printing to showcase famous sights like the International Commerce Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District, Big Buddha and Hong Kong Island’s iconic trams.

The “Luna Celestia” features a three-tier gift box design in a regal navy blue colour, and adorned with multi-dimensional paper carvings of Jade Rabbit. The box opens up to a silver mooncake plate reminiscent of the full moon, along with two selections of tea-flavoured mooncakes: the Earl Grey Tea Custard Mooncakes and Green Tea Custard Mooncakes.

Lastly, the Tin Lung Heen set retains the restaurant’s signature red and gold colour scheme, with eight exquisitely house-crafted egg custard mooncakes, made with care by director of culinary chef Paul Lau, and a brown gold tea box housing five packs of premium black tea.

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Conrad Hong Kong

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Conrad Hong Kong embraces the essence of the Mid-Autumn Festival by launching four distinct mooncake box sets catering to a variety of palates, making it perfect for celebrating with loved ones. The coveted Mini Musang King Durian Mooncakes makes a return, alongside the classic White Lotus Seed Paste with Egg Yolk Mooncakes, Mini Creamed Egg Yolk Mooncakes, and Grand Assorted Mooncakes assembling five flavours, which include Red Bean Paste, White Lotus Seed Paste with Egg Yolk, Yellow Lotus Seed Paste with Egg Yolk, Mung Bean Paste with Egg Yolk, and Maltitol Low Sugar White Lotus Seed Paste. All mooncakes come in a jewellery-inspired packaging resembling a polished ruby with an embossed pattern and a metallic leaf-shaped lock that can be later reused for decoration or storage.

To commemorate the occasion, Conrad is also offering four special gift hampers, each comprising fine wines and prestigious food items like Fish Maw, Dried Shiitake Mushroom, Golden Leaf XO Sauce and Chinese Walnut Cookies.  

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Yat Tung Heen at Eaton HK

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Yat Tung Heen at Eaton HK has decided to stick with the well-loved classics this festive season, focusing on excelling in the meticulous craftsmanship and recreating the traditional scene of reunion. Their Deluxe Mini Mooncake Assortment Gift Set offers three luxurious flavours: Mini Lava Egg Custard Mooncake, Mini Lava Egg Custard White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake, and Mini Red Bean Paste with Mandarin Peel Mooncake. Also available is the Mini Lava Egg Custard Mooncake Gift Set, the restauran’ts most famous and popular option, offering a taste of tradition with its buttery, delicate crust and rich custard filling.

The delightful treats are boxed up in an intricate woven box adorned with a teal cloth and an elegant traditional Chinese knot. All of which can be repurposed once the mooncakes have been savoured.

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The Peninsula Boutique

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Immerse yourself in the timeless tradition of Mid-Autumn Festival with The Peninsula’s iconic Mini Egg Custard Mooncakes, along with new contemporary flavours to satisfy every palate during the festivities.

Every year The Peninsula Boutique develops innovative recipes that pay homage to tradition, but appeals to customers’ evolving palates. Making their debut this year is the Mini Mooncakes with Nuts, showcasing an exclusive blend of eight nut varieties with zesty fruits and an egg custard version with sea salt and macadamia; and Mini Red Bean Paste Mooncakes with Mandarin Peel, accompanied by salty yolk or pine nuts.

True gourmands will revel in the interplay of flavours and textures found in the Star Chef Mooncake collection by Michelin-starred Chef Tang Chi Keung. Or, for the ultimate experience, the Mooncake Degustation gift Box showcases the tasteful variety of flavours, while also serving as a decorative lantern.

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Four Seasons Hong Kong

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Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong’s best-selling mooncake collections have made a return with a new package design. The Lung King Heen mooncake box channels the significance of the moon in the form of a round box, featuring multiple layers of paper and textures, complete with a rechargeable LED folding paper lantern that can double up as a desk lamp. While the Four Seasons Hong Kong mooncake box design is renewed with a brighter palette and innovative design characteristics. It comes with a stylish, reusable tote bag, encouraging customers to reduce single-use packaging.

This year, the two-starred Lung King Heen has introduced a new addition – Winter Melon Paste Mooncakes with Rose – alongside its signatures, including the Cream Custard Mooncakes with Toasted Pine Nuts; Preserved Egg and Pickled Ginger Mooncakes; and White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncakes with Black Truffle and Salted Egg Yolk. For the ultimate indulgence, the Assorted Signature Mooncakes box allows guests to enjoy all three exquisite flavours. To enhance the experience, a complementary addition awaits – a Vintage 2009 Mellow Pu’erh Tea Cake.

For the more traditional and refined palates, opt for the Four Seasons Hong Kong classic Mooncake Set, which features three pairs of signature mooncakes, including White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncakes with Salted Egg Yolk; Mini Egg Custard Mooncakes; and this year’s brand new Mini Red Bean Paste Mooncakes with Mandarin Peel. 

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Shangri-La Group

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Shangri-La Group is ushering in the Mid-Autumn festival with a variety of classic and contemporary mooncake flavours. 

Curated by the acclaimed Michelin-starred team of chefs at Summer Palace, new additions from the Island Shangri-La repertoire include the Summer Palace Musang King Durian Molten Lava Mooncakes and Summer Palace Luna Mochi Mooncakes, featuring soft and chewy mochi layers infused with velvety taro and crunchy pistachio. The most popular among returning favourites, the Summer Palace Mini Milk Custard Mooncakes is celebrated for its creamy custard filling and delicate buttery crust.

Across the harbour, Kowloon Shangri-La’s Shang Palace offers the new Shang Palace Mini Lava Egg Custard Mooncakes, alongside the highly coveted Shang Palace 30-year Aged Mandarin Peel and Red Bean Paste Mooncakes. A more prestigious option would be the 50-year Aged Mandarin and Red Bean Paste Mooncakes, presented in two elegant gift boxes perfect for business counterparts – Shangri-La Premium Mid-Autumn Festival Tea Gift Set and Shangri-La En Primeur Mid-Autumn Festival Silver Moon Gift Set.

You’ll also find a selection of contemporary delights. Highlights include the Shang Palace Signature Mooncakes Quartet, comprising Mini Egg Custard Mooncakes, Mini Mooncakes with Egg Yolk and White Lotus Seed Paste, Mini Lava Chocolate Mooncakes, and Mini Pineapple Mooncakes. And from the Shang Palace Originated Mooncake Series, which blends together Chinese tradition with the delicate artistry of Japanese confectionery, the Shang Palace Mini Naruto Kintoki Mooncakes with Red Bean; Mini Matcha Mooncakes with Red Bean, Yuzu Paste and Mochi; and Mini Hojicha Mooncakes with Red Bean, Yuzu Paste and Mochi.

Next door, Kerry Hotel’s assortment includes the new limited-edition Black Thorn Durian Snowy Mooncakes; Crème Brûlée Snowy Mooncakes Duet; Hung Tong Mini Lava Egg Custard Mooncakes; all-time favourite Hung Tong Double Egg Yolks with White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncakes; as well as Hung Tong Mini Mooncakes Trio, infused with three new flavours for this year.

Available across all three outlets is the Shangri-La Mooncake Selection, which skilfully fuses the citrusy flavour of 50-year Aged Mandarin Peel into velvety red bean paste, enriched with either Rose, Yuzu or Osmanthus

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Duddell’s

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This year, Duddell’s is offering four Mid-Autumn mooncake selections, including its Signature Gift Box, comprising six pieces of Lava Custard Mooncakes; Limited Edition LED Lantern Mooncake Gift Box, with eight pieces of Lava Custard Mooncakes in a box that doubles as a festive lantern; and Duddell’s x Saicho Sparkling Tea Mooncake Gift Box, offering a unique blend of six pieces of Lava Custard Mooncakes and a 750ml bottle of Jasmine Sparkling Tea by sparkling tea brand Saicho.

For a more luxurious experience, Duddell’s is also presenting a Mid-Autumn Premium Gift Hamper, featuring a curated selection of Cantonese delights including six pieces of their signature Lava Custard Mooncakes, braised South African five-heads abalone, homemade walnut cookies, Duddell’s signature XO sauce, a bottle of ‘R’ de Ruinart Reims Champagne, and 24 discs of Fook Ming Tong White Tea.

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China Tang

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Named the “Moonlit Essence of Autumn”, China Tang presents two mooncake gift boxes this year, inspired by the ornate Chinese window frames and adorned with intricate pull cabinets.

The first, boasting an amber-orange box resembling the radiance of the moon, features four Classic Double-Yolk White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncakes. Smooth white lotus seed paste, made from premium lotus seeds, is combined with whole salted egg yolks and pure peanut oil, then baked following traditional techniques. Each bite is fragrant and smooth, but not overly sweet.

The second is rendered in a peachy red reminiscent of the colours of a spring dawn. Inside, you’ll find six Mini Crafted Egg Custard Mooncakes, with a silky dense custard and light buttery crust.

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Ying Jee Club

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This Mid-Autumn Festival, the two-starred Ying Jee Club is launching Mini Egg Custards Mooncakes for you and your family to relish. Handcrafted daily by director of culinary chef Siu Hin-chi, executive chef Cheung Kin-Ming and their talented culinary team, these exquisite mooncakes not only honour the timeless traditions of the season but also showcase the finest ingredients, carefully selected and free from preservatives. Presented in an elegant jewel box, each set contains six, featuring a sumptuous blend of a crusty shell and lusciously smooth egg custard filling.

Order from Ying Jee Club, call 2801 6882, WhatsApp 5291 0503, or email to [email protected]

Paul Lafayet

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Paul Lafayet presents another French culinary take on the Mid-Autumn must-haves. Embodying craftsmanship, their four newly-crafted flavours of custard mooncakes include Crème Brûlée, infused with the richness of vanilla; Coffee Lava, made with selected single-origin roasted coffee beans; the nutty Black Sesame; and refreshing and aromatic Jasmine. Each come in a delightful box designed in collaboration with French illustrator Emilie Sarnel. The stylish octagon box references the traditional Chinese bagua map to echo the traditional dessert, and symbolises the balance and harmony of yin and yang.

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Venchi

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A far cry from the run-of-the-mill mooncake sets, the Italian chocolatier has collaborated with NABA, the largest art academy in Italy, to introduce a collection that blends the traditional allure of the occasion with the modern charm of futurism. Promising to whisk you away to a realm of opulent indulgence and deliciousness, the Mid-Autumn Granblend Gift Box comes with scrumptious Granblend 75% Nibs, Raspberry & Cocoa Nibs Granblend and Granblend Venezuela Milk 47%. While the Mid-Autumn Rectangular Gift Box comprises the Triple Pistachio Mooncake, Matchamisu Mooncake, Strawberry Delight Mooncake, Almond Crunchy Mooncake, Granblend 75% Nibs, Granblend 80% South America, Raspberry & Cocoa Nibs Granblend, Chocoviar Crema Cacao, and Chocoviar Gianduia and Chocoviar 75%. Though the showstopper would be the three-layer Mid-Autumn Deluxe Lantern Box. On the first two layers are mooncakes, and on the bottom are a selection of 54 chocolate.

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The Cakery

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The Cakery presents a delightful selection of better-for-you mooncakes, treats and hampers for you to indulge in this Mid-Autumn Festival. Vegan Mochi and Lava Mini Mooncakes to celebrate the Mid-Autumn festival, all crafted using the finest natural ingredients and presented in an elegant dark teal recyclable box with gold accents.

Showcasing three flavours – the nutty Black Sesame Lava; sweet, chewy Red Date Mochi; and rich Pistachio Mochi, the Vegan Mini Mooncake Box Set caters to the most discerning palates while serving as a testament to the bakery’s commitment to sustainability with the box crafted from eco-friendly materials and adorned with a frosted gold ginkgo leaf design. Alongside, The Cakery has also crafted the Mooncake Cake, available in 4″ and 6″ and a selection of flavours including apple crumble, lemon tea and wild strawberry.

Mid-Autumn is all about reunion and sharing, so there’s also a range of hampers to choose from. Like, the Deluxe Mid Autumn Festival Hamper, which adds an Assorted Palmier Gift Box, Coconut & Pumpkin Seed Granola and Poppin Raisin to the contents of both the Mid-Autumn Delight and Gourmet Hampers, ensuring an unparalleled presentation of luxury and taste.

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Ralph’s Coffee

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Presentation is key when it comes to annual mooncake gifting, and Ralph’s Coffee’s is certainly a top-notch keepsake. The latest version for this year features a posh design in the form of a classic steam locomotive, symbolising Ralph’s Coffee’s journey from New York to Asia, travelling across diverse cultural landscapes. Rendered in their iconic green-white colourway and outlined in metal for a sturdy yet luxurious touch, inside are six mini mooncakes, locally crafted in flavours of Custard Lava and White Lotus Paste Lava.

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