![]() The paste texture of the Taipan Snowy mooncake is very smooth and both the green and red bean flavors blend and come out well. We tried the Snowy Mooncakes - package of 2 (HK$33), red bean in red bean paste, finding them to be very nice. In fact, this year, our favorite snowy mooncakes came from Taipan. In recent years, snowy mooncakes have a mainstay here in HK, something we now expect (and enjoy) from certain bakeries, like Taipan. We simply enjoy these from Taipan Bakery the most due to the very good taste and affordability of the products.Īutumn brings mooncake season back to Hong Kong, something we look forward to each year as we eager sample traditional and unconventional mooncakes from the various bakeries and other establishments around the city that sell them. There are quite a few providers of the icy or snowy mooncakes around the city for those interested to try a nontraditional version of this seasonal speciality. They are affordable and a fun treat if you happen to be here during September. ![]() As such we suggest choosing the mini's or simply buying the individual moon cakes, when available. The 6 and 9 mooncake packs are too much for visitors, considering that you need to keep products refrigerated and they can quickly spoil. Bird's Nest, Red Bean and Mango flavoured snowy mooncakes were our favourites this season, and we are already looking forward to next Autumn and enjoying more of these lovely local delicacies. This year, we purchased the large tin canisters with 9 piece snowy mooncakes and enjoyed most of the flavours quite well. Taipan Bakery has become our favourite bakery for 'snowy' mooncakes, which are on sale during September each year, leading up to Mid-Autumn festival. They will remain high on our list of priorities for mooncakes to buy again next year. In our view, the Taipan Bakery snowy mooncakes are probably the best in Hong Kong and well worth trying if you are visiting before or during the Mid-Autumn festivals. You will be able to tell when they are ready as the mooncake will become soft on the sides and bottom. If you wait a bit, the filling will become smooth, compact and moist and taste delicious. You don't want to eat them when frozen as they inner filling will have the texture of ice crystals. ![]() They are refrigerated at the bakery at very cold temperatures so best to let them thaw at least 10 minutes before eating. We also like the fact that you can buy tins of different varieties and quantities or just select individual mooncakes to try. We didn't care so much for the cheesecake flavoured filling. We very much enjoyed the mango, coconut, red bean, praline and birds nest flavoured snowy mooncakes this year. This year they seemed to have ramped up production as there were lovely snowy mooncakes left over that we have been able to find and buy even a week after Mid-Autumn Festival has finished. Last year, there was a run on Taipan mooncakes, with many tins and top choices being sold out in some of their branches well before Mid-Autumn festival. We found the Taipan snowy mooncakes to be our favourites of this variety and type again this year. ![]()
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