Luxurious mooncakes made with caviar and truffle.

With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, many restaurants and bakeries in Hong Kong, China, are racing to produce mooncakes with new and unique flavors to serve the market. However, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, many bakeries lack the resources to experiment with new recipes. In response to this situation, the Mira Hotel Hong Kong has created a one-of-a-kind mooncake based on the restaurant's signature dish.

This mooncake initially attracted attention due to its exorbitant price, reaching $230 for four cakes. Even more remarkably, the main ingredients were incredibly luxurious: truffle mushrooms and caviar – a type of salted fish roe from the rare sturgeon.

According to Vison Wong, the creator of this mooncake recipe, she and the hotel's chefs meticulously researched the ingredient ratios to produce a perfect mooncake. Ultimately, the ideal recipe for this expensive mooncake is 1 gram of finely grated truffle for every 100 grams of salted caviar, then wrapped in glutinous rice flour, similar to how Japanese mochi is made.

The flavor of this pastry is not greasy or heavy because the salted caviar is seasoned just right. In addition, the chefs have added a touch of onion to maintain the subtle saltiness of the caviar and the natural flavor of the truffles, while also creating a natural sweetness and crispness in the filling.

Wong further stated that the purpose of creating these mooncakes was not for commercial gain. Importantly, they wanted to offer customers new experiences within the familiar mooncake tradition. 4,000 mooncakes in 1,000 boxes will be sold before October 1st, which is the Mid-Autumn Festival this year.

Minh Chi