Five Elements Moon Cake from Hotel Nikko

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Last year’s Mid-Autumn festival was a really special day for me, because it coincided not only with my birthday, but my date of ROM (Registration of Marriage). In fact, because of all the coincidences on the same date, Saucer and I were featured in most of the Chinese newspapers that covered the ROM event on that day.

All types of moon cakes

This year, the Mid Autumn festival will bear the same meaning to us, except that instead of our ROM date, it’s our first anniversary date. Of course, what is synonymous with Mid Autumn festival if not for moon cakes? This year, Hotel Nikko has come up with a very interesting idea of creating moon cakes based on the 5 elements of Fire, Earth, Water, Metal and Wood. Each element is represented by a specific colour, as colour is the easiest way to use the five elements principle to bring harmony and auspicious overtones to any celebration.

The 5 elements moon cakes

Chocolate Paste with Mixed Nuts
Brown in colour to represent the EARTH element. Earth gives stability and also relates to real estate and legacies. Earth is patient, just, honest and methodical. Priced at RM13.00++ per piece

Mini Japanese Anko Paste with Rose Flavour
Pink in colour to represent the FIRE element. Fire gives energy and enthusiasm. Fire warms and cheer; and represents the element of the natural leader. Fire represents red, summer and south. Priced at RM13.00++ per piece

Mini Green Tea Paste with Single Egg Yolk
Green in colour to represent the WOOD element. Wood is creative and innovative. Wood can be pliant and bending (willow) or strong and unyielding (oak). Wood is sociable and community minded. Wood also represents the colour green, the season spring, and the direction east. Wood also represents birth and early childhood. Priced at RM13.00++ per piece

Mini Bamboo Charcoal and Egg Cream Paste with Silver Dust
Black in colour to represent the WATER element. Water indicates travel, communication, and learning. It also relates to literature, the arts, and the media. Water nourishes all living things and represents winter and north. Priced at RM13.00++ per piece

Mini Pumpkin Paste with Cream Cheese and Gold Dust, Mini Durian Paste with Milk Cream and Mini Egg Cream Paste with Bird’s Nest
White in colour to represent the METAL element. Metal (also frequently referred to as “gold”) indicates harvest, business and success. This is usually financial success. The color is usually white, but can also be gold. It symbolizes autumn and west; and represents the adult years. Priced at RM25.00++ per piece.

Mini Snow Skin moon cakes

Apart from the Snow skin moon cakes, there are also the traditional baked version as well such as White Lotus with Single Egg Yolk, Pure White Lotus Paste with Nuts, Pandan Paste with Egg Cream and Walnuts, Red Bean Paste with Sunflower Seeds and White Lotus with Double Egg Yolk. Prices range from RM16.00++ per piece to RM21.00++ per piece.

Baked moon cakes

Traditional baked moon cakes

The packaging of the moon cakes from Hotel Nikko deserves a praise too! Red and gold, both auspicious colours to the Chinese, and packed in an octagon box, which has 8 sides, a lucky number as well. Give this to any friends or relatives, and you’ll be sure to be their best friends for a long time!

Pretty and auspicious packaging of moon cakes

The moon cake moulds

Can you match the elements to the moon cakes above?

After admiring the beauty of the 5 elements moon cakes, we were treated with a demonstration by Chef Lo Tian Sion himself! He showed us the steps to make the mini snow moon cakes from the beginning to the end. Very interesting indeed!

The making of metal element moon cake

Metal element moon cake – look at the gold dust shimmering!

The making of Water element moon cake

Water element moon cake – glimmering in silver dust!

Madam Leong and Chef Lo with the pretty moon cakes

The Five Elements Mooncakes are available in box of six and baked moon cakes are available in box of four and six.

• Every RM100.00 spent on a single receipt for mooncake purchases shall be entitled to a RM10.00 Toh Lee Dining Voucher.
• Purchases of 5 boxes and above shall be entitled to a Zi Wei Dou Shu 紫微斗数 (the Purple Star System) or BaZi (the Eight Characters) reading by Madam Leong Siew Wei.

Note: To order your Moon cakes, please call +603 2782 6128. Purchase of Moon cakes is available at The Deli and Toh Lee Chinese Restaurant.

Hotel Nikko Kuala Lumpur
165, Jalan Ampang,
50450 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
Tel: +603-2161 1111
Email: [email protected]
www.hotelnikko.com.my