When you see mooncake available means mid autumn is about to celebrate again every year just like celebrating Chinese New Year. It's one of the important festivals to celebrate with family and friends. I still remembered we'll make time to gather to have a good dinner and lastly enjoy the mooncake accompanied with tea under the moonlight at the yard decorated with lantern around. (Smiling)
I have a question for you, how many types of mooncake that you really have try before?? I know in Malaysia, we have this one very popular and common type of mooncake which is the chewy crust with red bean or lotus seed paste filling and sometimes egg yolk is included. In this modern time, many style of mooncake has been introduced such as the jelly type, snow skin, flaky crust and even the ice cream type.
I have tried out many types of mooncake before with different kind of crust, filling and style especially when visited others country such as China. Just that I never thought in my mind that not only the history remained but the taste of a good mooncake will remains in your mind too. Not forgettable mooncake always comes with a pretty packaging that is good to distribute as gift especially to family and business friends or you can keep it as jewelry box.
In this post, I have tried out a Taiwanese mooncake from Donutes Coffee and Cake Baking based in Malaysia.
Do you know, the Taiwanese most traditional mooncake found has flaky crust texture similar to puff pastry like. It's filled with sweetened red bean paste sometimes with mochi in the center. The most common traditional mooncakes coming from Taiwan are filled with mung bean or taro paste generally with a salted duck egg yolk in the mung bean mooncakes and either salted duck egg or a savory treat in the taro mooncakes.
In the modern time, more trendy Taiwanese mooncakes are wide in variety that include low fat, lard free and ice cream versions. Popular modern flavors include green tea, chocolate, strawberry and tiramisu. (Info from Google).
The famous Taiwanese cafe shop, Donutes Coffee and Cake Baking serving in Malaysia baked the similar mooncake recipe. So you not need to travel far to get this pieces to try. There are actually 7 flavorable mooncake to try out. In the photo has 6 flavor shown only.
From right is Taro Yolk, Red Bean Mochi Yolk and White Lotus Yolk.
From left is Japanese Purple Potato Yolk, Blueberry and Matcha Yolk.
I have tried out each of them and let me tell you this is my first time experience new combination taste of it. The most flavor that I like is the Matcha Yolk, Taro Yolk and White Lotus Yolk. Somehow I still prefer my favourite type of mooncake with yolk. It doesn't taste over sweet or salted but a harmonious combination taste. Just that for this type of flaky crust you're advisable to cut into maximum 4 pieces only.
Available on 20th August 2018 onwards, each pieces selling at RM 6.50 and a whole box of 8 pieces price at RM 52 only. This is so much less pricey compared to the common mooncake available. The marble packaging is so much attractive and the size are very convenient to distribute as gifts.
If you think to get it soon, find Donutes Coffee and Cake Baking at Puchong Jaya, Kota Damansara and Subang SS15. Happy celebrating Mid Autumn festivals with your family and friends.
This post is a collaboration of Donutes x Lee Yann. Thank you very much.
Traditional types of mooncake are made with a filling of lotus seed paste and a salted duck egg yolk, and are wrapped in a thin dough.
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