The Mid-Autumn Festival is 9 days away! If you’re still trying to find the perfect mooncake gift set to get for your loved ones, look no further, because Pavilion KL’s Moonlit Mid-Autumn Mooncake Bazaar is offering the biggest selection of mooncakes for your delectation – as are Intermark Mall and Da Men USJ!
From timeless classics like baked lotus paste mooncakes, to snow skin mooncakes – here are some highlights from the bazaar:
Enchanting Pavilion
Adorn your home with a stunning Jade Pavilion rechargeable lantern that accompanies Pavilion Hotel’s Moonlight Garden Mooncake Collection. Choose from the classic flavours of Lotus, White Lotus, and Red Bean as well as favourites like Pandan, Yam, and Sweet Corn in each beautifully crafted lantern’s four pieces of traditionally baked mooncakes. With this wonderful Mid-Autumn celebration gift for family and friends, brighten the occasion!
To The Moon!
Looking for a unique gift for the middle of autumn? Check out the Limited Edition Celestial Lab Mooncake Gift Set from A Thousand Words by The Fame (ATW by The Fame), which includes four delectable mooncakes. Check out their innovative Dragonfruit and Cranberry, Red Bean Matcha, Lava Black Sesame, and Lava Tiramisu mooncakes, which use the newest augmented reality (AR) technology and immersive packaging design to deliver you a truly memorable treat!
Chocolate Surprise
The specialty Chocolate Mooncakes from Awfully Chocolate are a must-try for chocolate lovers! Try their original chocolate mooncake, which is made entirely of chocolate, and has a divine dark chocolate filling made from rich dark chocolate lotus. Other flavours include chocolate brownie sea salt caramel, hazelnut custard double yolk, and tiramisu mooncake.
The Chocolate Truffle Mooncakes from Awfully Chocolate are also returning, and they’ve been improved. The specially curated collection, which is available in a larger size, comes in the flavours of Dark Chocolate Passion Fruit, Cookies and Cream Dark Milk, Chocolate Hazelnut Feuilletine, and Caramel Creme Brulee.
Durian Delight
Durian enthusiasts, take note! Looking for a mooncake to commemorate the Mid-Autumn Festival and satisfy your durian cravings? Look no further than the durian mooncake sets from First Class Durian, which include snow skin mooncakes with Musang King, Black Thorn, Pandan Musang King, and Chocolate Musang King fillings.
So Matcha Love
You need to try the Citrus Adzuki, Matcha Pistachio, and Yuzu Passion Fruit flavours of the handcrafted Nerikiri Wagashi mooncakes from EQ Hotel, which are inspired by Japanese cuisine. These delicate round mooncakes are exquisitely embellished with Mid-Autumn Festival-themed figures, such as white rabbits and lanterns, as well as Chinese symbols for luck and longevity. Due to a limited number of order slots, be sure to place your order for these mooncakes early!
A Taste Of Malaysia
Mizicor offers a variety of distinctive flavours drawn from Malaysian and international flavours, all wrapped in soft Japanese Mochi. The mooncake flavours offered by Mizicor include Belgium Chocolate, Berry Strawberry, Mango Passion, Uji Matcha, and Cempedak. The best part is that there are no preservatives or added sugars in these mooncakes!
Travel The World
Take a trip around the world when you bite into Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur’s innovative destination-inspired snow skin mooncakes! Travel to Trieste to sample a delicious espresso illy coffee and cashew nut mooncake; visit Kyoto to sample a real Japanese matcha tea mooncake with lychee; visit Brussels to sample a stunning dark Belgian chocolate mooncake with dehydrated raspberries; and visit Melaka to sample a mooncake with blue pea flower, yuzu, and cranberries.
Meanwhile, if you’re looking for a hit of alcohol, try Shanghai for lychee infused with Peddlers Shanghai crafted gin mooncake; New York City for Le Meridien’s take on a Manhattan Cocktail in the form of a mooncake; or perhaps try Vera Cruz for Kahlua Coffee Liqueur, vodka and illy Espresso Martini.
Sweet And Savoury
Grand Imperial created a special Snow Skin Custard and Chicken Floss Mooncake in association with the well-known dried meat company Oloiya that strikes the ideal balance between sweet and savoury, while being encased in a gorgeous pale blue snow skin. This mooncake promises to awaken the senses with a flurry of flavours and textures!
Majestic Flavours
Enjoy a variety of mooncakes at Casahana that come in beautiful gift packaging. Popular flavours include Musang King Lava, Royal Osmanthus, Coffee Lotus, Mocha Lava, Matcha Red Bean Omochi, and German Black Forest.
Award-Winning Delicacies
Sometimes, old school is best! Check out Oriental Restaurant’s award-winning Shanghai Style Mooncake and Single Egg Yolk and Yam Paste in Teochew Style Mooncake for a taste of traditional Chinese mooncakes. The Single Egg Yolk and White Lotus Paste Traditional Mooncake and Creamy Lava Traditional Mooncake are two other mooncakes that the chef recommends.
Location: Ground Floor, Intermark Mall
Timeless Classics
On top of stocking the classic baked mooncake flavours like White Lotus Paste and Red Bean Paste, Grand Harbour has a series of Snow Skin Mooncakes that are filled with high-quality ingredients, with flavours ranging from White Lotus and Yam Paste, to Red Bean.
Location: Level 4, Da Men USJ; Level 5, Pavilion Bukit Jalil; Lower Ground Two, Fahrenheit 88
Aim For The Stars
Craving mooncakes with a Starbucks twist? Inspired by its signature beverages, Starbucks’ mooncake flavours include Caramel Macchiato, a coffee lotus mooncake with a soft caramel lava; Matcha Adzuki, a green tea lotus mooncake with adzuki (red bean) lava; Chocolate Hazelnut Praline, a chocolate lotus mooncake with hazelnut lava; and Golden Lotus Salted Egg, a classic lotus mooncake with an indulgent salted egg lava filling.
Location: Level 3/ Level 6, Pavilion KL; Ground Floor, Intermark Mall; Ground Floor, Da Men USJ; Level 3 Pavilion Bukit Jalil
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