How to Make Mooncake

9/13/12

Mochi - An Healthy Alternative to Traditional Mooncakes

Some people might complain, those moon cakes made of thick and dense fillings wrapped with a 'lard-ful' crust may not be healthy. Unfortunately, they surely taste delicious especially during the Mid-Autumn Festival.. What to do?!

A Taiwanese friend recommended me to have mochi, instead of mooncake, for a healthier 'mooncake festival'.. Well.., I am not sure if I can give up on mooncakes, but I gave it a try anyway when I visited Taiwan.

Here is how it looks like:

Mochi

What is mochi anyway?

Mochi is usually smaller than a mooncake, and tastes very.. very... chewy. It is more like a snowy mooncake (aka. ice-skin mooncake). It shares very similar filling or stuffing that a mooncake has; however, it contains much less fat.

Some mochi even has fresh fruits as its filling! Mooncakes rarely have fruits as their fillings.

Green Tea Mochi

Strawberry Mochi

The good thing is that you can order a box of Mochi online! Finally and luckily... I don't' need to fly all the way visiting Taiwan to get a box of mochi now.

It's called 'ZengJi Mochi' (曾记 mochi). It comes with 30 pieces with 5 different flavors in a box.

Best Taiwanese Mochi

9/12/12

Where to get good molds for mooncakes?

A friend was asking me WHERE exactly can people get mooncake mold / press in the USA.

It used to be a tough question, but nowadays you can get pretty much EVERYTHING online from Amazon.

Here, I picked some good-quality non-sticky silica-made mooncake molds from Amazon that I used before. The left one "World Cuisine Silicone Mold" is the best among all. while the 'Floral mold' adds an elegant aura toward each of your mooncake.

Check it out and have fun :

Where to Buy Mooncake in the USA?

Say, if you are tired of making your own mooncakes (unfortunate new to hear), where to buy mooncakes in the US??

Here are a few best mooncakes available online at the following links:

Kee Wha Bakery (one of the best brands)

They sell many different types of mooncakes, including mooncakes made with lotus seed paste, red bean paste and green bean paste. They deliver to the Continental United States, Hawaii, Canada, Mexico and several other countries. (Mooncakes are available only during the Mid-Autumn Festival season). The website includes addresses and telephone numbers for its California stores.

Ruby Mooncake

8-star Mooncake

4 Flavors Assorted GiftPack

Lower-Sugar Mooncake
(White Lotus Seed Paste)

Sheng Kee mini-Mooncake

Best Lotus Seed Paste Mooncakes

Say, if you are tired of making your own mooncakes (unfortunate new to hear), where to buy mooncakes in the US??

Here are a few best mooncakes available online in the USA:

Kee Wha Bakery (one of the best brands)
They sell many different types of mooncakes, including mooncakes made with lotus seed paste, red bean paste and green bean paste. They deliver to the Continental United States, Hawaii, Canada, Mexico and several other countries. (Mooncakes are available only during the Mid-Autumn Festival season). The website includes addresses and telephone numbers for its California stores.