Mid-Autumn Festival | Mooncake Festival
Time to worship and pay homage to the moon for a good harvest. If you are confused about what I'm talking about, then you might have to take a peek back at your history textbooks. Although Mid-Autumn festival is more known for Chang'e's story, there are various other version as well.
Either ways, the most important factor of Mid-Autumn Festival these days is not the part where you are staring at the moon but the part where you are consuming mooncakes. Fun fact! Did you know back in ancient China, mooncakes were used to smuggle messages to orchestrate the uprising against Mongolian rule at the end of the Yuan Dynasty by the Ming Revolutionaries.
These days, mooncakes were not used to smuggle messages anymore. Instead they are mainly shared during the festivities of the Mooncake festival with people of all ages. Which brings me to the point that I'll be sharing next.
Singapore's Award Winning Freshly Baked Traditional Mooncake | Bing Liang Bakery
Bing Liang Bakery was set up in 1998 by the Ang family of Muar, Johor. It is a popular seasonal Chinese pastry bakery in Malaysia that use to close their seasonal orders as early as 2 months before the actual date. This year Bing Liang Bakery have expanded their services and pastries all the way from Malaysia to Singapore to give Singaporeans the opportunity to taste the unique mooncakes. Aside from mooncakes, Bing Liang Bakery also produces Chinese New Year goodies like pineapple tarts and Kueh Lapis.
The mooncakes comes in boxes of fours with a cool design that has a pull out drawer on the bottom which makes for a very nifty and trendy desk decoration. Personally, I like how sturdy the box is and one may upcycle the beautiful pink boxes as storage space.
Pure Lotus Mooncakes
The more commonly known pure lotus mooncakes are filled with lotus paste accompanied with the salted egg yolk right in the middle, the perfect combination of sweetness and saltiness.
Pure Lotus Double Yolk Mooncake
What's better than one yolk, two yolks! The mooncake speaks for itself with every bite of the best of both worlds. The thin yet sturdy layer of crust around it helps make each and every single bite of the goodness we know as the Pure Lotus Double Yolk Mooncake all the more satisfying.
Pure Lotus Golden Emerald Mooncake
Sometimes we wonder, is life really that boring? If you answered yes to that, have i got the best thing for you!
Imagine the vigorous mixing of pandan leaves and lotus paste and lotus seed all the ingredients slowly merging to take form and present itself to you as the Pure Lotus Golden Emerald Mooncake. For this I would highly recommend it to people who loves digging into their pandan cakes as the aroma of the pandan leaves perfectly melds with the lotus paste and seed, leaving you with the aftertaste that makes you want to go back for more.
Durian, Mao Shan Wang Mooncake
- Pure White Lotus Single Yolk
- Pure Lotus
- Pure White Lotus
How could I simply miss out on the Durian Mao Shan Wang Mooncakes, cautionary note to those who do not like durians, this might be one to steer away from. For those who enjoy getting their mouths stuffed with the aromatic scent of the king of fruits, this one is the mooncake you can't miss! The lingering aftertaste of the durian mooncake paired with the crunchy lotus seeds puts this easily as one of my favourites.
Pure Lotus Mooncake Variety
- Pure Lotus
- Pure White Lotus Double Yolk
So for those of you wondering what are the different types of Pure Lotus Mooncakes available, do have a look and be sure not to miss out on giving your tastebuds a treat!
Low Sugar Mooncake
- Pure White Lotus Single Yolk
- Red Bean Paste
- Pure Lotus Green Tea
Of course, I wouldn't forget about those who are more health conscious. There are two types of Low Sugar Mooncakes that you can immerse yourself in without having to worry about your health.
Other types of Mooncakes
I could go on and on about how each and every single one of these mooncakes just keeps getting better but that would make this an essay. If you're someone who doesn't have too long of an attention span like myself, I implore you to take a look at the crust.
The intricacy of the carvings would make one hesitate to bite into these pieces of arts. But who am I kidding, they all taste and look amazing! As much as I do know that these are made in molds, it almost feels like you're one of the ancient Chinese royals who had each of these carved out for them by the chefs.
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