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Chong’s Yummy Favorites: The Mooncake Review

By Elizabeth Low October 2, 2009October 2, 2009
By Elizabeth Low October 2, 2009October 2, 2009

Chong’s Yummy Favorites: The Mooncake ReviewThere are many legends revolving around the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that mooncakes first came about in the Sung Dynasty when the Chinese rebelled against the iron fist of the Mongols. By concealing secret messages within the sweet filling of pastries, they managed to orchestrate the rebellion.

Obviously, mooncakes today carry no political purpose, but if you happen to be down at the annual mooncake fair at Takashimaya, you’ll find they’re still very much capable of stirring the senses within moon cake lovers.

City News braved the hordes to bring you the top ten mooncakes available this year.

1. Bakerzin: Snowskin Sesame Truffle

Its snow skin blackened with bamboo charcoal powder, we love how this elegant little confection goes down … oh so smoothly. Chomp right down to its core and find a nice white chocolate truffle in the middle of the dark, subtly sweet paste. The winner this year, in our opinion.

Rating: 9.5/10


2. The Peninsula: Egg Custard Mooncake

This mooncake comes in at number 2 on our list for being a sheer buttery bliss!

Rating: 9/10


3. TWG: 1837 Tea Mooncakes

We love TWG’s black and white snowskin mooncakes. Their yin and yang look with silver dust twinkling on the skins give off a nice classy look, and the taste is just as good. The white one comes filled with chocolate mousse and a blackcurrant marmalade tea infused core, while the black mooncake is filled with rich praline cream with orange marmalade at its core.

Rating: 9/10


4. Bakerzin: Snowskin Pink Champagne

This little mooncake is ice cream inspired. Although you can’t really taste the champagne in the confection, the super soft and smooth skin makes the taste linger in your mouth for a long time.

Rating: 8.5/10


5. Conrad: Mini Snowskin with Pineapple/ Mango

The exotic fruity fusions are extremely refreshing, much like eating ice cream sorbet in a mooncake.

Rating: 8.5/10


6. Shang Palace

This is as traditional as a moocake gets. You can taste the fine quality of the white lotus paste in this one. Great for those who love their mooncakes neat and traditional.

Rating: 8.5/10


7. Royal China

The white lotus paste comes with a yolk. It has a slight perfumed after taste that stays in
your mouth for a short while, in a very pleasant way.

Rating: 8/10


8. Sheraton

Yet another good old-fashioned, quality lotus paste filled mooncake.

Rating: 7.5/10


9. Tung Lok

Rating: 7.5/10


10. Eater Palace : Yam paste

This Teochew mooncake reminds us of eating of sweet yam dessert, just stuffed into a mooncake instead, and deep fried to crispy perfection.

Rating: 7/10

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