I see there's no tread about moon cakes and was wondering about everybody else.

(01) Do you take the festival seriously?
(02) If you do, how many averagely do you buy for presents a year?
(03) What is your favourite brand?

The production on mooncakes is in full swing now and in some cases they are already in promotions in some supermarkets. The hungry ghost festival has not even started and mooncakes is on sale now. Talk about commercialism . It is getting really unrealistic nowadays. Back in those days, they come in roll form. A packet still holds four cakes just like Ghee Hiang 'tambun biscuits' which is sililiarly packed. Nowadays there is a packaging war amongts the producers and this has made mooncakes really really expensive. I think the most innovative packaging has to be Baker's Cottage.

The main players are Kum Lun Tai (an olde brand), Foh San, Yoke Woo Hin, Overseas Restaurant, Baker's Cottage and a few more I can't recall and even Amway has it. Not only packaging are important, the range is even more challenging, even for buyers. No more the usual, without yolk, with double yolk, sweet bean, 'lin yung' etc. Now there are chocolate flavour,durian flavour, dragon fruit flavour etc.etc. In my opinion we are actually lining the producers pocket with this over hyped event.

Gone are the days when we will buy lanterns and also make 'match guns' to shoot at the lanterns I think younger generations never even seen a 'match gun' before not have they seen self made lantern with Milo tins or the spinning condensed milk tin on a spool powered by rolling the spool on the ground. Great inventions from bored and poor kids like us who don't have the privilege of buying a lantern. Or our lantern got burned and those days, one festival one lantern, no more. Burnt! that's your problem.

I don't really care about the festival nowadays but my MIL will buy a few boxes and called it ours and send to other relatives and relatives will in return get other moon cakes to present and then those she received goes back out into circulation. Doesn't really make sense to me actually. So, what your opinion?

Your 2nd last paragraph make you sound damn old lol. I'm already in my 30's and even I don't know what on earth a match gun is ...

Anyway to me ... moon cake festival is to eat! My favorite are two yolk lotus paste ones ... 1 yolk too sweet (too much lotus), 4 yolk too much yolk

Super duper expensive nowadays...Gone were the days when Mooncake selling at RM3 for double egg yolk during the late eighties.

I was shocked this year another increase...Almost RM15 for 1 pc of dopuble egg yolk. Stop buying Moon cakes for years now..All rely on free hampers from suppliers haha..we shared among the staff

I hardly buy them to eat. Very expensive nowadays. Nowadays many people do not even know the story of the mooncake.

Not forgetting...It's bad for diebetic

Have to point out it is expensive thou as compare to last time.

Nonetheless as a sign of respect for our seniors giving boxes of mooncakes to our relatives is unavoidable and is our Chinese heritage and culture of sharing. We should prolong the values in it which what makes the festival meaningful and valuable.

My best choice of mooncake is still Haagen Dazz for parents and Tai Thong for relatives as their packing is really nice for many years.

If I know how to make it at home, i will make myself and give it out which is more meaningful...

me too

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Added on July 18, 2011, 1:22 pmkesian you man. if i remember i will buy one and gift to you.

This post has been edited by TommyTan: Jul 18 2011, 01:22 PM

Any recommendations for mooncakes?
I've tried Casahana, Tai Tong and and Kum Lun Tai. No big differences among the three. Perhaps KLT is less sweet. Dare I say KLT this year seems a bit smaller than the average mooncake? Double egg yolks lotus are now around RM16!

The crazy power of inflation..A double egg yolk KLT way back in late 80's only ~ RM2.50..darmit..no way I gonna buy a RM16 mooncake

This post has been edited by stimix: Aug 5 2011, 10:02 PM

1. used to take it seriously...rite now, no longer..just buy 1 box of 4pc for my kung2.
2. buy a few boxes for my kung2 and my mother's siblings.
3. my mum bought it...dunno...

ts u make me ,miss my home edi...

First timer, which one should I try? Anyone can recommend a good brand? and a good flavor?

Thanks

I like the classic lotus paste mooncake. and i love the snow skin (Ping Pei) mooncake too

You can always buy mooncake in morning market. Not bad one.

yeah~~nowadays, mooncakes r very expensives~~

so~~ i've decided to made my own bing pei / ping pi mooncake as much of my frens like.

Need not to buy any this year, but of coz the taste won't be the same lol....

There was a year i didnt even have a single bite of mooncake.

This year 100% not gonna miss it again!! lol

(01) Do you take the festival seriously? Nope because no public holiday
(02) If you do, how many averagely do you buy for presents a year? Hardly...
(03) What is your favourite brand? No fav brand

Any nice brands mooncake for recommendation?!

Tested the best seller 2010 mooncake by bakers cottage.
Chocolate flavour but to my dismay, it tasted more like eating chocolate cake instead.

Price at RM15.90 and I wander why they claim it's last year best seller.
I rather go buy a chocolate cake and eat instead.

RM2.50? Now even the mooncake biscuits not RM2.50!

This post has been edited by micyuki: Aug 20 2011, 11:46 PM

Haha gotta buy organic moon cake! Low in sugar but expensive @@"

Where can I get true old-fashioned BLACK-BLACK bean filling, maybe with some lard to make it richer?

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yeah..The price war started everywhere liao wth the celbration just round the corner.. All hypermarkets inc of jusco having big promo...

the best % is from Tesco up to 30%, Jusco buy 4 free 1 in addition to the discount and the best..Carrefour..Buy 4 wth 25% discount and free 2!!!.. I got 4 +2 free Six happiness double & single york mooncakes for RM46+ ..that translated to onky RM7.70 each

Bakers Cottage now selling RM10 each for 8 flavors ...

Anyone know where i can get liquored mooncake??

Most of the mooncakes now selling ~ RM10 for single york & RM11 for souble york.

Go for those giving xtra mooncake wth min 4 + discount..profit man..Instead of earl;ier last mth we getting expensive mooncakes, now getting cheaper haha

Anyone know where have bakery or any shop sell vegeterian mooncake?! near by KL and Subang?

Just bought 5 boxes today. < RM200.

Hmnnn.. Those certified halal mooncake without yolk consider vegetarian liao mah haha

most prolly cos of too much stock left. So better sell in discounted pricing.
By the way, so many brands and flavour to choose from nowadays.

(01) Do you take the festival seriously?
- As serious as I believe in Santa Claus' existence

(02) If you do, how many averagely do you buy for presents a year?
- Nil. Ppl buy for me

(03) What is your favourite brand?
- Various brands esp those RM5 can buy 5 pcs one... usually of plain lotus paste taste and all 5 wrapped in gawdy plastics. Can get at most chinese herbs and meds shop.

Anyone knows where to buy those jelly ones with fruit slices in it? Only came up in recent years. Looking high and low.

Sadly to say, the tradition is dying. Everything is way too commercialised these days. Expensive mooncakes cos of the packaging they come in. Less families gathering to play lantern. Kids would rather play with their iphone/ipad/HTC than to get their hands burnt by candlewax outside.

This post has been edited by baoz: Sep 4 2011, 10:33 PM

This year only my family have bought 30 box of 4 piece mooncakes from Bakers Cottage ....

Noone can tell me where to find liquored mooncake??

(01) Do you take the festival seriously?
I take it as a time to eat. I know the stories about the 2 lovers and also the one about the passing messages in war (was that Moon Cake Festival?) But yeah, this is mostly for me to eat.

(02) If you do, how many averagely do you buy for presents a year?
I don't buy. My relatives and my family will exchange and I will eat.

(03) What is your favourite brand?
I like all. My fave flavour is red bean.

Overpriced novelty.
I boycott.

Buy a syringe from any pharmacy and pump some of your favourite liquor into them before cutting. maybe can even pump 'Mou Tai', he,he,he.

(01) Do you take the festival seriously?
Not really. Just another reason to eat

(02) If you do, how many averagely do you buy for presents a year?
1 or 2bxs

(03) What is your favourite brand?
Always double yolk, snow skin & shanghai mooncake.

I've tried low sugar tiramisu and low sugar chocolate and it SUCKS.

never try the moon cake
know now have with halal cert
only try once
but it's not the real moon cake
it's haagen dazs moon cakes
they change the yolk with mango sorbet

my mom just bought Oversea's mooncake. superb disappointed !!
the skin of the mooncake is kns. the worse mooncake i ever ate in my life
Baker's Cottage is much better. and also genting mooncake.
try the mango flavor

(01) Do you take the festival seriously? Not really
(02) If you do, how many averagely do you buy for presents a year? Hardly for me to buy
(03) What is your favourite brand? No brand since i like handmade jelly mooncake

I have never fancied mooncake. I find it very sweet and I don't like the taste. Normally just eat one small slice to be polite.

Best part of mooncake festival is having a party. Lol.

Currently those heavily discounted mooncakes already near its expiry date..all very dry liao..I also not happy wth my 25% discounted + FOC 2 - 6 happiness mooncakes..

The other day i jalan jalan saw this Goodwood Park Musang King mooncake for ... dun dun dun ... sgd50+ per piece. wtf so expensive.

whao and i thought itu "yu ren sheng" musang king mooncake 6 pcs for RM138 is expansive!

btw, anyone know why this year so many durian mooncake? @@

This year not only durian mooncakes but also having Supply more than Demand situation until we see the best discount ever on mooncakes...50% yo..haha better dispose wth small margin rather than throw away wth nothing

i am hoping yu ren sheng punya got discount...hmm maybe esok go buy see
haha

Sure got liao..Even last week I already got 25% discount and on top of it 2 free mooncakes.. Thats> 50% liao haha..but all so dry..darn..cheap thing no good good thing not cheap

I ate Rennaissance Hotel Mooncake, not bad the double yoke.. Not very sweet

My wife brought home a few boxes from my in-laws, (old folks tend to avoid them nowadays) and I ate one but it was terrible. Very dry! Seeing them appearing even before the beginning of 'Phor Tor' month, it must have been lying there for almost 2 months

Crispy corn tortilla skin, truffle fois-gras caviar filling and marzipan moon ball....... it's a Rm100 mooncake? Yuxxxxx !

Miss the original mooncakes, with thick finely ground very black bean paste that is made with real pork lard, no sunflower seeds, double yolk optional. No good if the bean filling is powdery, coarse, too sugary, not just charcoal without burnt sugar taste. Cheaper would be good too!

Materials cost of a mooncake is similar to Chinese 'Wedding biscuit' about RM1.50/pc. Mooncake producers are making HUGE profit citing once a year opportunity.

Pork lard is substituted first by peanut oil than palm oil for additional profit. Filling is loaded with sugar to prevent spoilage. Preservative is almost certain added to the skin else will go off in 2 weeks.

OK, so can anyone tell me where I can buy the real ones in KL?

pasar pagi, pasar malam?

Surprisingly I was back to my waifu hometown Taiping during teh weekend and while visiting Taiping MPT market, I saw 1 stall seliing mooncakes.. SO I asked how much is the Lin Yong wth 1 egg york.....Fuuuuuuuuu....RM4.00/pc.... So much cheaper than atleast RM13 in KL

Can the Häagen-Dazs mooncake melt? If it melt as fast as ice cream, how to buy and bring it home?

the cost goes to the mooncake box and advertise

Emm... usually I take 1 whole moon cake at a time to feel the satisfaction. I buy less while the price goes up, and female family memebers scared of getting fat, refuse to take...
I used to buy the "yok wu hin" till one time the moon cake skin peel off from the filling...
Last year tried the casahana, feel so-so only, KLT better. This year I'll try the baker's cottage.

This year collection of mooncakes by relatives

1. Dragon-I (dad's client gave)
2. Overseas
3. Tai Thong (4pcs x double egg yolk)
4. Good Chen (Hello Kitty Version)

Hello all! This year ive not bought any mooncakes for my girlfriends family i usually buy them but was away in korea for 2weeks++ instead of surveying around wanted to ask you guys any good mooncakes around PJ/KL?

Budget is ok as long as it taste really good, something mind blowing?? Gfs mother love quadruple yolks in the mooncake and dad loves those with peanuts!

Thank you all for the yummy suggestions hehe

Damn lucky.. I don't get anything at all...Anyway, 20-30% discount started liao everywhere..

Overseas Mooncake, i heard not bad.. i bought Dragon-i for my bf's mom.. Pandan Lotus, White Lotus, Dragon-i Signature & Nuts

sad man, cant finish ley...dunno how also.. too much ady, want to give ppl but tak sampai hati..yes i am greedy!!

mum summore bought jelly mooncake with fruits inside.. die!!

Thanks! I finally bought the 1 at Corus hotel KL which had great reviews on their durian mooncakes.. No idea about the double yolk n sesame so I bought 2 boxes from there.
2 durian mooncake
2 musang king moon cake
2 sesame moon cake
2 double yolk moon cake

Will review it when I have tried it!

Thanks!

Anyways I was asking around for mooncakes and some said that the best time is around 2 weeks before mooncake festival because .. those mooncakes that were sold 2 months before the festival are mooncakes from the previous year.. A client of mine had an experience with moldy fungus in her moon cake which was really disgusting when i heard about it!

Still have lots of mooncake wandering around my house..

Just started eating Dragon-I (HK white lotus paste with single yolk & Dragon-I Signature)

Both not bad, not too sweet..

The hello kitty pandan was not that nice maybe 1st yr started selling..

Anyone know where to buy jelly moon cakes in Penang?
I love this pretty much but I can't find it

Nowadays I seldom see mooncake counters set up at shopping malls. Is the trend now towards purchasing online and collecting from store? Noticed quite a number of promotions at 11street when I was browsing that site. Loved baker's cottage mooncakes but since I dont see it around anymore probably gonna try Komugi ones this year.

anyone tell me where I can buy the real ones in KL? I mean the traditional one.

asking for friend?

Just bot some from KLT last week

Any idea, where can i find moon cake at this period? esp halal moon cake?