Chocolate Works: Celebrating Mooncake Festival With New Creations
Joining the band wagon for mooncake festival (2021) with my version of couverture chocolate and traditional mooncake fillings.
My last handling of mooncake was when I was a kid, helping Mom stir red bean paste.
I am more strategic with my choice of ingredients for this festive creation.
Couverture Chocolate and Mooncake Fillings
Couverture chocolates from DLA Naturals. A Belgian family-owned company based in Philippines since 1999. A blend of each chocolate type (dark, milk and white) was chosen. Especially like the very detailed presentation of information that is available on their website. Creative names are given to each blend. I’ve chosen Santo Tomas (dark), Dolores (milk) and Ivana (white).
For mooncake fillings, they are from Leong Yin Pastry Based in Penang, the business is currently run by the third generation, with 40 years of experience, producing innovative high quality products.
Four types of traditional paste chosen. Lotus paste, red dates, green tea paste, and assorted fruits and nuts.
Four types of unconventional paste catering to new taste and trends. The durian paste, cheese, tiramisu and peppermint lotus paste. All are Less Sweet versions, following the general health conscious majority nowadays.
Another two is added at the time of posting. They are the Baba & Nyonya (savoury and spicy with visible dried prawn bits), as well as Pu Er Tea flavour.
The one paste of a different brand is the Azuki Red Bean Paste. Chosen for its originality and brings a difference in paste texture.
All ingredients used are from reputable manufacturers with the required certification and Halal accreditation from their respective countries.
Moonchocs
A client said I should call them Moonchocs…Mooncake + Chocolates. That’s really creative and catchy!
Sunflowers and Roses. A special thing with the Roses is it contains Jasmine infused White Chocolate. The only chocolate modified in this collection. The rest of the chocolates are directly from the pack as is.
We have the Leaf pair. Peppermint and Green Tea.
The Baba Nyonya fillings pair with intricate flowers and chilli flakes sprinkled on them
The Undecorated pair on the right with seeds are the Cheese Milk Chocolate and Durian Dark Chocolate.
Packaging
The full package consist of:
- 2 red boxes, each box has all 8 flavours
- 1 tea cannister with 4 flower tea
- 1 thermal bag
There are from various sources making them a challenge to fit perfectly.
Have a great Mid-Autumn celebration 2021. Thank you everyone for your purchases and being adventurous in trying these unconventional pairing of chocolates and mooncake fillings for the festival.
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