Mooncakes have long been an indispensable gift during the Mid-Autumn Festival. However, in recent years, variations in the fillings with both salty and sweet flavors have brought interesting experiences to those who enjoy them. The mooncake market this year is also extremely bustling when a series of production facilities launched cakes with unique fillings, even many people are wary and skeptical about this seemingly "unlucky" combination.
Mooncake with sticky rice filling
The combination of the sweetness of the baked cake crust with a little saltiness of green beans and scallion oil in the filling has created a moon cake with a unique sticky rice flavor for this year's Mid-Autumn Festival.
Mooncake with sticky rice filling has the right sticky rice flavor with the characteristic smell of scallion oil.
Perhaps for many people, just hearing the name makes them wary of the quality and flavor of the cake. According to those who have enjoyed this type of cake, the outer baked crust is not much different from other types of moon cakes on the market, but the filling inside has a strong smell of scallion oil, soft and chewy like sticky rice. Therefore, this type of cake is suitable for those who love sticky rice and can stand the greasy smell of scallion oil. Others think that moon cakes and sticky rice are an "incongruous" and completely inappropriate combination.
- Where to buy cake: Chang Hi Food & Dessert
- Cake price: 65,000 VND/150g piece
Mooncake with apricot filling
The famous apricot brand of Hanoi, Hong Lam apricot, is not out of the race this year in the Mid-Autumn Festival when launching mooncakes with apricot filling. Mooncakes with apricot filling, in addition to the familiar sweet taste of the crust, have a sour taste from the apricot filling, making the cake strange and different.
Clearly see 3 layers in the moon cake with apricot filling: thin crust, thick mung bean layer and apricot core
With the flavor of dried fruit, Hong Lam launched many different types of fillings including green tea soft apricot, green bean soft kumquat, and green rice soft plum. All of these fillings are available in moon cakes and baked cakes for consumers to choose from. Many people who enjoy this type of cake generally rate the cake crust as quite sweet, but the sour filling somewhat overpowers this sweetness and creates a unique flavor when enjoyed.
- Address to buy cakes: Hong Lam dried fruit store chain.
- Cake price: 90,000 VND/150g piece
Mooncake with seafood filling and Hong Kong sauce
Hong Kong seafood mooncakes include Hong Kong lobster mooncakes and Hong Kong king crab mooncakes. These mooncakes contain about 5% seafood and 10% Hong Kong sauce, with the rest being other ingredients such as egg yolks, pumpkin jam, melon seeds, cashews, pork floss, etc.
Lobster Pancakes with Hong Kong Sauce
Baked King Crab Cake with Hong Kong Sauce
With this ingredient, the moon cake has a full range of sweet and salty flavors. However, the presence of seafood and Hong Kong sauce makes the price of this cake more expensive than the general market price and is suitable as a gift.
- Where to buy mooncake: Hoi An mooncake
- Cake price: 135,000 - 145,000 VND/180g piece
Mooncakes with black pepper and Phu Quoc dried fish
It seems that dried fish can only be combined with white rice, but this ingredient has become the inspiration for high-end moon cakes. A resort in Phu Quoc has launched moon cakes with black pepper and Phu Quoc dried fish filling to bring diners the taste of the local sea combined with the typical seasonal ingredients of this place.
Many people who enjoy this cake seem to enjoy its unique flavor. However, due to limited production, it may be difficult for consumers to own and enjoy this unique moon cake.
- Where to buy cakes: Movenpick Resort Waverly Phu Quoc
Mooncake with Wagyu beef noodle soup filling
Wagyu beef pho - the most expensive pho in Vietnam now has a unique version in moon cake filling.
The manufacturer named this mooncake Pho choc troi bo Wagyu and introduced that the filling is made from Wagyu beef imported from Japan, tail, brisket and bones of Australian beef. The beef will be stewed for 48 hours with herbs to bring out the layers of melted fat and soft meat fibers. The process of concentrating the filling lasts for 5 hours until the beef is completely dry, while still retaining its softness before being mixed with the ingredients of the filling according to a separate recipe.
- Address to buy cake: Vinpearl Luxury Landmark 81
- Cake price: 980,000 - 1,500,000 VND/box of 4 - 6 pieces
