by Aude Camus
Mooncakes season is upon us. As an expat, I’m always keen on learning more and experiencing local traditions but I have to say, despite many attempts and no matter how cute I find them, mooncakes are usually not something I’m too excited about. I guess the traditional ones are just not to my taste. I thought you might be just like me, willing to take part to the lunar appreciation festivities and enjoy your share of local traditions but looking for mooncakes which could please your expat palates so here I am, sharing three mooncakes options which are not the very traditional ones.
by alphabetical order
John Anthony x The Cakery
Vegan mooncakes
Mooncakes season is upon us. As an expat, I’m always keen on learning more and experiencing local traditions but I have to say, despite many attempts and no matter how cute I find them, mooncakes are usually not something I’m too excited about. I guess the traditional ones are just not to my taste. I thought you might be just like me, willing to take part to the lunar appreciation festivities and enjoy your share of local traditions but looking for mooncakes which could please your expat palates so here I am, sharing three mooncakes options which are not the very traditional ones.
by alphabetical order
John Anthony x The Cakery
Vegan mooncakes
What: An exclusive collaboration between leading sustainable (and highly instagrammable) Chinese restaurant John Anthony and local bakery The Cakery, offering organic, sugar-free, gluten-free and vegan-friendly options. The mooncakes are 100% vegan, free of dairy, gluten, egg, refined sugar and preservative and come in four flavors
Dark Chocolate & Sichuan Chili Pepper(by John Anthony)
Black & White Sesame(by The Cakery)
Rose & Mixed Berries(by The Cakery)
Mango, Ginger & Turmeric (by The Cakery)
Why we like it: because it’s surprisingly yummy (and we don’t often say that of a mooncake) while being loaded with superfood and containing 40% less calories than traditional mooncakes (God, if you ever wonder how many calories there are in a mooncake just don’t check, believe me better not knowing!). Our fav is the Dark Chocolate & Sichuan Chili Pepper with its rich filling and spicy kick.
HKD 88/ mooncake
HKD 398 for the four mooncakes set
Order two days in advance and pick-up at The Cakery’s retail locations in Lee Garden or Landmark
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La Maison du Chocolat
Moonchocolate
What: an assortment of ganaches and pralines in dark and milk chocolate
PASSION MOON: Delicate dark chocolate ganache bouchée with passion fruit and vanilla
SWEET MOON: Milk chocolate praline bouchée with roasted hazelnuts
DARK MOON: Pure Brazilian dark chocolate ganache
GOLDEN MOON: Delicate caramelized mousse coated with dark chocolate
Why we like it: because it’s not so mooncaky but more chocolate and not just any chocolate but the one from La Maison du Chocolat … pure treat!
HKD 550 for the box
Available online and in La Maison du Chocolat Hong Kong stores
Pierre Hermé
What: four mooncakes delicately stamped with the Pierre Hermé logo or a stylized flower and presented in a box designed by artist and set designer Marjorie Colas
HKD 390 for the box
Available online and in Pierre Hermé stores
Still keen on going for something more traditional?
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Lava Custard Mooncake
Mooncake Infiniment Caramel
Moncake Sésame Noir: black sesame pound cake, crispy black sesame praline, enrobed in milk chocolate
Mooncake Chocolat & Praliné Noisette: crunchy, smooth hazelnut praline enrobed in dark chocolate
Mooncake Infiniment Vanille: soft almond and vanilla pound cake
HKD 390 for the box
Available online and in Pierre Hermé stores
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Lava Custard Mooncake
What: a thick tender pastry skin enveloping a sweet and dense melted egg custard filling
Why we like it: it’s very chic with the embossed “P” and minimalist box, its traditional yes but with a modern twist to it
Available upon order at Page Common in Page Hotels
148 Austin Road – TST
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