The Peninsula London has released a collection of mooncakes and brand-new luna cakes in celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, one of the most important holidays of the Chinese lunar calendar.
Riding on the success of those offered at The Peninsula Hong Kong, the mooncakes are customary symbols of prosperity and good fortune.
They feature a tender or flaky crust, adorned with intricate patterns and Chinese characters and typically filled with dense, sweet pastes such as lotus seed or red bean, often encasing a salted egg yolk that represents the moon.
Available to preorder in boxes of four, six, and eight (a lucky number in Chinese culture) from The Peninsula Boutique and Café from 1 August, this year’s collection from The Peninsula London features the hotel’s signature Mini Egg Custard Mooncakes, a perennial favourite, synonymous with The Peninsula brand.
This year’s collection also features a selection of contemporary flavours, including luxurious Mini Chocolate Egg Custard Mooncakes with Toffee and Brownie, alongside decadent Mini Sea Salt Egg Custard Mooncakes with Macadamia Nuts and Mini Candied Kumquat and Pineapple Mooncakes with mixed nuts.
This year will also see the introduction of limited-edition Luna Cakes at The Peninsula London – a modern take on the classic, available in a variety of flavours including chocolate, mango, strawberry, and vanilla.
The Peninsula Hotels’s long-standing tradition crafting mooncakes dates back to 1986 in Hong Kong; the first Mini Egg Custard Mooncakes were created for the hotel’s newly opened Spring Moon restaurant, blending eastern tradition with western techniques.
The Peninsula London’s Mid-Autumn Festival collection will be available for pre-order from 1 August – 17 September and can be collected from The Peninsula Boutique and Café from 15 August.
Prices start from £45 for a box of four.
This year’s collection will also be available to purchase from Selfridges UK at the London, Manchester and Birmingham locations, as well as online at www.selfridges.com.