When you have some “sure winners” in your stable, it’s always wise to keep them as they are proven classics. Executive Chef Lam Hock Hin and his team understand this concept very well and that’s why every year, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Hilton Kuala Lumpur’s favourite mooncakes make their appearance. Fans of their gorgeous Heavenly Gold, Flower Drum and Blue Moon wait for the 8th month of the lunar calendar so that they can savour these delicacies. However this year, a new beauty … [Read more...]
Special Mooncakes from the Oriental Group of Restaurants
Now tell me, do you know of any restaurant that produces only 2 types of mooncakes? Quite rare, right? Well, the Oriental Group of restaurants do that. Yes, ONLY 2 flavours and both are snowskin mooncakes. And frankly speaking, the Oriental Group’s restaurants don’t do much promotion or marketing of their mooncakes. They sell out every year. The only place their mooncakes are mentioned is on their website. And of course, now on my site, haha! I have eaten their mooncakes last year - the … [Read more...]
Mooncakes from Toh Yuen @ Klang Executive Club
I have dined at Toh Yuen Chinese Restaurant quite a long time ago. I remember it as a spacious restaurant located in the Klang Executive Club in Bandar Baru Klang, Bukit Rajah. They are pretty well known for their Chinese banquets as it can accommodate 500 guests at any one time. There are also 6 private VIP rooms equipped with computerised karaoke system. When they sent me a box of their mooncakes for review, their long rectangular red, yellow and black box reminded me of the restaurant’s … [Read more...]
Ti Chen @ The Saujana Hotel unveils its Mooncakes
For the very first time, Ti Chen is offering its own-made mooncakes for the Mid Autumn Festival, which is on 8 September 2014. From the kitchen of Chef Yaw Kim Yew comes delicately crafted mini snow skin mooncakes as well as freshly baked traditional mooncakes. Azuki Milk There are stories and legends behind the making and eating of mooncakes during the celebration of the Mid Autumn Festival. The most popular of these is the hiding of secret messages inside the round mooncakes in China’s … [Read more...]
The Oriental Splendour of Tai Thong Mooncakes
What I like about Tai Thong when it comes to mooncakes is their consistency in coming out with quality well-loved traditional ones year after year and never fails in surprising us with a few new flavours too. For this year’s Mid Autumn Festival, Tai Thong’s Mooncake Master Chef Yiu has come up with 5 new flavours, from refreshing fruity tangs to the distinct taste of our King of Fruits. The mooncakes are all visually pleasing and why not, since they are inspired by our colourful local fruits. … [Read more...]
Decadent Mooncakes from Eastin Petaling Jaya
With the Mid Autumn Festival barely a month away, hotels and restaurants are busy promoting their mooncakes. It’s a common practice among the Chinese to offer moon cakes as gifts to family and friends during this festival. Every year, we see new and innovative designs and flavours flooding the market. Eastin Petaling Jaya has been celebrating this festival ever since the Ee Chinese Cuisine opened its doors to customers. The mooncakes offered this year comprise traditional favourites and a … [Read more...]
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