{"id":28669,"date":"2014-08-08T07:46:04","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T23:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/?p=28669"},"modified":"2014-08-08T05:19:02","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T21:19:02","slug":"best-singapore-mooncakes-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2014\/08\/08\/best-singapore-mooncakes-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Mooncakes in Singapore 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year, I sampled mooncakes from 41 establishments (see the bottom for a list of the establishments). From each establishment, I ate 2 to 8 flavors. Let’s say I tried an average of 3.5 flavors. That makes it 144 mooncakes<\/strong>! There goes my hourglass figure. <\/span><\/p>\n

Since I tried so many, I notice a trend this year: (1) passion fruit, (2) mango, (3) osmanthus, (4) pandan, and (5) the rise of Teochew mooncakes. <\/span><\/p>\n

In no particular order, these are the best: <\/span><\/p>\n

Best Traditional Mooncake<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"liLi Bai \u674e\u767d (Sheraton Towers)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/a>
\nThe first bite of Li Bai’s traditional mooncake runs\u00a0through my memory, bringing me back to my childhood days of carrying paper lanterns in a playground of a dragon. In them, I taste nostalgia.\u00a0$63 onwards for a box of 4.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Mei-Xin \u9999\u6e2f\u7f8e\u5fc3\u6708\u997c<\/a>,\u00a0and Kee Wah \u5947\u534e<\/span><\/strong>
\nI don’t like Hong Kong food, they are too traditional (boring), too oily, and one-dimensional. I am\u00a0surprised to find myself liking these two brands from Hong Kong. On hindsight, for mooncakes, being traditional works.\u00a0Mei Xin $43 onwards, Kee Wah $50 onwards.\u00a0<\/em>Kee Wah is available only at Takashimaya fair (7 Aug-8 Sept). Enquiries: 9005 8118, keewah.sg@gmail.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Traditional Mooncake with a Twist<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"SingaporeSingapore Airlines<\/a><\/strong>
\nMooncake festival is the most profitable Chinese holiday in Singapore, even more profitable than Chinese New Year. And SQ wants a piece of the \u00a0pie<\/del> mooncake. SQ isn’t doing so well financially that they have to expand, huh? But the handpicked\u00a0osmanthus with crispy Japanese plum<\/strong>\u00a0is the most fragrant of osmanthus mooncakes I’ve tasted. Not bad\u00a0for a newcomer. $68 for a box.<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

TWG<\/strong><\/a>
\nI’m prejudiced against TWG because of the false advertising<\/a>. But TWG is the only brand that remains from the Best Mooncakes 2011 list<\/a>, attesting to how fantastic\u00a0they are.\u00a0Their mooncakes, made from tea, are redolent\u00a0of its\u00a0sweet fragrant. Got \u8336\u9999\u5473, should go very well with a dark tea, not a floral tea. Recommended:\u00a0Red lantern<\/strong>\u00a0tea-flavored<\/strong> and\u00a0Emperor tea-flavored<\/strong>.\u00a0$60 a box. Available at their outlets. T: 6733 7997, email: Sales@TWGTea.com<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Durian Mooncake<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tam Kah \u8c2d\u5bb6<\/strong><\/a>
\nThat’s right, Tam Kah is the seafood delicacies restaurant <\/a>that I used to visit regularly. Their\u00a0mao shan wang mooncakes<\/strong>\u00a0are surprisingly robust, and bittersweet, unexpectedly beating hot favorites of mine like\u00a0Four Seasons Durian and Goodwood Park. (To be fair, Goodwood Park has 7 flavors of durian mooncakes, but unfortunately, when I was going around to sample, only 1 was available, and it wasn’t of good quality.)\u00a0$43 for box of 4.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Alcoholic Mooncake<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"BakerzinBakerzin<\/strong> <\/a>
\nThe grand marnier chocolate\u00a0<\/strong>doesn’t\u00a0have a strong alcoholic taste, but this is nostalgic for me. When I was young, I only got to eat orange chocolate during Chinese New Year. Thus, this reminds me of festivity and holidays. $60 for box of 8.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Baker’s Well<\/a><\/strong>
\nBaker’s Well is a small independent bakery along East Coast Road. The champagne truffle\u00a0<\/strong>snowskin<\/strong> has a fizz, just like drinking champagne.\u00a0$60 for box of 8. T: 9731 2644\u00a0<\/em>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Summer Pavilion \u590f\u82d1 (Ritz-Carlton)<\/a><\/strong>
\nSnowskin lycheetini.<\/strong> $66 for box of 4 big pieces, or $51 for 6 mini.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Best\u00a0Savory\u00a0Mooncake<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"ChynChyn Nonya Cakes \u771f\u771f<\/strong><\/a>
\nUnique mooncakes that taste like pies.\u00a0Eucommia (herb) chicken floss mooncake<\/strong>\u00a0(left) has salted bean paste, topped with pecan.\u00a0Blooming<\/strong> mooncake<\/strong> is made of salted bean paste, mushrooms, scallops, and chicken, like a chicken pie.\u00a0Emperor snow lotus mooncake<\/strong> is topped with sunflower seeds on its pastry skin, tasted savory too.\u00a0$48 a box. T: 6556 1311<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Amethyst Pastry & Cakes<\/strong><\/a>
\nTheir sugar-free white lotus walnut mooncake<\/strong>, or known to some people as\u00a0Shanghai mooncake<\/strong>, tastes like\u00a0gai zhai peng.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Vegetarian Mooncake <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Paradise Group \u4e50\u5929<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe\u00a0pure white lotus<\/strong> mooncake is\u00a0smooth, and not-so-sweet, and still as good as, or even better than other mooncakes. $54 for a box of 4<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Teochew Mooncake <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"parkPark Hotel Group<\/a><\/strong>
\nI had a hard time deciding which category to place Palace Park. It has one of the best themes this year: gems. The snowskin mooncakes sparkle like precious stones, glamoruxurious, but, in the end, for me, substance is more important than style. Their signature Teochew mooncakes<\/strong>\u00a0with flakey pastry skin are\u00a0a little oily, but delicious. I prefer the new creation pumpkin<\/strong> to the traditional yam<\/strong> because it has\u00a0a pleasant but not cloying sweetness. But you have to eat them quickly in case they lao hoong<\/em>.\u00a0$62 onwards for a box.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Long Jiang \u9f99\u6c5f<\/strong>
\nNot sure if this is the defunct Long Jiang Seafood at Commonwealth but this Long Jiang mixes yam with coconut<\/strong>, giving it a special aroma, and undercutting the excessive sweetness of yam. Word of advice, Long Jiang: it’s 2014. Get your act together, and get online.\u00a0$58 for a box<\/em>. T: 6879 1418. Available at Takashimaya 7 Aug-8 Sept.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Best Packaging (for gifts and corporate)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Li Bai \u674e\u767d<\/strong><\/a>
\nI try not to repeat the restaurants on this list but Li Bai’s box is just too auspicious, festive, and chio<\/em>. The box, red embossed with gold, is opened by folding the sides outwards. I’m keeping the box to store my precioussss.\u00a0$63 onwards for a box of 4.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Royal China at Raffles \u7687\u671d<\/strong><\/a>
\nI don’t like mooncake boxes with pull-out drawers because they look like Chinese medicinal cabinet–inauspicious. The elongated bricklike box makes it look like a coffin. But that blue! that azure! so hypnotizing and posh. The stunning, bright color and luxurious satin material save the box; nobody can mistake that for grief. If a company receives one hundred different boxes of mooncakes, Royal China will stand out. <\/span>Like presents under a Christmas tree, the most eyecatching is the most desirable. \u00a0$56 onwards for a box<\/em>. T: 6338 3363 Email: royalchina@singnet.com.sg<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"cookieCookie Museum<\/strong><\/a>
\nWhile other restaurants focus on the box, Cookie Museum focuses on both the box\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>the mooncakes. I am\u00a0awestruck to see a mooncake that looks like jade. The box mimics a thick hardcover book with a Victorian lady, quaint. If you’re James Bond, you can hide\u00a0a gun inside and keep the box amidst your books on the bookshelf. \u00a0If you’re giving away mooncakes as corporate gifts, this one says quirky, bold, cheeky, and dare to be different. Best for people in design industry.\u00a0$65 onwards.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

List of mooncakes I tried<\/strong>: Amethyst Pastry & Cakes, Bake Inc, Baker’s Well, <\/span> Bakerzin<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, Bengawan Solo, Bread Junction, Chyn Nonya Cakes, Cookie Museum, D’bun, East Ocean, Four Seasons, Fullerton Hotel, Garden Pastry & Cake, Gin Thye, Grand Hyatt, Goodwood Park Hotel, Home’s Favorite, <\/span> Hua Ting (Orchard Hotel)<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, Kee Wah (Hong Kong), Jiang Nan Chun (Four Seasons Hotel), Kwong Cheong Thye, Lavender, <\/span> Li Bai (Sheraton Towers)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>, Long Jiang, Mei Xin \u7f8e\u5fc3 (Hong Kong), Minamoto Kitchoan (Japan), Paradise Group, <\/span> Park Hotel Group<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, Peony Jade, Royal China, Season \u65f6\u65b0, Singapore Airlines,<\/span> Sucre<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, Summer Pavilion (Ritz Carlton Hotel), Tai Thong, Tam Kah, Tunglok, TWG, Wing Wah, Yes Natural Vegetarian, Zhen Wei Taste Good<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by\u00a0A. Nathanael Ho.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

ps: Images shown are attributed to their respective companies. Thanks, Bakerzin, Hua Ting, Li Bai, Park Hotel Group, and Sucre, for the complimentary mooncakes.<\/span><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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