Mid-Autumn Festival is upon us, and in mid-September 2024 (the 17th, to be precise), we will be joining our close friends and family around tables to share meals and trade sweet and salty mooncakes.
Tied in with ancient harvest festivities, we still celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival today to symbolise reunion and family unity – most importantly by chomping on the round, sticky Chinese cakes.
To prepare accordingly, read through our guide below to find out about the most quirky and interesting mooncakes you can buy in advance for Mid-Autumn Festival in a few months’ time!
10 mooncakes to order this Mid-Autumn festival 2024
DIGREEN’s ice-cream mooncakes
Macau’s popular ice-cream brand DIGREEN arrived in Hong Kong in early June, and they’ve launched a cute ice-cream mooncake series to mark the occasion this summer. The 11-year-old Macanese brand is selling six-packs of these ice-cream mooncakes, coming with flavours of pineapple with salted egg yolk, blueberry cheese, rose and sea salt, and lychee oolong tea.
Buy here or at DIGREEN’s flagship store at Shop 7C & 7D, 7 Fa Yuen Street, Mong Kok
DIGREEN’s ice-cream mooncakes (6pcs) are priced at HKD388 per box, early bird is HKD288
Imperial Patisserie’s lava green tea and custard mooncakes
Imperial Patisserie, founded by chef Yip Wing Wah – the creator of the OG egg custard mooncake in Hong Kong – is bringing a subtly sweet touch to the classic mooncake with a mix of four lava green tea mooncakes, made with high-quality Japanese tea, and four lava custard mooncakes, blending natural butter with salted egg yolk.
Imperial Patisserie’s Classic Series – Savoury Assorted Lava Mooncakes (8pcs) are priced at HKD438, early bird is HKD378
Patisserie La Lune’s Pokémon lava egg custard mooncakes
For kids and younger friends requiring more wow in their Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations, Patisserie La Lune has launched a Pokémon-themed mooncake set, featuring four mini lava egg custard cakes imprinted with Pikachu’s recognisable jagged tail on top. Order now for a 15% early-bird discount on the original price.
La Lune’s Pokémon lava egg custard mooncakes (4pcs) are priced HKD238, early bird is HKD198
Nam Fong’s mini matcha red bean mochi mooncakes
Cantonese restaurant Nam Fong inside Cyberport’s Le Méridien hotel is whacking it out of the park with five new mooncake gift sets available this year. On the list is the matcha red bean mochi flavour, which combines the sumptuous texture of mochi with the sweetness of red bean paste and matcha. Other flavours include lava egg custard and lotus seed paste with egg yolk.
Nam Fong’s mini matcha red bean mochi mooncakes (6pcs) cost HKD298, early bird is HKD208.60
Yat Tung Heen’s bamboo mooncake gift set
Yat Tung Heen, Eaton HK’s Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant, flies the sustainability flag this Mid-Autumn Festival with a mixed mooncake set shared in a hand-woven bamboo box. The gift set features three flavours: mini lava egg custard, mini lava egg custard white lotus seed, and mini red bean paste with mandarin peel. Order before Jul. 15 and enjoy a 36% discount on the original price.
Yat Tung Heen’s Deluxe Mini Mooncake Assortment Gift Set (6pcs) is priced at HKD438, early bird is HKD278
Hotel ICON’s snow-skin Musang King durian mooncakes
Purveyors of Asia’s premium fruit product, Hotel ICON has brought the famed Malaysian Musang King durian to the traditional Cantonese filling of lotus seed. The snow-skin Musang King durian mooncakes ooze with a luscious durian cream, retaining the strong aroma and consistency found in Asia’s most hated and loved fruit. Place your order before Sep. 4 to enjoy the early-bird price.
Hotel ICON’s snow-skin Musang King durian mooncakes (4pcs) are priced at HKD598, early bird is HKD498
Häagen-Dazs’ Twinkle Night Mix ice-cream mooncakes
In a departure from tradition, Häagen-Dazs has launched a range of ice-cream mooncakes. Notably, the Twinkle Night Mix is composed of the brand’s most popular flavours. One ice-cream mooncake of each flavour of vanilla, mango & cream, strawberry, macadamia nut, Belgian chocolate, and caramel biscuit & cream comes in the six-pack. A 35% early-bird discount is available.
Häagen-Dazs’ Twinkle Night Mix mooncakes (6pcs) are priced at HKD488, early bird is HKD317.20
DALLOYAU’s 80% Valrhona chocolate mooncakes
French flair meet Cantonese tradition with DALLOYAU’s Paris Moon mooncake set, bringing together two flavours that blend to perfection – the unique 80% Valrhona chocolate egg custard and the lava egg custard, a classic for those who love milky and creamy mooncakes. Customers can enjoy the early-bird offer until Aug. 31, ordering two boxes for HKD368 or one box for HKD398.
DALLOYAU’s Paris Moon mooncakes (6pcs) are priced at HKD438, early bird is from HKD368
Wing Wah’s molten custard mooncakes
Yuen Long’s original cake shop, founded in 1950, Wing Wah is going back to basics with its oozing molten custard mooncakes, crafted according to a traditional recipe that has been used since the last century. The sweet goodies, packaged inside a quaint box, come in at a reduced price if purchased online.
Wing Wah’s molten custard mooncakes (8pcs) are priced at HKD398 in-store and HKD263 online
Sheraton Hong Kong’s two-yolk mooncakes
Sheraton Hong Kong has released an even more luxurious traditional mooncake this summer in the run-up to Mid-Autumn Festival, the classic white lotus seed paste with two yolks. Each mooncake features two salted yolks implanted into the caramel-like body, along with the sweet touch of lotus seed. From now until Aug. 11, enjoy a 30% early-bird discount on this mooncake and other flavours ordered on Sheraton Hong Kong’s e-shop.
Sheraton Hong Kong’s white lotus seed paste mooncakes with two yolks (4pcs) are priced at HKD438, early bird is HKD306.60
