Reach for the stars or lasso the mooncakes
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THE Mid-Autumn Festival celebrates the spectacular golden moon, abundant harvests and heartwarming gatherings with family and friends.
The custom of eating mooncakes to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival has been around for more than 1,000 years. The sweet or savory pastry has become a symbol of the festival.
This fall, Andaz Xintiandi, Shanghai is bringing back its signature savory pork mooncakes, which have been immensely popular since they made a debut in 2015. The mooncakes were sold out every day and some visitors even had to wait in line for more than three hours.
This popular snack gained a reputation around town for its juicy fillings and fantastically thin pastry crust, and it was often ranked alongside classic offerings from some of Shanghai’s time-honored brands.
Suzhou style pork mooncakes have a layered, flaky puff pastry shell. It is less sweet than the chewy and glossy Cantonese offering and can be enjoyed on the go as a quick snack.
The pastry team of Andaz Xintiandi, Shanghai revealed that the mooncakes are handmade daily using only the freshest ingredients and a time-tested recipe that uses the perfect combination of fatty and lean pork. A special sauce was created to make the filling juicer and complement the light and crispy pastry crust.
“The secret to our pork mooncakes is that we make them with love and care, the same as our mothers and grandmothers used to do for us,” said hotel executive chef Lucian Sun.
Making the mooncakes from scratch involves 12 steps from preparing the inner “lard dough” wrapper and outer “water dough” wrapper to folding the meat filling and baking the cakes.
The pork mooncakes are best served hot and fresh, and can be paired with Chinese black teas, such as Tieguanyin and Dahongpao.
A strong, flavored, yet smooth to drink refreshment can help with the digestion of the greasy food.
Buckwheat tea is a caffeine-free option that’s best to accompany rich foods.
The mooncakes are presented in a specially designed packaging with the Chinese character — fresh.
Each box is made of environmentally friendly materials including recyclable corrugated cardboard and hemp rope.
The elements that make the mooncakes another symbol of Andaz’s love for local culture are also extensions of the hotel’s mission to blend in the neighborhood. They represent the hotel’s best wishes to the city during the Mid-Autumn Festival and are a perfect offering to friends and family over the holiday season.
The mooncakes are sold in boxes of eight for 50 yuan (US$7.49) on the hotel’s plaza from July 1 through October 31, daily from 11am to 7pm. Pre-orders for 10 boxes and more are available one day in advance at Éclair Patisserie.
For more information, please follow the hotel’s official WeChat (ID: Andaz_Shanghai).
Address: 88 Songshan Rd
Tel: 2310-1720
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