The Unusual Mooncake Flavours You Ought To Try This Year
The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Sept 24. You know what this means — that it’s time for mooncakes! Already, purveyors have started to pimp their offerings. That’s a smart move, since there’s a plethora of new flavours that are hitting the shelves this year.
The origins of this harvest festival go back some 3,000 years, and mooncakes are so-named because these tasty baked treats were meant to be eaten while gazing at the bright lunar surface. Folklore suggests that mooncakes were used during the Ming revolution, when secret messages of rebellion against the reigning Mongol empire were smuggled within the baked goods. These tasty cakes today contain everything from Champagne to caramel and chocolate, instead of messages. And they’re big business, as you know, many luxury hotels and pâtissières consider mooncakes to be a chance to show off their culinary skills.
Now, you might be a fan of the more traditional baked-skin cake with lotus paste and a salted egg core. But don’t turn your nose up at the new offerings. We’ve highlighted 17 that you should try. Strong showings from mooncake-makers include those with a yummy alcoholic twist, as well as the incorporation of local flavours like teh tarik. Munch on!
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