Mid-Autumn Festival is all about mooncakes！Hotel mooncake round-up

By MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network Editorial Team
 

The Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner, and hotels are rolling out their mooncake gift boxes to attract customers. If you haven’t decided which mooncakes to order yet, hurry up and check out the options before they’re gone.

● Taipei Mandarin Oriental Hotel

Taipei Mandarin Oriental Hotel, led by Chef Huang Tianwu with 40 years of experience, has exclusively launched top-tier handcrafted Hong Kong-style egg custard mooncakes. Each mooncake is entirely handmade with meticulous attention to ingredient selection, offering a taste distinctly different from mass-produced ones. The chef has also added his unique touch by incorporating premium ingredients into the rich custard filling using a traditional yet elaborate method, resulting in four innovative flavors that stand apart from conventional five-nut or lotus seed paste mooncakes. The box design reflects the phases of the moon, showcasing elegance and refined taste. Each box contains 8 mooncakes in 4 flavors: Abalone and Matsutake Egg Custard, Aged Ginseng Egg Custard, Jinhua Ham Egg Custard, and Pumpkin Seed and Mung Bean Egg Custard, priced at NT$2,388.

● Taipei Caesar Park Hotel

This year, Taipei Caesar Park Hotel offers seven different flavors of Cantonese-style mooncakes, including three hidden-moon yolk mooncakes in date paste, red bean paste, and mushroom braised pork flavors, as well as the savory XO sauce mooncake. There are also three creative flavors: berry green tea, chestnut coffee, and red bean milk. Each flavor brings its own unique taste. The design of this year’s mooncake gift box centers on “Celebrating Mid-Autumn, Praising the Moon,” using classic verses by Su Shi that convey Mid-Autumn blessings. The red and gold color scheme exudes luxury and elegance. Different flavors come in matching premium gift boxes, available as the ‘Mid-Autumn Imperial Collection: Moon Poetry & Heart’ and ‘Mid-Autumn Classic Collection: Moon Poetry & Affection.’ Both sets are uniformly priced at NT$1,080.

● Fullon Hotels

The Fullon Hotels “Taste Autumn, Savor Moon” Mid-Autumn gift box comes in six flavors: ‘Lotus Seed Paste with Single Yolk,’ ‘Oolong and Roselle,’ ‘Black Tea and Pomelo,’ ‘Date Paste with Pine Nuts,’ ‘Pineapple and Walnuts,’ and ‘Brown Sugar with Almonds.’

Additionally, if you're looking for alternatives to mooncakes, premium Japanese gift brand YOKU MOKU has introduced a [Brand-New Mid-Autumn Limited Edition Packaging] for 2015, inspired by the imagery of ‘blooming flowers and a full moon.’ The deep blue night sky is dotted with shimmering stars, highlighting the pure, radiant moon, surrounded by a warm, petal-like glow.