Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Mooncakes, I Crave.

One of my all time favorite Chinese festivals is the Mooncake Festival, which is just around the corner! I love this festival due to the delicious mooncakes that are only available during the celebration period. They come in different shapes and flavors. The picture below shows you how the traditional mooncake looks like, lotus seed paste filling with a golden baked exterior. Traditional mooncake taste sweet and has a sticky consistency, just the way I like it! I always prefer the traditional ones over the more modern choices in flavors.



Below are some examples of the more modern types of mooncakes. From left: Chocolate cream cheese mooncake, Oreo mooncake.



Another type of mooncake is known as the snow skin mooncake. This particular type of mooncake is not baked in the oven but is set in the fridge. They are best served chilled. From left: Rainbow snow skin mooncake, Cherry coconut snow skin mooncake.



In addition, there are also a lot of unique shapes and sizes, the sky is the limit when it comes to mooncakes in the 21st century!

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30 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 23, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    Eeeeeeppp!!! I totally understand how much u love mooncakes!! I'm a Malaysian Chinese just like you :) My favourites would be those sweet ones that needs to be refrigerated, and the ones in shapes are so cute!

    xx
    Erika
    http://www.erika-t.blogspot.com

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  2. CatamiaouAugust 23, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    *__* I've never tried mooncakes but seem delicious!

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  3. ericaAugust 23, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    I have never even heard of mooncakes before but they look delish!

    xo

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  4. UnknownAugust 23, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    Mmmmm so yummy, I'm hungry now!
    New post!
    Hope you're having a great day!
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    xoxo Kiki

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  5. socialitedreamsAugust 23, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    i love the bunny looking ones!!! the traditional sound like the yummiest :)


    Vonnie of Socialitedreams.com

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  6. Julian TanotoAugust 24, 2011 at 12:02 AM

    totally love the bunny shaped one. ultra lovely!

    Journal J

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  7. Squeeze the PugAugust 24, 2011 at 2:51 AM

    Ah, what delicious looking pics. I prefer the original mooncake rather than the snowskin (unless it is the pandan flavour). I have never seen a hello kitty one before- so cute!

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  8. UnknownAugust 24, 2011 at 3:02 AM

    Oh dear... I LOVVVVVVE moon cakes!!!!! My favorite one is the lotus flavor! :) Hello Kitty moon cakes are just adorable!!!!

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  9. samshimiAugust 24, 2011 at 5:29 AM

    the bunnies are sooo cute!!!! i love bunnies!!! the pictures are soo yummy looking ^-^ however, if i had to pick what flavour i'd like the most... i would have to say the original flavour :) xx

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  10. JoeyAugust 24, 2011 at 6:32 AM

    oh em gee...don't talk about mooncakes. It makes me sad. It looks like I won't be getting any mooncakes this yr. For previous yrs, eventhough I'm in the UK, I somehow manage to get some, but this year...none! I crave for mooncakes now. Yummeh! :D

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  11. JoeyAugust 24, 2011 at 6:34 AM

    Wait a min...I thought I followed your blog, but it looks like I didn't. I've been reading it since the first time I commented. Strange...anyhoo, glad I'll be getting updates now
    xx

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  12. JessicaAugust 24, 2011 at 6:41 AM

    AWWW these are adorable especially the rainbow ones and the hello kitty ones. They look so yummy!

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  13. Angel GarciaAugust 24, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    What is mooncke festival? All that looks so delicious!

    Love! ~Angel

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  14. ShinyPrettyThingsAugust 24, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    i love mooncake!!! wahhh the HK ones are so adorable. i really like the ones w egg yolks, so GOOD!!

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  15. LisaAugust 25, 2011 at 2:26 AM

    omgosh the hello kitty mooncakes are SOO CUTE!! i don't really like mooncakes.. i like to eat the salty egg tho.. which is funny because my husband LOVES mooncakes but hates the salty egg so i scoop out the egg and he eats the rest.. haha :)

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  16. UnknownAugust 25, 2011 at 2:59 AM

    Oh my God these all look SO delicious! Now I'm craving the cheesecake-flavoured one! :D
    And the bunny-shaped ones are oh-so-cute!

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  17. MarleenAugust 25, 2011 at 4:12 AM

    yummm!

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  18. NataliAugust 25, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    :O Didnt know it was soo many different kind of moon cakes!!

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  19. Dewanti PrimayaniAugust 25, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    all of them look so yummy! <3
    thanks for the comment! wanna follow each other? :)

    Joie de Vivre

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  20. RachAugust 25, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    this looks delicious! I would love to try one of these sometime soon.
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  21. onesixthreechirpAugust 25, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    I like moon cake too! I prefer the traditional flavour. :D

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  22. UnknownAugust 25, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    Hello there sweetie! Thanks for the lovely comment over my blog! Super delicious!
    Hope you'll have a great day!
    http://kikisbookofdreams.blogspot.com/
    xoxo Kiki

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  23. ManaAugust 25, 2011 at 3:06 PM

    Moon cake festival! Im personally not a huge fan of mooncake but will still eat a mini one for traditions sake! I think I still find them a bit too rich for my liking but I hear Hong Kong has ice cream ones! I wouldn't mind trying those!

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  24. Ade Kurnianingrum Handika PutriAugust 25, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    awww ! mooncakes is one of my favorite cake ♥

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  25. Bad JoanAugust 25, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    all of these looks so delicious!!

    GTBB,
    http://badjoan.blogspot.com
    http://cookingjoan.blogspot.com

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  26. LilyAugust 25, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    Another moon cake addict here too! I love the traditional lotus filled ones! mmmm! I have such cravings right now!

    Cool blog!

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  27. Sofia SilvaAugust 26, 2011 at 1:15 AM

    omg you just made me hungry right now! *o* those look delicious, especially the rainbow ones, so pretty *.*

    kisses and hugs * Sofia

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  28. Tessies HeartsAugust 26, 2011 at 3:36 AM

    Never heard of these until now, I am such a cake monster I can't believe I've been missing out! I want some of that chocolate cream cheese one - looks ridiculously tasty *drools*

    Xx

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  29. MarieAugust 26, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    I love mooncakes too!:D

    ***** Marie ******
    allthingsmarie.com

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  30. mashutzo writesAugust 27, 2011 at 2:59 AM

    its mid night here in Nepal..i just feel like having them all..coz i am Hungry and these look so yummy..
    http://silenceriver.blogspot.com/
    follow each other?

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