12 Mooncakes You Don’t Want to Miss in 2009

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it’s mooncake season! many families, mine included, are busy checking out catalogs and shopping for mooncakes. The mooncakes these days come in a dazzling array of colors, flavors, shapes and sizes. Finding the best one to enjoy at home or to give away to relatives is certainly no simple task!

To aid you in your mooncake selection, I have compiled a list of 12 mooncakes you don’t want to miss in 2009.

So gather your family and pets ’round the computer, and let’s count down the 12 most interesting and delicious mooncakes you can find in Singapore this year!

1. Tung Lok

Mooncakes from Tung Lok, Singapore

These gorgeous mooncakes belong to the new royale series from Tung Lok. When it is made by the Tung Lok group, you know it’s got to be good!

The pastry is first baked, before being chilled, a process that gives the skin a crunchy texture. Sounds intriguing? This marks the debut of the first baked-and-chilled mooncakes in Singapore!

They come in three flavors:
- green tea with chestnut lotus ($42.80 for 8)
- Hokkaido milk with mocha ($42.80 for 8)
- custard ($44.94 for 8)

Mooncakes from Tung Lok, Singapore

I must also highlight the adorable bite-size mooncakes that are even smaller than your usual mini mooncakes. They come in eight flavors such as pomelo white lotus, strawberry, purple potato and longan red date. ($47.08 for 16; two of each flavor)

Besides the convenience, I think that these dainty pastries may actually help reduce overeating! Well, unless people start popping them like popcorn, of course.

Tung Lok
Mooncake hotline: (65) 9088 8008
www.tunglok.com

2. Peony Jade

Fruits have made a foray into our favorite pastry this time of the year. Durian, the king of fruits, is undoubtedly the most commonly used fruit. Almost every merchant has a d24 durian mooncake on its menu.

Now, it looks like the “lesser” fruits are putting up a good fight, too! Check out the range of fruity mooncakes by peony jade restaurant.

Mooncakes from Peony Jade restaurant, Singapore

Fancy tucking into these wild strawberry ($42 for 4) and banana ($40 for 4) mooncakes? They contain smooth, rich low fat yoghurt. Notice that chunks of fruits are present, too!

Mooncakes from Peony Jade restaurant, Singapore

The alcoholic lychee-tini and ganache flavor really takes the cake! This is a limited edition offering that features a liquorice truffle at its core, filled with the taste of what happens to be my favorite cocktail, the lychee martini! ($45 for 9)

Peony Jade
- 3A Clarke Quay #02-02
- Keppel Club, Bukit Chermin Road, Singapore 109918
Mooncake hotline: (65) 6375 5562 / 6276 8327
Mooncake website: www.peonyjade.com

3. InterContinental Singapore

Man fu yuan Chinese restaurant at the intercontinental Singapore has a range of beautiful and meticulously-created mooncakes. Back by popular demand is their mini snowskin mooncake filled with Japanese sweet potato paste and champagne chocolate. ($42.80 for 8)

What’s new this year?

Mooncakes from InterContinental Singapore

Snowskin mooncakes filled with cempedak, or avocado and mango mousse. Another fruit-inspired creation! The fresh fruits are blended and made into a paste, with mini cubes and pulp of the fruits thrown in for good measure.

The whole pastry is entirely made of fruity goodness with no extra additives. Oh, except for the fact that chocolate pearls are included, too. Good stuff! ($42.80 for 8; four of each flavor)

InterContinental Singapore
Man Fu Yuan
80 Middle Road
Singapore 188966
Mooncake hotline: (65) 6825 8519 / 8520
Mooncake website: www.singapore.intercontinental.com

4. The Fullerton

From the ultra posh Fullerton Hotel, we would expect nothing less. Aside from their bestselling chocolate baileys snowskin mooncake ($52 for 4), they also have the 15 treasures premium gift set.

This lavish set contains 14 blocks of assorted baked mooncakes, all with varying fillings. What’s the 15th treasure, you ask? Well, it’s the centerpiece of a 6-inch-wide mooncake with 8 yolks. 8 yolks! Now, THAT is a full moon. ($168)

Then, they also have these milky-colored snowskin mooncakes.

Mooncakes from The Fullerton, Singapore

Do not mistake them for bars of soap. Available in cranberry, blueberry and green apple flavors, these mooncakes are the hotel’s new offerings for 2009. The shape looks really exquisite, too, especially with that depression in the middle. ($52 for 4)

The Fullerton
1 Fullerton Square
Singapore 049178
Mooncake hotline: (65) 6877 8188
Mooncake website: www.fullertonhotel.com

5. Kia Hiang Restaurant

Not to be outdone by the east-meets-west creations of the big players, the more than 30 year old Kia Hiang Restaurant has whipped up several creative new flavors. Bak kwa mooncake, anyone? Yep, yep, they have it.

Snowskin mooncakes from Kia Hiang Restaurant, Singapore

More tantalising flavors include durian, chocolate with rum and raisin, green tea, and the creamy blueberry and cheese. For more, check out my full review of Kia Hiang mooncakes with pictures, ratings and prices.

Kia Hiang Restaurant
201 Kim Tian Road #01-400
Singapore 160201
Mooncake hotline: (65) 6273 7352 / 6272 0087
Mooncake website: www.kiahiang.com.sg

6. Carlton Hotel

Carlton hotel has introduced three new snowskin mooncakes: lavender, wheatgrass & melon seed, and hazelnut & nata de coco ($47.08 for 8). Of these, lavender has got to stir the most curiosity!

Mooncakes from Carlton Hotel, Singapore Photo by sgdessert

When I think of lavender, aromatherapy and air fresheners come to mind. Having this floral scent in a mooncake is definitely unusual! In this case, the aroma is subtle, infused perfectly with the white lotus paste. Any stronger, I’m not sure if it could remain as appetising.

Carlton Hotel
76 Bras Basah Road
Singapore 189558
Mooncake hotline: (65) 6349 1292
Mooncake website: www.carltonhotel.sg

7. Fairmont Singapore

Year after year, szechuan court at fairmont Singapore never fails to wow its fans. This year, the restaurant continues its tradition of bringing impressive flavors to the table with the new pretty in pink feuilletine-hazelnut mooncake with wafer crunch nuts.

Mooncakes from Szechuan Court, Fairmont Singapore

In place of the usual lotus paste, you get a velvety smooth hazelnut filling. At its center is a white chocolate ball filled with Swiss chocolate and bits of wafer and hazelnut nuts. Looks like this little beauty is all good on the inside, too! ($45 for 8)

Mooncakes from Szechuan Court, Fairmont Singapore

Like Raffles Hotel, szechuan court has a champagne truffle and ganache mooncake ($48 for 8). Peony jade also has it this year. Does anyone know who first came up with this bestselling flavor?

Other flavors featuring liquor to bring a little high are rum and raisin chocolate truffle and baileys chocolate. What takes my breath away is the latter. That truffle simply screams of seduction! ($46 for 8)

Fairmont Singapore
Szechuan Court
80 Bras Basah Road
Singapore 189560
Mooncake hotline: (65) 6338 8785
Mooncake website: www.fsfestiveorders.com

8. Concorde Hotel

For Muslim friends, check out the mooncakes of concorde hotel (formerly Le Meridien). They are all halal certified!

Like Kia Hiang, the hotel has specially baked low sugar mooncakes that come with white lotus filling and yolk. Great for the health-conscious :) ($39/40 for 4)

Mooncakes from Concorde Hotel, Singapore

If you’re not too concerned about the calories, go for the sumptuous chocolate omochi. With the soft and chewy mochi and all the rich chocolaty deliciousness, it’s hard to resist this one! ($38 for 4)

Concorde Hotel
Spices Cafe
100 Orchard Road
Singapore 238840
Mooncake hotline: (65) 6739 8370
Mooncake website: www.concordehotel.com.sg

Mooncakes are halal certified.

9. Polar Puffs & Cakes

Bet you didn’t expect to see this one here. The bakery chain of polar puffs & cakes continues its unique offering of cakes made in the shapes of cartoon characters.

Say hello to Hello Kitty!

Hello Kitty mooncakes from Polar Puffs, Singapore

Ahhh! Aren’t these the sweetest things? Perfect for families with little girls. Even older girls. Okay, girls. Hello Kitty comes in four flavors: white lotus, pumpkin taro, yam and white chocolate cheese. Everybody say yum yum! ($30.80 for 6)

Just when you thought that things can’t get any cuter, they even give you a free Hello Kitty lantern with every purchase of a box of kitty mooncakes! I think snowy would like that. Meow!

Oh yes, a reader highlighted that the bakery chain is also halal certified :)

Polar Puffs & Cakes
Various outlets
Mooncake website: www.polarpuffs-cakes.com

Mooncakes are halal certified.

10. Goodwood Park Hotel

Obviously, when we’re on the topic of the best mooncakes, the good name of goodwood park hotel always comes up. The hotel is famed for its tropical fruit mooncakes like mango with pomelo, durian, and cempedak.

Mooncakes from Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore

This year, goodwood park fans can welcome another new fruity flavor — soursop! We’re talking silky smooth puree and juicy pulp made from the freshest soursops. The tangy taste may not be everyone’s cup of tea, though, especially in a pastry that is traditionally sweet. But I know some adventurous people would take a liking to it.

All four flavors are available at $22 for two pieces and $40 for four pieces, except for durian that costs $26 for two pieces and $48 for four pieces.

Goodwood Park Hotel
22 Scotts Road
Singapore 228221
Mooncake hotline: (65) 6730 1867 / 1868
Mooncake website: www.goodwoodparkhotel.com

11. Bakerzin

Have you ever seen a black mooncake? Homegrown café chain Bakerzin has created the fascinating midnight-colored mooncake, the sesame truffle.

This quirky mooncake gets its skin color from bamboo charcoal powder. The filling is a combination of lotus paste and black sesame paste. In the midst of the dark filling is a ball of white chocolate ganache. What does that resemble? (hint: look out the window!) ($36 for 8)

Mooncakes from Bakerzin, Singapore

If black isn’t your color, go for lighter pastels. They have brandied cherry truffle, rum and raisin, pink champagne truffle, and malt whiskey truffle. ($36 for 8)

As you indulge in these exotic mooncakes, you may feel good about the fact that you are doing charity at the same time. For every box of mooncakes sold, Bakerzin will donate $1 to the Singapore make-a-wish foundation.

Bakerzin
Various outlets
Mooncake website: www.bakerzin.com

12. Raffles Hotel

Having raved about Raffles Hotel’s legendary snowskin mooncake with champagne truffle and ganache again and again, you know it will make it to this list somehow.

Snowskin Mooncake with Champagne Truffle & Ganache from Raffles Hotel, Singapore Photo by mehmeh

When friends seek my opinion for the best mooncakes to buy, this is the first that I would recommend. ’nuff said.

And oh, here’s my review on raffles’ delectable mooncakes.

Raffles Hotel
(North Bridge Road Entrance)
1 Beach Road
Singapore 189673
Mooncake hotline: (65) 6412 1122
Mooncake website: www.raffleshotelmooncakes.com

Bonus: Godiva

Look! Godiva chocolatier has launched a Mid-Autumn collection, too!

Mid-Autumn Collection of Godiva, Singapore

These Belgian chocolates are packaged like mooncakes, with 4 large pieces to a box. They are filled with classic praline and crispy bits of roasted hazelnut. I can live with that :)

Godiva
(65) 6273 1611
Mooncake website: www.godiva.com.sg

What a kaleidoscope of colors and flavors! These are, of course, my personal picks. I’m sure I have missed out many other excellent choices! Add your own picks in the comments and we can all share!

So, have you bought your mooncakes yet?

Want more mooncakes?

Bet you thought this was the end, didn’t you? Nope, not quite :)

There is now a “remix” of this list! Yes, after doing more mooncake scouting, I uncovered more Mid-Autumn gems! I have compiled a list of 12 more mooncakes you don’t want to miss.

Check them out!

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Veron Ang is the founder and chief editor of Sparklette. She lives in Singapore and has dined and traveled across the world. She also runs Sparklette Studio, a web design and development firm. If you'd like to connect with her, head on over to the contact page or follow her personal updates on Twitter: @VeronSG.

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Melissa
September 10

Out of all these I like Tung Lok’s baked & chilled mooncakes the best. Elegant and presentable as gifts. The colourful ones with fruits look nice but not sure if they taste nice. Not my kind of thing.
The Hello Kitty ones are just adorable! I think every member of the female species would go gaga over those. Hehe
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- Veron
  September 10
  
  Good choice! Tung Lok’s mooncakes are a pretty safe bet as gifts. I think a lot of people trust the brand when it comes to Chinese cuisine. And their mooncakes aren’t all that expensive either.
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XWings
September 10

Hi,
i have ordered a few boxes from raffles hotel n marriott hotel but not taste or pick up any yet.
Received none at the office so far……
I wanna complain about Veron n gang not putting up my favourite tradition mooncake store that i have eaten for years in her list !! : (
“Da Zhong Guo” ? ( Big China ? )
its the one and only which i look forward to eating when i attend Mooncakes festival celebration at my mum’s …….. One look and taste of it with a cup of chinese tea and you know its a mooncake, to be eaten n cherish once a year……
Sigh sigh
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- Veron
  September 10
  
  Hi XWings!
  Looks like you have ordered a lot of mooncakes this year. Are they all for yourself? Any of them include the new “popping candy” from Raffles? I’m really curious about that one!
  Hehe my family also buys Da Zhong Guo’s classic mooncakes every year. The store isn’t on this list because… I was waiting for someone else to mention it! Haha!
  By the way did you know that if you wanna upgrade the default packaging for Da Zhong Guo mooncakes to a more presentable one, it costs 6 bucks more?
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  - Fei
    September 16
    
    I don’t remember being charged for upgrade of boxes. Which branch of Tai Chong Kok did you go to? The original one is at Sago Lane and its Ubi factory. As far as I can remember, bags and boxes free. I know there are people who bulk buy and sell them away. That’s dangerous to purchase. I stick to only the 2 branches and/or mooncake fair stalls.
    There’s another shop called Chinatown Tai Chong Kok nearby but they are not related at all.
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    - Veron
      September 16
      
      I’m referring to Chinatown Tai Chong Kok. See http://www.chinatowntaichongkok.com/products2.html for the pricelist of the $6 upgrade.
      Do you mean Chinatown Tai Chong Kok and Tai Chong Kok are different?
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      - Fei
        September 16
        
        Tai Chong Kok is at Sago Lane and Ubi. That’s the one set up in 1930s according to the staff I asked ‘cos I wasn’t sure. My mother knows it by the box. No website for this shop.
        The other one is called Chinatown Tai Chong Kok and they have a website.
sheida
September 10

ooh my god….Godiva looks sinful.
and hey veron ur such a sweetie, thanks for the halal certified mooncakes info..coz for all i had in mind right now are swensen’s or across the border JB if i wanna grab some moonies!
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- Veron
  September 10
  
  You’re most welcome dear :) I came to realise that there are many people reading this blog who eat only halal food. So I make it a point to state if the food is halal certified. I may have missed quite a few though.
  Oh I wonder what Swensen’s mooncakes are like. Are they ice cream mooncakes?
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  - li
    September 28
    
    Hey, just like to mention that polar is a halal certified shop, so the mooncakes should be halal as well.
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    - Veron
      September 29
      
      Oh you’re right! Thanks for highlighting. I have updated my post :)
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Kyo
September 11

I haven’t tried the rest – bit you nailed it with the Raffles one, I think…
It’s really, really good. It’s even better when you let it warm up to just below room temperature. I have one left and five were ’stolen’ by friends. :p
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- Veron
  September 11
  
  Yep yep, can’t go wrong with Raffles’ awesome champagne truffle mooncakes. I would always confidently recommend it to people, too. Can’t blame your friends for wanting to steal them, heh. Those mooncakes are irresistible, and it’s very nice of you to share your goodies :)
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XWings
September 11

Morning,
Frankly, i am no expert in tradtional mooncakes, i dont ever know where is da zhong guo store, how much r they selling or what flavours they have.
But, eating da zhong guo mooncakes, with hot chinese tea, fruits n nuts are what i do when we celebrate mooncakes festival at my mum’s since childhood and anything less is a break with family tradtion n custom to me….
I seriously seem to have over order too many mooncakes in a moment of glutony….everything seems so yum yum yummy when i surf online last weekend….i may end up having to buy a new fridge just to store the snow skins version before 3 oct arrives….
Good thing your blog entries came after my mooncakes shopping “spree”……
: )
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- Veron
  September 11
  
  Da Zhong Guo is in Chinatown. It’s an aged shop that also sells various other Chinese pastries. Perfect place to get the traditional baked mooncakes. I’m thinking theirs are even better than those from the big-name hotels.
  Argh maybe I should just add them to the list!
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ladyironchef
September 11

wow very nice! such a comprehensive list of mooncakes! it sure make things easier to decide on where to order from :)
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- Veron
  September 11
  
  Thanks for appreciating! I hope many people would find it useful, too. When friends ask me “where to buy nice mooncakes ah?” I’ll just refer them to this list, heh :)
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  - Helen
    October 2
    
    Are these available in the US??
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    - Veron
      October 2
      
      Most of these places I have listed, along with their mooncakes, are based in Singapore. But some of the major hotels have a presence in the US, too. The best way is to check their US websites to see if they have any festive orders open. I know Starbucks has launched mooncakes in some countries. America may be one of them.
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      - Fei
        October 2
        
        Hi Helen,
        Tried the Starbucks snowskin mooncake a few days back at Raffles City. Tried snowskin with white lotus filling and expresso/chocoloate centre. Not too bad. At least the lotus paste wasn’t overly sweet to the point of overshadowing the chocolate expresso centre. Hope you succeed in finding mooncakes in the States!
Sandy
September 11

Oh My God! This is definitely BIG ENEMY of my diet program. How should i stop thinking of them??
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- Veron
  September 11
  
  Oh forget it. It’s only once a year! *devilish grin*
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Elna
September 11

Hi Veron,
I accidentally stumbled across your website while looking for mooncakes to take back home to the Philippines. I’ll be on vacation from Sept 26-29.
What can I say I love your blog find it informative. It will be my first trip to Singapore and I was also looking for nice places to go to for authentic Singaporean cuisine (hawker food!) and I got some nice insights from your blog.
Looking forward to more of your posts. Thank you and have a nice day!
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- Veron
  September 11
  
  Hi Elna,
  Happy to hear that you’re visiting Singapore! Have you picked out any mooncakes yet? :)
  Hopefully you have some locals and friends to bring you around. You’re absolutely right that the best Singapore food tend to be hidden in hawker centres :) In case you’re looking for some good recommendations, you should definitely try the stingray and calamari from this barbecued seafood stall.
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  - Elna
    September 12
    
    But alas, all the mooncakes are very lovely! I’m having a hard time choosing what to bring back home. But I am leaning towards the Tung Lok Royale series but I am worried about its shelf life as it said on their site that it needs to be refrigerated. Is it ok to take these? Its a 3 hour flight from Singapore to Manila plus the wait in the airport so I am a bit hesitant to take them home, But I will definely have some when I get there!
    I am also curious about that Lavender mooncake, I did not know that there were other mooncake varieties! Here in Manila we have the traditional mooncakes made with lotus paste with yolks. So I want to take back home something that is very unique for my family to enjoy!
    As I am a big fan of Hello Kitty, I will also be bringing back those cute Hello Kitty mooncakes for the younger family members to enjoy! As for the stingray and calamari, I will definitely try them. I have put it in my Food Must Try’s along with the Shark’s Meat Lor Mee and Chwee Kueh :)
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Audrey
September 11

Thanks for the list! I love mooncakes and was trying to figure out which ones were good ones to try in Singapore! The Fullerton ones look absolutely gorgeous but it sounds like the Raffles Hotel ones are tried & tested through time, huh? Will definitely check them out.
I just the snowskin cempedak from Peony Jade and it was quite disappointing. They used real cempedak as filling which is awesome but they added an artificial fragrance (smells like roses/cheap perfume) that completely over-powered the natural cempedak scent, pity!
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- Veron
  September 11
  
  Yep :) Like I said, Raffles is a safe bet. But even us loyal followers need some variety once in a while lol! If you haven’t tried their mooncakes before, then you definitely should.
  It’s surprising that Peony Jade added artificial fragrance to the fruity mooncakes. I would imagine they want the natural scent of the fruit to be as strong as possible. Why mask it? Hmm.
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Fen
September 12

Oh my… this is such a lovely post… The colourful collages and all the concised information one needs to refer to for this year’s mooncakes…
Yuan has tried Swensens’ ice-cream mooncakes, apparently the snowskin is pretty soft but the ice-cream are frozen to prevent them from melting fast… According to him, it is worth a try. Can try while having a set meal =)
As for the Carlton’s lavender mooncakes, don’t worry… It is good. The flavouring is pretty similar to the lavender macarons of Canele… Recommended… Thank you for uploading my picture. Feel honoured.
Tried the Raffles’ and Szechuan Court’s Champagne truffle (will upload the posts over the weekend)… There is a notable difference so it depends if you want texture or alcholic kick…
Just when I thought I have tried the highly recommended Raffles’ mooncakes, you just tempted me with so many choices… *Salivating*
Once again, thumbs up for the effort in putting this up… Will bookmark and email to my friends when they ask for recommendation…
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- Veron
  September 13
  
  Thank you for those wonderful pictures of Carlton’s. You have done up a wonderful review, too!
  I didn’t know that Swensen’s serve their mooncakes in the restaurant, too. I thought they’re only sold as take-outs. Great! Can have it during their 30% promotion :D
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  - Fen
    September 13
    
    Thank you for your compliment. Have to admit that Carlton’s lavender and wheatgrass snowskin mooncakes are quite good.
    Yup, I recall Yuan had the swensens’ mooncake last year during a set lunch but if I am not mistaken, it was after mid-autumn festival so instead of serving a scoop of ice-cream, he had the mooncake instead. Didn’t blog about it as the picture quality was poor.
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rachel
September 12

MOOOOOONCAAAAAAAKESSSS.
i am going on a mooncake hunt with this list, ALL YOUR MOONCAKES ARE BELONGS TO ME
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- Veron
  September 13
  
  Haven’t heard that expression in a while!
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py
September 13

Thanks for the post. I am impressed that you have sampled so many kinds of mooncakes already even though the eighth lunar month of the Chinese calendar isn’t here yet. And I have never tried any of those you have mentioned as yet. Whatever it is, if I should want to know where to get good mooncakes, I shall check make reference to this post definitely.
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- Veron
  September 13
  
  Thank you :) I have missed out on a few though, such as the Da Zhong Guo mooncakes.
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Jennifer Santaella
September 14

Wow these mooncakes look delectable. I’m am guessing that the only way I am going to buy one of these mooncakes is as a gift for someone who really likes desert-like me. A gift to myself- I wouldn’t mind sharing. Some mooncakes that caught my eye where the snowskin mooncakes filled with avocado moose- I love avocado! Aww- I just adore the Hello Kitty mooncakes-so cute!
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- Veron
  September 14
  
  I feel the same way, too. Some of these mooncakes are *too* pretty to be bought and eaten. But if you’re buying them as a gift for someone, then they don’t seem such a waste :D
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kirbie
September 15

What a wonderful post! I’ve never seen so many different beautiful mooncake variations. I want to try them all!
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Estee
September 16

Hey Veron,
thanks for generating this list. It truly helps!! But then again, on 2nd thoughts, u made me wanna get all!! Argh!!! Tink i’ll b gg for the tung lok or goodwood park ones.
:))))
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- Veron
  September 16
  
  Good choices! I’m considering doing a follow-up post with more mooncakes that I may have missed.
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ken
September 16

just shot the four seasons mao shang durian mooncake and thot nothing could be more mouth watering…until i saw these! yum yum
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Fei
September 16

Interesting list of mooncakes / shops to check out. I only like the pig biscuits actually and the ice-cream ones. Haha. Always find the traditional mooncakes too sweet.
My family’s a fan of the original Tai Chong Kok shop at Sago Lane. Went down 2 weeks back and service has improved. A staff mentioned that it’s set up in the late 1930s. Gosh. Never knew it was that old!!! Kind of treasure the brown bags ‘cos they remind me of the days my grandma came home with chicks for me to play with in those type of carriers.
My mom’s crazy over the wu-ren (5 seeds with ham). For me, a tiny slice of the lotus paste is enough. Which durian mooncakes will you recommend? Hahaha… for my own consumption.
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- Veron
  September 16
  
  Ohh I remember those pig biscuits fondly from my childhood. They come in those brightly colored netted “cages” that I used to collect :D
  For durian mooncakes, I would recommend Kia Hiang’s or 717 Trading. It’s like eating pure durian flesh!
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keon
September 16

favourite post for mooncakes 2009!
bought raffles hotel’s single yolk white lotus. as good as last year, just that i find it less sweet this year. i prefer it slightly sweeter.
also bought fairmont’s snow skin assorted. from fav to least:
1. Baileys Chocolate
2. Rum & Raisin Chocolate Truffle
3. Champagne Truffle & Chocolate Ganache
4. Feuilletine-Hazelnut with Wafer Crunch Nuts (the wafer crunch just don’t feel right when it’s mix with the lotus paste in the mouth)
thansk for the great post again!
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- Veron
  September 16
  
  You are most welcome! Have you tried Raffles’ champagne truffle mooncakes, too? I wonder who does it better. Raffles or Fairmont?
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Roy
September 16

almost got the 2 Tai Chogkok mix up ‘cos the chinatown banda street one is the one with citibank privilege. thanks fei for telling the diff cos i super blur and went to sago st and ask for citibank disc. the guy at the counter also blur cos he very loyal to his shop and tell me theirs original and no linkup with citibank so i buy a box just to try since too lazy to find the other chinatown tck. not bad so far i buy double yolk. just now check on internet. the newer tai chongkok called hue kee at banda street and alexandra. alamak my mother just say chinatown near egg tart shop. ask my wife she say got citibank offer. crossline.
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- Veron
  September 16
  
  Yeah the one at Banda Street (and Alexandra Village) is the one I’ve tried. I’ve mixed up the two, too! If it wasn’t for Fei and you I would never have known there are actually 2 Tai Chong Kok.
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Fei
September 16

Tai Chong Kok Sago Lane is the first. Their box says ‘lian rong di yi jia’ (the first lotus paste). Staff told me shop was founded in the late 1930s. No preservatives and best eaten within a week. Don’t put at a warm place ‘cos last year we kept for 2 weeks and mooncakes went a little mouldy. Wasted!
My mom’s a fan and so we stick to just one shop every year. Got to queue nearer the festival. They’re at a few mooncake fairs this year.
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