Celebrate Mid-Autumn with Wan Li mooncakes

 

It was good to be back at Wan Li, the Chinese Restaurant at Renaissance Johor Baru, for a preview of their traditional handcrafted mooncakes and snow skin mooncakes.

 

A charming display in the Mid-Autumn Festival
theme at the Mooncake Counter in the hotel lobby

It was also a pleasure to meet with hotel General Manager, Kanit Sangmookda, and to tell him that it has almost become an annual tradition for us to enjoy a preview of the lovely mooncakes by Wan Li at each Mid-Autumn Festival.

 

Once again, the restaurant will present 16 varieties of handcrafted mooncakes, both traditional baked and snow skin mooncakes, available from the Mooncake Counter, conveniently located in the hotel lobby, from now till 10 September 2022.

 

In the weeks prior to the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Chinese have a tradition of presenting each other with quality mooncakes as an expression of affection and auspicious wishes.

 

Traditional baked mooncake stuffed with
Jade Custard, is among the popular choices
of Wan Li mooncakes

This is because the Mid-Autumn Festival is another reason for family reunions over a grand feast and to enjoy eating mooncakes with sips of quality Chinese tea, while the children have fun exploring the moonlit darkness in the garden by the light of their lanterns.

 

With its central location in the hotel lobby, the Mooncake Counter drew immediate attention, with its décor in a charming Mid-Autumn Festival theme that showcased a variety of traditional baked mooncakes as well as snow skin mooncakes, along with a range of quality Chinese teas, recommended to pair with the mooncakes.

 

Chef Pei Shi presenting her
demo in making traditional
handcrafted mooncake

This year, the elegant gift boxes for mooncakes from Wan Li are designed in Tiffany Blue and are used along with similar gift boxes designed in a soothing shade of violet.

 

At Wan Li Chinese Restaurant, all eyes were on Chef De Partie, Lim Pei Shi, as she presented a demonstration of a handcrafted mooncake, stuffed with lotus paste and a single egg yolk.

 

I am familiar with Chef Pei Shi and have tasted the traditional baked mooncakes and snow skin mooncakes from Wan Li, filled with fresh, quality, natural ingredients and flavours, that were made without preservatives.

 

It was also good to see a display of the various ingredients that went into the stuffing for their range of traditional mooncakes.

 

As I listened to her commentary for the step-by-step demo, I was pleased to note that this young lady has gained much confidence, not only in public-speaking but also in her demonstration skills while she and her demo were the focus for a group of eager photographers and videographers.

 

Some of the ingredients in the stuffing for
traditional handcrafted mooncakes

When Chef Pei Shi had carefully sealed the pastry and its filling into the traditional wooden mooncake mould, there was a tiny pause as she searched for a firm space on the counter on which to knock the mould against – once on its left and once on its right – before a final knock on the upper part of the mould, to release the neatly shaped mooncake from its wooden mould.

 

These wooden moulds are custom-made for the Renaissance, designed with a distinct identity of a capital letter ‘R’ for Renaissance.

 

I thought this demo was both informative and educational, one that offered a better appreciation for the culture and tradition of making and sharing of mooncakes with family and friends, in a range of delicious delicacies that are now available in Halal versions for all Malaysians to enjoy.

 

A platter of Wan Li snow skin mooncakes

I can recognise the square-shaped baked mooncake which is stuffed with Assorted Fruits & Nuts while the round-shaped baked mooncake is filled with fine quality, Pure Lotus Paste with a sprinkle of toasted melon seeds or kuaci.

 

The Lotus Paste and Green Tea Paste mooncakes come with a choice of Single or Double yolks. Other popular choices of traditional baked mooncakes are Red Bean and Jade Custard, the jade green derived from the natural flavour of fragrant pandan leaves.

 

Their creative range of snow skin mooncakes include Golden Peach Truffle and Blueberry Truffle along with Orange Truffle, Strawberry Truffle, Green Tea Matcha Truffle, Chocolate Crunchy Pearl, Taro Paste Truffle and Peppermint Chocolate Truffle, as well as premium snow skin mooncake filled with Durian Truffle.

 

A range of quality Chinese tea recommended
to pair with the traditional mooncakes

To better appreciate the fragrant taste and smooth texture of each flavour of these delicate pastel-coloured mooncakes, snow skin mooncakes are best savoured chilled.

 

A set of eight Wan Li snow skin mooncakes within a gift box is priced at RM128 nett, a set of four baked mooncakes is priced at RM128 nett while snow skin mooncakes stuffed with Durian Truffle is priced at RM148 nett in a box of eight.

 

Enjoy attractive promotional deals for the purchase of mooncakes in a single receipt: 10% discount for early-bird buys from now till August 11, 15% discount for purchases above 25 boxes and 25% discount for purchases of above 100 boxes.

 

 

Small slices of a range of Wan Li
traditional baked mooncakes for our tasting

Club Renaissance JB members will enjoy 15% discount.

 

For advance orders, please call, Tel: +607 – 381 3388 or send email to: henry.lee@renaissancehotels.com

 

Enquiries and orders may be sent by WhatsApp to Tel: +6012 – 771 9056 from 11am to 9pm.

 

Handcrafted mooncakes by Wan Li at Renaissance Johor Baru are also available on Shopee, Lazada and Oddle (https://wanlirestaurant.oddle.me/en_MY/) platform.

 

Wan Li Chinese Restaurant (Halal) is on the lobby level of Renaissance Johor Baru, at No. 2 Jalan Permas 11, Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, 81750 Johor Baru, Johor.

 

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