If you're going to grab some of the amazing durian mooncakes by Concorde Hotel KL (read about them here --> https://rebeccasaw.com/fabulous-durian-mooncakes-concorde-hotel-kuala-lumpur/) do add some of their traditional baked mooncakes into…
If you remember, I had introduced on my blog about this traditional biscuit shop in Ipoh and their delicious yet unique baked biscuits a while back.
Guan Heong’s range of biscuits are still handmade til today and they make their own pastry, paste, BBQ meat and well, just about almost everything. 🙂
During the mooncake season (like now), their range of special mooncakes will be available for a limited period and orders are expectedly overwhelming.
Based on their mooncake list I was most tempted by the durian and savoury mooncakes!
Tai Thong’s mooncakes has been pretty consistent year after year.
Last year I truly enjoyed the innovative flavours of Teh Tarik Delight, Pineapple Sesame Crunch, Black Forest Highland, Emperor’s Dream, Limau Manis, Tropical Trio and Emerald Ferringhi.
The durian mooncakes was impressive too.
As thus this year I was excited to see the unveiling of their latest flavours. The newest flavors concocted for this year were the Dragon Fruit and Coconut Single Yolk, Honey Grapefruit and Mixed Nuts and Snow Skin Honey Lemon Grapefruit, much lesser in quantity compared to last year but not lesser in quality.
Dragon Fruit and Coconut Single Yolk:
This is my favourite!
A novel blend of dragon fruit and aromatic grated coconut with salted egg yolk, this creation produces a fruity sensation in the mouth yet when eaten together with the savoury yolk it became delicately fruity yet simultaneously rich and salty. The grated coconut also provides a nice crunchy texture.
Superb! 🙂
In view of the recent health-conscious mindset of Malaysia’s population, all of Grand Hyatt’s traditional baked and snowskin mooncakes come with less sugar for a less sinful celebration.
The baked traditional ones includes red bean, white lotus, white lotus with single yolk and white lotus with double yolk.
I had sampled those last year so you can read about them HERE –> https://rebeccasaw.com/grand-hyatt-kuala-lumpur-mooncakes-for-2013/
This year, I concentrated instead on their snowskin varieties which I missed last year.
All handcrafted, 4 snowskin varieties are available in black sesame, green tea, pandan and lotus flavours. Prices begin at RM26++ per piece or RM102++ per box.
Craving for mooncakes?
Grab some from Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur & post a picture (to their FB page) to show them how YOU decorate or creatively use their beautiful mooncake boxes in their “Snap & Share Contest for Mooncake Gift Boxes” & YOU might win the Grand Prize of 2N Stay in a Shangri-la Suite! 🙂
Thanks to a very good friend Jan (who is a fabulous baker herself), I was gifted these precious Egg Custard mooncakes yesterday.
There are durian mooncakes and there are exceptionally good durian mooncakes.
The one by Concorde Hotel KL falls in the latter category.
Each 180g nos cost RM42 or get them at RM168 for 4 nos.
These Concorde’s snowskin with Musang King Durian boasts of 120g of pure durian pulp per mooncake. You know you’re getting the real deal the moment you cut one open and its full-bodied, pungent scent assaulted your senses.
The snowskin is thin, mildly sweet and complements the sweet, creamy pulp.
