月饼 Mooncakes 2025

[KennethT]

31 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

I said few days ago that that the trend in 2025 is for mixed nut mooncakes. Now I’m re-considering. It seems it may be being evasive about what kind of mooncakes you are actually selling!

 

These are described as 奶酥皮紫薯雪媚娘 (nǎi sū pí zǐ shǔ xuě mèi niáng), which translate as ’creamy crusted purple potato and snowy bride’, whatever the hell that means. No further information available.

 

 

 

 

By "purple potato" do they mean ube?  Ube has been really trendy here - mostly because it's so 'Instagrammable' due to its vibrant purple color... otherwise, it tastes like nothing.

[liuzhou]

8 minutes ago, KennethT said:

By "purple potato" do they mean ube?

 

No. It is purple sweet potato.

 

a I understand it, ube is yam.

 

 

[haresfur]

Guardian Australia Article

 

From lotus to lava custard: Australia’s biggest mooncake sale – in pictures

 

[chromedome]

I was in one of the local supermarkets yesterday, and passed a mountainous display of mooncakes. After following this thread, I was curious enough to take a closer look. Turned out they were all basically the same two varieties: white lotus paste, with or without egg yolks. 

 

I would buy a single one just to find out what white lotus paste tastes like, but not a big ol' tin of them.