Chef Tian Long’s Mid-Autumn Mooncakes at the Merchants Inside Forty-five

Chef Tian Long's Mid-Autumn Mooncakes at the Merchants Inside Forty-five

The Merchants kicks off celebrations for the restaurant’s first annual Mid-Autumn Festival by introducing three new limited-edition mooncake gift box sets that are available to purchase from now until 28th September.

This year, award-winning Executive Chef Chen Tian Long and team are paying homage to traditional Suzhou-style mooncakes that are unique in their multi-layered, flakey, and crumbly crust that resembles pastry.

Two images, the first showing a woman carrying one of the cake boxes up stairs and the other shows Chef Chen Tian Long

In honour of the Mid-Autumn mooncake gifting tradition, specially curated gift boxes on offer include Signature Mooncakes Set (HK$480/4pcs) featuring four different flavours: smooth and sweet red bean, soft and fragrant red date, five-kernels and black sesame powder “salt and pepper”, and classic lotus seed paste with salted egg yolk.

The Savoury Mooncakes Set (HK$520/4pcs) features two flavours, including the highly sought-after and exclusive Xiān Ròu Yuèbǐng (below), as well as rich and smoky Jinhua ham from Zhejiang province.

A Xianrou Mooncake cut in half, showing the filling

For orders of 10 boxes or more of the Signature and/or Savoury mooncake boxes, a 15% discount will be applied.

The perfect blend of Chinese heritage and modern luxury, the Prestige Mooncakes Set (HK$1,880/8pcs) is presented within a delicately hand-embroidered cherrywood box designed by Victoria Tang-Owen.

The custom cherrywood fortune box and hand-embroidered silk cover, handcrafted by artisans in Wuxi, pay homage to the Belle Époque Shanghai.

The red bean filling in one of the cakes

The box includes two pieces each of four sweet-flavoured Suzhou-style mooncakes: red bean, red date, salt & pepper, and lotus seed paste with salted egg yolk. Each flavour is carefully selected for its rich and satisfying taste. Relish the festival of reunion with a dedicated selection of gifts for family, friends and colleagues alike.

The MoonCake Sets:

  • Signature Set (4 pieces total): HK$480
  • Savoury Set (4 pieces total): HK$520
  • Prestige Set with Cherrywood Fortune Box (8 pieces total): HK$1880

Orders can be placed online through Alfred’s by emailing [email protected] or by calling The Merchants at +852 6976 1812.

Delivery and pick-up services will be available between 4th and 29th September, during which pick-up can be arranged directly at the restaurant from 12 pm-3 pm, 3 pm-6 pm or 6 pm-9 pm.

Delivery will be available to areas within Hong Kong Island (+HK$250), Kowloon (+HK$300), and New Territories (+HK$450). However, it excludes outlying islands and other remote areas. For reservations at The Merchants, please visit here.

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