Empire Hotel offers mooncakes
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
MEMBERS of the public, regardless of race would have the opportunity to savour a wide varieties of homemade mooncake by The Empire Hotel and Country Club from now until September 25.
In conjunction with the upcoming Mooncake Festival, the mooncakes come in boxes and are priced at $8 per piece and is available at the hotel's lobby lounge from 10am until 10pm.
A total of seven flavours are available to be chose from, such as Lotus Paste with Single Yoke, Coffee Lotus Paste with South Almond, Red Bean Paste with Almond Flakes, Green Tea Lotus Paste with North Almond, Snow Pandan Lotus Paste, Green Tea Lotus Paste and Snow Red Bean Paste with Single Yolk.
The festival is the third major festival of the Chinese calendar, which is celebrated every 15th day of the eighth month, corresponding to September 24 this year.
It was called Moon Cake Festival due to the preparation of a special kind of sweet cake, which takes the shape of the moon and filled with sesame seeds, ground lotus seeds and duck eggs.
The moon cake is served as a traditional delicacy throughout the month before the actual festive day.
On this occasion, Chinese families would get together to enjoy the full moon and in the same time, to experience this sweet confectionery, which symbolises family unity.
The Brunei Times
In conjunction with the upcoming Mooncake Festival, the mooncakes come in boxes and are priced at $8 per piece and is available at the hotel's lobby lounge from 10am until 10pm.
A total of seven flavours are available to be chose from, such as Lotus Paste with Single Yoke, Coffee Lotus Paste with South Almond, Red Bean Paste with Almond Flakes, Green Tea Lotus Paste with North Almond, Snow Pandan Lotus Paste, Green Tea Lotus Paste and Snow Red Bean Paste with Single Yolk.
The festival is the third major festival of the Chinese calendar, which is celebrated every 15th day of the eighth month, corresponding to September 24 this year.
It was called Moon Cake Festival due to the preparation of a special kind of sweet cake, which takes the shape of the moon and filled with sesame seeds, ground lotus seeds and duck eggs.
The moon cake is served as a traditional delicacy throughout the month before the actual festive day.
On this occasion, Chinese families would get together to enjoy the full moon and in the same time, to experience this sweet confectionery, which symbolises family unity.
The Brunei Times
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