5 Elements Mooncake by Nikko Hotel KL 2010

Harmony, friendship, abundance, color and fullness are the key elements of the Mid-Autumn Celebration which is very much aligned with the principles of the five basic elements of the universe. Fire, Earth, Water, Metal and Wood. Symbols of energy, development, change and movement. Each element is represented by a specific colour, as colour is the easiest way to use the the five elements principle to bring harmony and auspicious overtones to any celebration.

The Mid-Autumn Festival or more commonly known as Mooncake Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, around the time of the autumn equinox. For this mooncake festival, Dim Sum Chef Lo Tian Sion and his team came up with a rang of innovative and modern mooncakes ie The 5 Elements Mooncakes

Fire

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

Metal (White with Gold Dust) and at the back Green

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 METAL element. Metal (also frequently referred to as “gold”) symbolize good harvest, successful business and good luck. It symbolizes autumn and west; and represents the adult years. Priced at RM25++ per piece.

The Green ones are made from Green Tea paste with single egg yolk. Green in colour to represent the WOOD element. Wood is creative and innovative. Wood also can be pliant and bending (willow) or strong and unyielding (oak). Wood is sociable and community minded. Wood also represents thecolour green, the season spring, and the direction east. Priced at RM13.00++ per piece.

Earth

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 patience, just, honest and methodical. Prices at RM13.00++ per piece.

Water

Mini Bamboo Charcoal and Egg Cream Paste with Silver Dust. Black in colour to represent 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.

The traditional baked mooncakes 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 are also available to cater the traditionalists. Prices ranging from RM16.00++ per piece to RM21.00++ per piece.

Each piece are packed in a single nicely designed butterfly box plus a hexagon box on top.