The Tradition Lives On @ Ching Han Guan Biscuits
September 5, 2011 | 10,045 viewsChing Han Guan’s one-and-only Teochew Walnut Mooncake; a much healthier option with considerably less sweet
In the blink of an eye, the long Raya-Merdeka break has come to an end. Can’t deny that I am still suffering the post-holiday blues, though mine has ended prematurely last Friday when I managed to drag this carcass of a soulless body to work.
But hey, not all’s gloomy though. We still have Malaysia Day on the 16th this month (a most alluring 3 days weekend again, though I’ll be ‘working’ on that Friday ….), and Deepavali’s right around the corner.
Okay, so it’s more than a month’s away, but still …. there’s hope in wishful thinking ya?
If you have visited the malls lately, there has been an increase in festive decorations; a multitude of confused elements combining Hari Raya, Merdeka and Mid-Autumn Festival all into one.
If you have read last year’s post on the same theme, you would have noticed that I favour the more traditional mooncakes (by that, I don’t meanĀ even the perfectly shaped, glossy lotus paste with salted egg yolk) than the modernized version with funky flavours like durian, cheese and chocolate.
And where else but this 62 year-old establishment named Ching Han Guan; for the best of traditional mooncakes? Read the rest of this entry »