32 sepTEMBER 5 – 18, 2014
food & travel
Epoch Times
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Mooncakes A Gift of Tradition
Silk Road Restaurant’s White Lotus Paste with Double Yolk Mooncake. White Lotus Seed Paste with Macadamia Nuts mooncake by Hai Tien Lo Restaurant.
By Li Yen Epoch Times Staff
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ne of the most important holidays for the Chinese, the Mid-Autumn Festival, falls on September 8 this year. Traditionally on this day, family members and friends gather together to admire the moon and savour mooncakes and tea, while the kids play in the gardens carrying their lanterns. Mooncakes are usually round, and they symbolise family reunion, harmony and good fortune. Packaged beautifully into exquisitely-designed boxes, these novels mooncakes are prefect gifts for our loved ones and business associates. Every year during the MidAutumn Festival, there are a wide selections of pretty and luxurious mooncakes on sale. From traditional baked mooncakes, snowskin mooncakes filled with luscious fruits and nuts, Chinese tea infused snowskin mooncakes, artisanal mooncakes baked with the craftsman-
ship of French patisserie, to vegan and sugar free mooncakes for the health-conscious, there will definitely be a flavour that you can look forward to.
Mid-Autumn Blooms at Pan Pacific Singapore Do you fancy fruity, nutty and floral scented mooncakes? If you Courtesy of Pan Pacific Singapore
Signature Mini Mao Shan Wang Durian Snowskin from Pan Pacific Singapore’s Hai Tien Lo Restaurant.
do, the four new innovative flavours of snowskin mooncakes crafted by Chef Lai Tong Ping of Hai Tien Lo restaurant at Pan Pacific Singapore with please your palate. These four refreshing flavours include the subtle aroma of Melon Seeds with Oolong and Chrysanthemum, the citrus sensation of Hazelnuts with Honey and Grapefruit, as well as the heavier blend of Almonds with Custard and Longan, and the Pistachio Nuts with Osmanthus and Chinese Herbs for a slightly salty choice. (S$60 for a box of 8 pieces). Not forgetting Hai Tien Lo’s signature Mini Mao Shan Wang Durian Snowskin mooncakes, one of the most popular choices among the patrons. (S$68 for a box of 8) In addition, Hai Tien Lo offers a selection of traditional baked mooncakes varieties which include the White Lotus Seed Paste with Double Yolk or Single Yolk, the nutty treat of White Lotus Seed Paste with Macadamia Nuts and the lighter flavoured Traditional Mixed Nuts with White Lotus Paste. (Prices range from S$58 to S$64 for a box of 4) For orders and enquiries, please call 6826 8240 or visit www. pacificmarketplace.sg.
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Snowskin Mao Shan Wang by Amara’s Silk Road Restaurant.
Silk Road MidAutumn Treasures at Amara Singapore’s Silk Road Restaurant, located at Amara Singapore, offers patrons an ensemble of meticulously handcrafted snowskin and traditional baked mooncakes in their bespoke mooncake gift collection. Some of its all-time favourites include the mini snowskin Mao Shan Wang Durian, which wows diners with its generous filling of velvety durian pulp (S$66 for a box of 8), and the Yuzu Truffle—a delicious combination
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of citrusy Japanese yuzu and melt-inthe-mouth chocolate wrapped in delicate snowskin (S$59 for a box of 8). Amara’s Silk Road Restaurant also presents four traditional mooncakes baked to golden brown perfection, in the exclusive flavours of Black Sesame Paste with Melon Seed, Plain White Lotus Paste and White Lotus Paste with Single or Double Yolk. Be sure to be enticed by its Black Sesame Paste with Melon Seed mooncake, which is a blissful marriage of nutty melon crunch and roasted aromatic black sesame (S$61 for a box of 4). Silk Road mooncakes are elegantly packaged in exquisite golden gift boxes with intricate floral motifs representing the Chinese traditions of reunion, love and harmony. These lovely golden boxes are perfect gifts choices for business associates as Courtesy of Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore
Phoenix Supreme (oolong tea) by Shang Palace.