Every year at this time of the year, Chinese normally enjoy the Mid Autumn Festival with Mooncakes.
Over the years, the way this festival has evolved is quite interesting. In the olden days, people used to savour mooncakes and tea while gazing at the (round) moon. In addition, tradition Mooncakes itself has also evolved The filling inside used to be made from lotus paste with an egg yolk in the middle.
Today, even the crust has changed. There are Snowskin Mooncakes that comes in different flavours and must be chilled. The fillings made from paste from durian, banana, mango, chocolate, green tea and many others. There are also deep fried flaky Mooncakes with yam fillings, ice cream Mooncakes and more. We are so spoilt for choices on the type of Mooncakes to buy.
As for me, it is becoming a habit for me to go to Goodwood Park to buy its Snowskin Mooncakes.
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| Assorted Snowskin Mooncakes $52 |
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| Assorted Snowskin Mooncakes $52 - (Clockwise from Top Left: Cempedak, Blood Orange with Banana, D24 Durian, Mango with Pomelo) |
There are different types of mooncakes to choose from. As usual, I ordered the Assorted Snowskin Mooncakes.
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| Blood Orange with Banana Snowskin Mooncake |
The Blood Orange with Banana Snowskin Mooncake is one of the two new creation by Goodwood Park Hotel. It is made from red orange pulp with banana. If you are wondering, the other creation is the Mao Shang Wang Snowskin Mooncake.
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| Mango with Pomelo Snowskin Moocake |
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| D24 Durian Snowskin Mooncake |
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| Cempedak Snowskin Mooncake |
The Mango with Pomelo, D24 Durian and Cempedak Snowskin Mooncakes are a yearly feature due to their popularity.
Overall, I still like Goodwood Park Hotel's Snowskin Mooncakes. Their Mooncakes are filled with not just rich creamy paste of the respective fruits but also chunks of the fruits to enhance the flavour and texture with each bite. The different combination of fruity flavours provided a balance in taste, was refreshing. In addition, the snowskins (crust) are so soft.
Furthermore, the Snowskin Mooncakes are made with no preservatives and will need to be consumed within 3 days after purchase. They will need to be stored in the freezer after purchase.
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| Tote Thermal bag |
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| Tote Thermal bag (interior) |
This year, Goodwood Park Hotel has changed the tote thermal bag. It is still yellow colour as yellow has been the signature colour for the hotel's mooncake packaging since 2007. With this Tote Thermal Bag, the mooncakes will be kept cool for an hour after purchase. This is to ensure freshness and allow customers to bring it back home to store in their freezer. Also, these bags are re-usable.
For more details on the different flavours, prices and discounts for the mooncakes, please refer to their website.
Goodwood Park Hotel, The Deli
22 Scotts Road
Tel: 6730 1867
Opening Hours: Daily 9am to 9pm
