LIST: Where to get mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival this 2021
Mooncakes are a staple of the Mid-Autumn Festival celebration, the second most important holiday for the Chinese people after the Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year.
It is observed yearly on the 15th day of the 8th month in the lunar calendar, to mark the end of the harvest season. This year it will fall on September 21, Tuesday.
In Chinese tradition, people worship the moon for bountiful harvests and they do so by giving and eating mooncakes, marveling at the moon, and telling folk stories.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is said to be at its fullest and brightest and the mooncakes are called such because its shape resembles that of a full moon. They are also believed to symbolize prosperity and unity in the family.
Mooncakes are usually filled with sweet beans, meat or lotus seed paste, and yolk from salted duck eggs.
Over the years, several different versions of the mooncakes have come up as new and exciting flavors are incorporated in the well-loved Chinese pastry.
So, if you're wondering where to buy mooncakes for your Mid-Autumn Festival celebration or as gift to your loved ones, you came to the right place.
Below is GMA Lifestyle's list of restaurants and pastry shops where you can get intricately decorated and yummy mooncakes.
Manila Marriot's Mooncake Chest / Source: Manila Marriott
Manila Marriott
Manila Marriott's Mooncake Chest is the perfect present you can give your loved ones and business associates this coming Mid-Autumn Festival. Each mooncake is individually packed and elegantly arranged in a red box with gold stamping.
The mooncakes have whole salted duck egg at the center and are available in four flavors:
-Wu Ren Yue Bing (Cantonese mooncake with pecans, walnuts, cashews, toasted pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds and Jin Huan ham)
-Coconut
-Red Lotus Paste
-White Lotus Paste.
There are eight Mooncake Chests for you to choose from, with options of four or six mooncakes. Plus, each set comes with Chinese Tea and a bottle of wine or Man Ho's Signature Candied Walnuts.
The Mooncake Chest starts at P2,988 for a chest of four mooncakes. A 50ml bottle of whisky may also be included with additional rate starting at P520.
Club Marriott members get 20 percent discount until September 19, 2021. So, the earlier you order, the better.
Orders must be placed 48 hours in advance. Available for pickup, take-away, and delivery. The delivery fee is based on location or can be arranged thru the customer's chosen courier.
For orders, reservations, and inquiries about the hotel's latest offers, call (0917) 624-5980 or visit its website www.manilamarriott.com, and their social media accounts with the handle @ManilaMarriott.
The Peninsula Manila's mooncake boxes / Source: @thepeninsulamanila (IG)
The Peninsula Manila
The Peninsula Manila has a limited number of mooncakes that were made in Hong Kong. You can get a box of assorted mini mooncakes in a box of eight for P4,888 and mini egg custard mooncakes in a box of four for P3,888 at The Peninsula Boutique. They're also giving a 10 percent savings, if you order before September 14.
Grand Hyatt Manila / Source: @granhyattmanilaph (IG)
Grand Hyatt Manila
Grand Hyatt Manila has five mooncake flavors on offer: the all-time favorites White Lotus and Red Bean and new confections such as Black Sesame, Green Tea, and Ube.
Their mooncakes are available in the following sets: box of one (P388), box of two (P1,488), and box of four (P2,188). For more info, visit their website or call +632 8838 1234 or email them at manila.grand@hyatt.com.
Marco Polo Ortigas Manila mooncakes / Source: @granhyattmanilaph (IG)
Marco Polo Ortigas Manila
Lung Hin at Marco Polo Ortigas Manila has premium mooncakes available in in the following flavors:
-White Lotus with Double Egg Yolk
-Red Lotus with Double Egg Yolk
-Red Bean with Double Egg Yolk
-Mixed Nuts
You can order them in five different sets: box of one (P828), box of four in one flavor (P2,958), box of four in assorted flavors (P3,158), box of six in one flavor (P3,988), and box of six in assorted flavors (P4,288).
For more info, visit their website or contact them at (+632) 7720 7777 or at lunghin.mnl@marcopolohotels.com.
Conrad Manila
Want your mooncakes to come in a gorgeous box that looks like a bag? Conrad Manila can give you just that.
Their mooncakes are secured in beautiful boxes designed by Jereme Leung such as the Tropical Allure box (available in red and purple) priced at P3,888, the Pacific Pearl priced at P2,888, and the Pacific Box worth P2,588.
They also have mooncakes in a stunning limited edition Harvest Bag (available in Tan of Coral and Luscious Red) worth P5,888.
Plus, China Bank Credit Card holders can enjoy a 25 percentoff on their mooncakes until September 21.
For more info, visit their website or contact them at +632 8833-9999 or conradmanila@conradhotels.com.
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