Hong Kong’s 10 most bizarre mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival 2021, from a beef Wellington version by Phoebe’s Kitchen to Royal Caviar Club’s luxurious caviar and cream cheese filling
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Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner in Hong Kong, on September 21, and we can’t wait for the festivities – whether it’s enjoying a lavish dinner, admiring the moon or simply spending time with friends and family.
But no matter how you celebrate the occasion, you can’t get into the festive spirit without mooncakes. And although the good old lotus seed paste with salted egg yolk and more contemporary egg custard varieties are tried and true classics, what about breaking from tradition and trying new flavours?
From unexpected flavour combos to creating vegan-friendly options, these restaurants, hotels and bakeries are offering some truly innovative mooncakes this year.
Phoebe’s Kitchen
If you’re looking for a carnivorous twist on your standard mooncakes, then these exquisite Mooncake Wellingtons from Phoebe’s Kitchen are a must-try. Containing all the usual ingredients of a beef Wellington while cleverly maintaining the classic shape of a traditional mooncake, these treats are an unconventional East-meets-West fusion indeed – and went viral online swiftly after they launched.
They are available for purchase online at Kurozu’s website, or at Guu San in H Zentre, Tsim Sha Tsui.
Royal Caviar Club
Searching for mooncakes with a luxurious touch? Well, look no further than what Royal Caviar Club has to offer. Following its successful launch of Hong Kong’s first savoury caviar mooncake last year, they’ve created a snow-skin mooncake filled with premium Imperial Ossetra caviar paired with either cream cheese or fresh Madagascan vanilla filling. Wowza.
Royal Caviar Club’s mooncakes can be bought on its website.