Mooncakes for every taste

Jia Lei Confectionery & Training Centre

With some creativity, regular mooncakes can be transformed into masterpieces. Jia Lei makes them in the shape of strawberries, oranges, peaches and even pumpkins. Apart from the usual baked and snowskin kinds, they also have unique crystal jelly mooncakes with yam or durian fillings.

Blk 1 Rochor Road #03-502
Tel: 62946018

Garden Pastry & Cake

Take one bite of their handmade crispy yam mooncake, and it will be hard to say no to another. The flaky pastry complements the smooth, moist yam filling.

These are a great choice if you are looking for tasty yet affordable mid-autumn gifts for your loved ones.

Blk 95 Aljunied Crescent #01-505-507
Tel: 6745 5706

818 DurianSpecialist

Well-known for their durian puffs and cakes, this outlet has come up with equally good snowskin durian mooncakes. made from the best grade of "Tian Xiang" durians, these mini delights come in boxes of eight. if you are too busy to drop by, their delivery staff are ever ready to serve you.

201 Telok Kurau Road #01-02
Tel: 6348 8436

Ye Shanghai Cuisine Restaurant

These mooncakes are specially imported from Shanghai and only available during the festive season. Baked with the freshest ingredients, they come in unique flavours such as butter coconut and purple sweet potato. Best of all, they contain less sugar and oil so you can indulge without guilt!

508 Bishan St 11 #01-39
Tel: 6255 4225

ISS-CDCS Catering

Treat your friends and colleagues to a wide selection of mouth-watering hala mooncakes from this company. For a local twist, try the pandan or green tea with red bean paste varieties; or impress others with exquisite raspberry cheese and tiramisu-flavoured options.

46 Senoko Drive
Tel: 6758 3393

Szy Thye Cake Shop

This cake shop has been in the business of baking traditional pastries such as tau sar piah and lao po bing for 50 years, so it's not surprising that their Teochew and Cantonese mooncakes are so well-liked! Do not miss the opportunity to sink your teeth into one of their sweet and flaky delights.

Blk 2 Beach Road #01-4795
Tel: 6337 7010

This article was first published in The New Paper on September 5, 2008

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