The Best Mooncake in Hong Kong
"So if you’re going to consume a mooncake, might I suggest the Lava Cream Egg Custard from Duddell’s? Don’t be fooled by the name, this is not a British pub, this is a Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant of the highest caliber. Every year, they partner with an artist to produce a mooncake hamper so beautiful you’d better keep it forever. Every year, the mooncakes taste the same, whether they’re encased in an LED lantern box or a spaceship (because spaceships take you to the moon, get it?). The egg yolks are steamed with rose wine for mooncake filling, encased in golden, buttery pastry and pressed by hand into wooden molds, creating a light but rich pastry with a yolky center. This is a mooncake ridiculously luxurious and decadent, without the use of any absurd ingredients. And yet, it is austere in construction and traditional in appearance. It is agony not having one in my hands at this moment. This mooncake alone is worth the trip to Hong Kong." - Kiki Aranita
