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Largest tea brand in the world Lipton has just launched the world’s first pop-up high tea bar in Singapore, found at Plaza Singapura’s Level 1 main atrium. You won’t want to miss this very special High Tea. If only every shopping centre has a space like this. Imagine getting tired while shopping at PS, and [...]

I am not lying when I say I drink Chinese tea almost every morning, when my love for Chinese tea rekindled after trips to Taiwan’s Alishan and China’s Shantou which is the land of origin of kungfu tea. Some may consider it an ‘old man’s drink’, or that preparing gongfu tea is a set of [...]

If there are any trends of mooncakes in 2012, it will be a) flavours are getting more adventurous b) many shops other than the hotels and restaurants are selling mooncakes, and c) they are getting so much more expensive. Let us see some of the weird ones, Angry Bird mooncakes from Peony Jade (cute), Baked [...]

The Peninsula Hotel (香港半岛酒店) is one of Hong Kong’s best and classiest hotels, and they are known to produce one of the best mooncakes around. Imagine my huge surprise when I found out that I did not have to travel all the way to Hong Kong for their renowned mooncakes, as they are now available [...]

Why would you buy mooncakes for, I may ask? 5 out of 10 I asked gave me any other answers, but the taste of mooncakes: The pretty packaging, that famous ‘brand’, the free gifts, the innovativeness of the flavours, the cuteness (Angry Birds Mooncakes anyone?). Talking about packaging, Crystal Jade’s Mid-Autumn gift set this year [...]

Looks like the Taiwanese style pineapple cakes are gaining popularity in Singapore as gifts during the Mid-Autumn festival, other than traditional lotus mooncakes. (Read: Why Do Taiwanese Give Pineapple Cakes During Mid-Autumn?) Din Tai Fung is also offering their pineapple cakes as gift sets, $24.80 nett for a box of eight with premium Jasmine tea. [...]

Mooncakes are the traditional delicacy for the Mid-Autumn Festival, where round mooncakes resemble the full moon and is a symbol of family reunion and completeness in traditional Chinese culture. We say “yuan yuan man man” which means ‘round and abundant’. Over at Taiwan, it seems that two things have caught the waves – barbecue and [...]

Mooncake fillings have gone way beyond the traditional lotus paste fillings. It is as if every mooncake shop is trying to innovate over the rest. And talk about durian mooncakes, the first place to come to mind is Goodwood Park Hotel. (Read Goodwood Park Hotel’s Durians) This year they have launched Mao Shan Wang durian [...]

The Kueh Bangkit, also known as Tapioca Flour or Coconut Cookie, is originally used as an alter offering. Therefore, they are usually shaped like a golden coin to symbolize prosperity. Those shaped in other forms usually represent fertility. Kedai Kue Kue, known for their authentic Indonesian cakes, has their lovely Kueh Bangkit shaped like petite [...]

Talking about pineapple tarts, these bite-sized pastries are perhaps the most representative item of the Chinese New Year in Singapore. Topped or filled with pineapple jam, the tarts are a must-have for many because the pineapple in dialect is called ‘ong lai’, symbolising the arrival of prosperity. You may have tried the popular ‘bo lo’ [...]