Teochew Yam Mooncake

With all the hype surrounding mooncakes for various reasons, there is one unforgotten aspect of Singapore's mooncake history that must be preserved – the Teochew mooncake.

Do you wish to celebrate with your family, friends, and loved ones with a Teochew tasting yam mooncake?

Teochew mooncakes are a traditional type of mooncake made with a crispy outer crust and a yam paste filling.

Yam has a sweet flavour and has been used in a variety of foods, including ice cream and bubble tea drinks. Also referred to as taro, yam is a common ingredient in mooncakes.

The yam paste filling has a mild sweetness to it. Apart from its natural sweetness, yam paste has some health benefits.

Teochew mooncakes are not only popular with mooncake eaters due to their natural sweetness. It is suitable for diabetics, as Teochew mooncakes contain less sugar than other mooncakes while maintaining a sweet taste.

To further promote health consciousness, Teochew mooncakes are also free of preservatives. It contains mucus protein, which helps the body resist infection. As a result, yam paste is popular among health-conscious mooncake eaters.

We provide the public with the finest handcrafted and traditionally made Teochew mooncakes.

It is available in a variety of flavours, the most prominent of which is yam.

Teochew mooncake is one of our all-time favourite mooncakes. It is typically crispier and crustier than the other mooncakes. To understand why, we must first understand the Teochew yam mooncake.

The mooncake's interior is typically filled with yam or taro. It complements the crust and the numerous flaky layers.

This is why many mooncake eaters adore Teochew mooncakes; they enjoy the crunchy texture combined with the sweetness of the yam as they bite and chew on them.

Apart from the sweet but healthier yam fillings that delight eaters, Teochew mooncakes also contain another delectable ingredient – an internal egg yolk.

Each type of mooncake is enjoyed with its salted egg yolk, which combines sweet and salty flavours in your mouth. Our Teochew mooncakes are no exception. The egg yolks are best consumed within three days of purchase and taste even better when heated.

Having Teochew mooncake over hot tea in a social gathering with lighted lanterns to brighten the mooncake festival atmosphere and indulge in the celebrations is a great way to enjoy it. This is a traditional Chinese mid-autumn festival celebration.

Another way to enjoy Teochew mooncakes is to host a feast, which can be held anywhere, such as at house parties or outdoor picnics. They're great for once-a-year social gatherings to indulge in Chinese delicacies while soaking up the festive atmosphere.

Teochew mooncakes are best enjoyed when they are made by hand baking, as they tend to retain the old generation's good taste. Modern manufacturing methods for making mooncakes produce a variety of flavours that may or may not be suitable for traditional tastes. Whatever it is, it is so important to preserve the traditional flavours of the yam mooncake to suit the tastes of the Teochew people or for people who are passionate about the Teochew yam mooncake in general.

Reference reading - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teochew_people