Mid-Autumn Festival 2019

 

This year’s mid-autumn festival is September 13, 2019.  I went to Ranch 99 and bought my mooncakes early before the best ones are gone.  In bought a box of Wing Wah and another Hong Kong brand Saint Honore.  Over the years I’ve tried different brands and Wing Wah mooncakes have been my favorite.

Saint Honore mooncakes
Saint Honore mooncakes
Saint Honore mooncakes

 

Saint Honore mooncake

Saint Honore had white lotus seed only variety.  I thought I’d give them a try.  Pastry part was tender and had a nice mild flavor.  White lotus seed filling was smooth and dense with a delicious sweet flavor.  Great tasting mooncake which is very similar to the Wing Wah mooncakes.

 

Hongkong Specialty red bean paste mooncakes

 

Hongkong Specialty red bean paste mooncakes
Hongkong Specialty red bean paste mooncakes
Hongkong Specialty red bean paste mooncakes

I also visited Hmart and found Hongkong Specialty red bean paste mooncakes.  Red bean paste had a very strong sweet flavor and I couldn’t taste much pastry flavor.  I ate pure red bean paste straight out of the can when my mom made red bean paste sesame balls.  It was an ok experience but I much prefer the mix of flavors you get from red bean paste sesame balls.  I would not get red bean paste mooncakes again.  From the label it appears these mooncakes were made in China.

Wing Wah mooncakes
Wing Wah mooncakes

Wing Wah mooncakes
Wing Wah mooncakes
Wing Wah mooncakes

 

Wing Wah White Lotus Seed Paste mooncakes remain my favorite.  There is a delicious balance of flavors between the pastry part and the mildly sweet white lotus seed.
I am looking forward to watching the moon rising up in the eastern sky and eating my favorite mooncakes.  Night has that comforting coolness after a hot day.  The moon and the stars are pinpricks of light in the dark.
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4 Replies to “Mid-Autumn Festival 2019”

  1. Lotus seed is my favorite mooncake flavor as well! Nice pictures of the mooncakes!

    1. Thanks! Those are awesome mooncakes.

  2. Wow some of those are expensive ! I can’t believe you ate red bean outta a can when you were little. I’m not a fan of mooncakes but wondering if they taste better when heated? Like in the oven.

    1. You can buy lower priced San Diego made mooncakes but I don’t like the flavor. I didn’t eat the entire can but I did eat the left overs when my mom was making sesame balls.

      I never tried them heated. I like them out of the fridge and at room temp.

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