This year the festival falls on 06-10-2025. Usually it is in September and there were a couple of times when it was on my birthday heh...heh....
At Aeon on Sunday, I went round looking at the various mooncakes on display. Look only, no touch.
Some brands are established ones like Tai Thong, my auntie's favorite.
Some like these ones I am not familiar with.
These I have heard of.
There is a Tong Kee near my office and I used to nip over to buy a mooncake or two. Not anymore (since 2023) because I don't eat mooncakes anymore.
There is even a very Japanese sounding brand, Momoyama. As you can see, mooncakes aren't cheap. You are spending all that money to eat sugar and spike your insulin hah..hah..
And don't be too comforted by the "low sugar" ones. They are still sugar and will do the job just a well as the regular ones.
There was also a mooncake making demo which ended on Sunday.
My auntie would have loved to attend as she loves baking.
These used to be my go-to mooncakes.
But now do you know what mooncake I would love to sink my teeth into?
Ah! Wagyu Beef Wellington Mooncakes! I don't know how much they cost but I know I can't afford them. They aren't carnivore compliant anyway due to the pastry casing.
Does this not look scrumptious? Grub at Section 17 which I visited with my brother back in 2017. Loved the food but we never returned due to parking issues.
Nowadays to visit is even more remote since we need a place with more accessible parking when we bring mum along. Well, maybe one day we shall revisit.
Beautiful quotation, dear friend. Would you believe that I have never tried a moon cake?
ReplyDeleteOops, that is one word, isn't it? Mooncake.
ReplyDeleteLast year I didn't eat any mooncake and this year I have decided not to but when I saw sambal Mooncake on shopi I was too curious so bought one to try. After all discounts, it was about rm14 inclusive of delivery fees.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how Wagyu Beef Wellington Mooncakes are like? Minced or whole cubes. Hehehehe I am curious so let me search for more information. Thanks for pointing it out 😁
ReplyDeleteAh, they are similar to beef Wellington with a huge chunk of wagyu beef in the middle. Hkd888 which is about MYR 480 for 4 in a box so MYR 120 each. Need to bake it again at home. I wonder 🤔 how many pieces they would sell eventually.
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ReplyDeleteI remember your review of Grub back in 2017 because after reading your review I wanted to try it but never got around to it. Hope you and your brother and mom could go there like you wish. Can take a grab there since parking is difficult. Nowadays we also take grab for convenience.
ReplyDeleteI had tried lychee and cassia flowers mini mooncakes before. They have Pu Er tea and blueberry flavours too. Beef mooncakes! How innovative can they get? But no, thank you. I am not buying mooncakes anymore. Too sweet for me now. Used to like yam mooncakes.
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