MOONCAKES ON SALE AT MANDARIN ORIENTAL, BANGKOK

Tuesday 25 August 2009 15:16
From 21 August to 3 October 2009, Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok is pleased to invite you to celebrate this year’s mid-autumn festival with our traditional mooncakes. Our team takes much pride in creating Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok’s famed homemade and freshly baked mooncakes each year, which make a delightful gift for friends, family and business associates. The mooncakes are available in the following flavours; custard paste, durian paste with egg yolk, white Chinese lotus paste with egg yolk and black sesame available at Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok or at any one of our four Mandarin Oriental Shops!

Mooncakes have always been a big part of Chinese history, and have continued throughout the years to be a tradition of the mid-autumn festival. The Mooncake custom began about 1,000 years ago, and the high-ranking officials of the Sung dynasty in China were the first to celebrate the mooncake festival. During that time, the people exchanged gifts like round mirrors and dew-receiving basins which symbolised a greeting of “roundness” or complete success in all undertakings, good health and the “removal of the dew” which caused backaches and rheumatism. From this, the tradition of the first mooncake was borne and the celebration from then on has included these festive sweets which are now known the world over.

Eight mooncakes per box are sure to be a wonderful gift for all mooncake lovers, and don’t miss the opportunity to get 50 boxes for the price of only 45, including free delivery within Bangkok city area (Baht 428 per box). For orders over 50 boxes we can put your personal message or your company logo on the box, free of charge!.

For orders and detailed information, please contact :

Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok (Mooncakes) - Tel : 02 659 9000 ext 6812, 6813

The China House - Tel : 02 659 9000 ext 7651

Mandarin Oriental Shop, Central Chidlom - Tel : 02 252 6863

Mandarin Oriental Shop, Emporium - Tel : 02 259 8573

Mandarin Oriental Shop, Paragon - Tel : 02 610 9845