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It’s hard to keep track of the growing array of mooncakes offered this season. Here are the ones which made the cut.
Swanky showroons for kitchen aficionados
The St Regis Singapore’s Reduced Sugar White Lotus Paste with Macadamia Nuts Baked Mooncake ($75 for box of four) will satiate the health-conscious. Purists will prefer the classic Baked Mooncake with White Lotus Paste and Single Yolk ($79 for box of four). The popular White Lotus Paste with Assorted Nuts and Yunnan Ham Baked Mooncake ($82 for box of four) is a lovely combination of sweet and savoury flavours. Level 1U, Yan Ting, 29 Tanglin Road. Tel: 6506 6852
Peach Blossoms at Marina Mandarin offers a new mooncake flavour that you won’t be able to say no to. The White Lotus Paste and Charcoal Black Sesame Paste with Pine Nuts Mooncake ($68.80 for four) is one. Combining white lotus and black sesame paste, the baked treat is further elevated with added texture from the crushed pine nuts. Alternatively, go for the signature Charcoal Black Sesame Paste with Melon Seeds Mooncake ($68.80 for four). Level 5, Peach Blossoms, 6 Raffles Boulevard. Tel: 6845 1118
Janice Wong Singapore’s luxurious snowskin mooncakes are a favourite with the sweet-toothed. The mooncakes ($58 for box of nine)are wrapped in house-made snow skin, sealed in chocolate, then hand-painted. This year, there are nine unique flavours – Salted Bak Kwa Lotus Paste, Yuzu Candied Orange Lotus Paste, Date Mandarin, Marc De Champagne Match, Oolong Date, Jasmine Matcha, Snow Skin Matcha Custard, Black Sesame and Salted Egg Lotus Paste. It’s a treat for your taste buds. #B1-k28, Paragon, 290 Orchard Road. Tel: 9233 7547
Si Chuan Dou Hua’s gorgeous new mooncake packaging takes center stage this year. The pretty box ($108/box with four mooncakes) comes with sunshine yellow, turquoise blue and light pink covers, and features lovely pink peony flower prints and gold rimmed ribbons secured by a Chinese coin. For the healthconscious, go for the low-sugar version, sprinkled with gold dust – Charcoal White Lotus Seed Paste Macadamia Nuts Mooncake ($60 for four). sichuandouhua.com
Bring good luck to your Mid-autumn festivities with Peach Garden’s limited edition Golden Mooncakes (U.P $67.03; $48.26 for Unionpay International Cardholders), as customers get a chance to win up to $16,000 in prizes. Housed inside each box of four mooncakes, which includes the Premium Sun-dried Longan Infused with Red Tea Paste and Premium Black Dates with Melon Seed Paste in a stunning shade of gold, is a Unionpay Surprise Card. Prizes include Unionpay Prepaid Cards containing $8,888 and $888 as well as Peach Garden Dining Vouchers worth $20. It is available exclusively online till 24 September with three packaging options: a treasure chest, LED mirrored glass box or a reusable tote bag. peachgardeneshop.com
Carlton Hotel Singapore presents scrumptious mini snowskin mooncakes in both old and new flavours. The gula Melaka mooncake ($63 for box of eight) comes with a generous serving of gula Melaka enveloping a crunchy white chocolate ball. The Tuxedo mooncake ($62 for box of eight), filled with a rich Valrhona chocolate sponge cake, crunchy chocolate balls and light cream, is a sharp contrast of sweet and salty. There’s also the popular Mao Shan Wang Durian snowskin ($68 for box of eight). Think luscious durian pulp encased in a pillow-light snowskin.
76 Bras Basah Road. Tel: 6332 8891
When it comes to the creme de la creme of pastries in Singapore, Mad About Sucre hits the right spot with its baked mooncake collection ($88 for box of six). The inventive flavours include Espresso Coffee with Organic Hazelnut and Cambodia White Lotus Seed; Jasmine with French Wild French Rose, Almond & Cambodia White Lotus Seed; and Cambodian White Lotus Seed with Homecured Salted Egg Yolk and Summer Melon Seed. The mooncakes come packed in chic gift boxes. 27 Teo Hong Road. Tel: 6221 3969 Enjoy The Marmalade Pantry’s new limited edition snowskin mooncake collections: the Sweet Secrets box ($58) includes Black Sesame Gula Melaka and Honeydew with Chocolate; and the Cocktail collection ($67) features treats like tangy Yuzu Sake and Strawberry Vodka with a truffle core filled with vodka and infused strawberry. order.themarmaladepantry.com.sg
Fan of American whiskey? Regent Singapore’s newly launched creations will pique your palate. Redolent with the fragrance of rye whiskey, the Barrel-aged Sazerac 6-year-old Rye with Coffee and Chocolate Snow Skin Mooncake ($73 for eight) houses a coffee and chocolate paste that is enhanced with the nutty notes from the whiskey. The snow skin is also not too thick — just substantial enough to hold the paste together well. Also, check out the Barrel-aged La Louisiane Cocktail with Yuzu and Green Bean Paste Mooncake ($73 for eight), their take on the classic New Orleans cocktail. The paste is packed with orange and yuzu for a sweet citrusy tinge. 1 Cuscaden Road. Tel: 6725 3239