Most Extravagant
Mega Mao Shan Wang Snowskin
At 50 bucks a pop, this is hands-down the most expensive mooncake we’ve ever stuffed our faces with. Goodwood’s latest creation is a 12cm snowskin mooncake bursting with rich and creamy Mao Shan Wang (mountain cat king) durian pulp. Only the most serious durian connoisseurs need apply.
$50 per piece from Deli, Goodwood Park Hotel
Craziest Flavor
Snowskin with Korean Black Garlic
Bite into the visually striking dark gray exterior and you’ll find a sweet, smooth mung bean paste which envelops a potent piece of Korean black garlic (purported to possess 10 times the antioxidant qualities of raw garlic). It’s no wall flower, and certainly not for everyone, but it sure is fun serving it to unsuspecting colleagues and friends.
$56.80 per box from Jewels Artisan Chocolate
Most Addictive
Fresh Milk Snowskin with Yuan Yang
We like all of chef Yong Bing Ngen’s handcrafted renditions, but if we had to pick a favorite it would have to be the delicate snowskin made from fresh milk and filled with a rich, addictive yuan yang (Hong Kong-style mixture of coffee and milk tea) white bean paste; they’re to die for.
$48 per box from Majestic Restaurant
Mooncake Numerology
The Mid-Autumn Festival treat by numbers
13
Weight in tons of the world’s largest mooncake made in Shenyang, China.
420
Year the Song Dynasty officially declared the 15th day of the 8th lunar month to be Mid-Autumn Festival.
10,943,539
Number of mooncakes needed to reach the moon if placed one on top of another.
0
Number of mooncakes taken on Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
23
Number of mooncakes needed to stone someone to death.
20
Age of a man who died in 1989 while taking part in a mooncake eating competition in Singapore.
