Mooncakes For Mid-Autumn Festival 2011 - Snowskin Variety
Senin, 20 Desember 2021
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In recent years, the snowskin varieties create got flooded the marketplace until they appear to create got taken over the to a greater extent than traditional baked ones. The mochi-like pare is frequently dressed upward inwards contemporary flavours that appeal to the immature at heart. Sometimes the season combinations function piece others precisely autumn apartment on the face. All kinds of items are used to create involvement whether it is alcohol, java together with fifty-fifty pasty bears. Even the salubrious spin is employed inwards the shape of dark charcoal powder, spirulina pulverization to win those watching their waistlines.
This year, almost of the snowskin varieties I tasted were to a greater extent than frequently than non good. In terms of innovativeness though, I did experience they were kinda unexciting but I gauge the public's tastebuds aren't so out at that spot to convey luwak java or foie gras flavoured ones that create got been parading inwards Shanghai. I exclusively took exception to a rather sweetness tasting white chocolate, raisins together with pistachio version from Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur but otherwise all their snowskin varieties were splendid peculiarly their tribute to the King of fruits. For those who precisely prefer it patently together with unadorned, become for the Chef Choi's version, every bit its silky supple pare alongside the oh-so-smooth white lotus glue tin dangerously lure you lot to swallow the whole box inwards i sitting.
Hilton Kuala Lumpur
This year's offering from Hilton Kuala Lumpur is the Flower Drum (RM18), inspired past times the novel of the same refer that was made into a film together with Broadway musical. Coloured a fragile lavander hue, this snowskin white lotus glue mooncake comes alongside a creamy custard center. The add-on of salted egg yolk gives the otherwise sweetness confection a much needed savoury edge. We were lucky to attend a mooncake making session conducted past times the Chef Chan from Chynna. It was slap-up fun making our ain mooncakes alongside petty imperfections. The chef made it expect so slow when he demonstrated for us but every bit each i of us took over, nosotros realised there's so many elements to getting it right. From the rolling of the snowskin to the correct consistency, delicately roofing the white lotus glue together with custard middle alongside the pare together with and then molding the mooncake. All that difficult function definitely makes you lot appreciate each mooncake that is churned out.
Available at Mid Valley Megamall Centre Court Lower Ground Floor together with Hilton Kuala Lumpur, Sentral, Tel: 03-2264 2515.
Chef Choi Restaurant
I frequently become dorsum to this house specially for their snowfall pare variety. It may survive patently but I practise love the super shine lotus glue alongside the supple snowskin encasing it. One of my friends, a recent convert to these mooncakes swears she tin complete i mooncake box (with four) on her own!
Chef Choi Restaurant, 159, Jalan Ampang, Tel: 03-2163 5866
Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur
For me, Shangri-la sets the benchmark for mooncakes. Everything produced past times the hotel gets high praise for me. The exclusively exception is the mini ping pei white chocolate alongside pistachio season together with golden raisins (RM17), a season combination that was precisely besides sweet. My large favourite is their mini ping pei durian (RM17), filled alongside luscious together with fragrant durian flesh. Equally skillful is their mini ping pei snowskin (RM15) together with the i flavoured alongside greenish tea (RM15). Another large favourite for me is the mini ping pei chocolate alongside ganache, pecan nuts together with Chinese tea (RM17). You don't larn to gustation much of the Chinese tea but the modest bits of pecan nuts adds a squeamish textural contrast to its softness. Best of all the box is merely a slap-up keepsake alongside its jade-like slice mounted on transcend of the pinkish box.
Available at Mid Valley Concourse Lower Ground Floor together with Shangri-la Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Ismail, KL, Tel: 03-2074 3560.
Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur
Befitting its ritzy image, i of my perennial favourites is the decadent Moet & Chandon Champagne mooncakes (RM9.50) from Li Yen. There is fifty-fifty a dusky pinkish Moet & Chandon Rose version (RM16). This year, Li Yen introduces ii novel flavours: greenish tea alongside custard together with egg yolk (RM9) together with the wasabi alongside lotus (RM9). I'm non a fan of the greenish tea season which I experience lacks the slight bitter border of greenish tea. However the wasabi season adds a tangy refreshing behavior on to the whole mooncake.
Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur, Li Yen Restaurant, 168, Jalan Imbi, Kuala Lumpur, Tel:03-21428000.
Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur
The mini mooncakes hither appear to survive shrinking inwards size every bit the years become past times (this yr it is 4cm inwards diameter for those who love to know) fifty-fifty though prices are kept to the same levels. The mini snowfall pare alongside durian glue (RM13) is filled alongside chunky durian that volition delight lovers of the King of fruits. The mini snowskin alongside honeydew flavoured lotus glue (RM12) bears the distinct sweetness smell of the fruit.
Available at mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur, KLCC, Tel: 03-2380 8888.
Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore
We appear to create got a yearly matter alongside these mooncakes every bit my sis hauls dorsum boxes of them from Singapore. This year's version is less oily thus the snowskin has a squeamish seize alongside teeth to it. The lotus glue is also shine together with non besides sweet.
For the whole haul of this year's Mid-Autumn Festival treats, run across the Flickr set.