All about Mid-autumn fruit hampers

Mid-autumn hamper usually includes fruits, moon cake gift boxes, tea, wine and snacks. According to different combinations, they can also be given to family, friends, business partners and colleagues. Let's take a peek at the fruits, moon cakes and delicacies in the general Mid-Autumn gift hampers.

Fruits for Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival has the meaning of reunion and harvest because it falls on the harvest season while many fruits are ripe and ready to be harvested, therefore fruits are no doubt your first choice in the sending of MAF fruit gift hampers. Some seasonal fruits have the meaning of reunion and harvest, which are suitable as a gift for the Mid-Autumn Festival hampers.

Mid-Autumn fruit-Pomelo

The Mid-Autumn Festival is in the season when pomelo is delicious, on the other hand, the Chinese pronunciation of pomelo has the Chinese equivalent of the word “blessing”, which is considered to have auspicious meanings. Pomelo is also a symbol of reunion, which means blessing, protection and happiness. In the Mid Autumn Festival, when the whole family is reunited and sons and daughters return home for reunion, eating pomelo is the perfect thing to do during the MAF festival.

Mid-Autumn fruit-Carambola

Carambola has an allusion of triumphant as it looks like stars when cut into pieces, and it gives people exciting feelings of watching the moon and the stars during Mid-autumn festival. In addition, the weather during the Mid-Autumn Festival is windy and dry which makes people to feel thirsty easily, so the carambola can quickly replenish body water with the effect of moisturizing and rejuvenating. After eating greasy moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn holiday, eating some sweet and sour carambola can eliminate flatulence and increase appetite, which is beneficial to your health.

Mid-Autumn fruit-Grape

Autumn is the season of harvest. At this time, there’s huge temperature difference between day and night, and the grapes ripe around this time are sweet and delicious.The grapes are in rounded shape with an allusion of reunion. In the Mid Autumn Festival, people who study and work in a foreign land return home to get together with their families and chat with them. On the full moon day, they enjoy the moon as well as the grapes together with their families and friends.

Mid-Autumn fruit- Honeydrew Melon

The weather of Mid-Autumn Festival has turned cool, which is very suitable for eating Honeydrew Melon. Honeydrew Melon literally means happy and sweet. Furthermore, it has the reputation of being the “king of melons”and has a high sugar content. On the reunion day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone eats sweet Honeydrew Melon together, making the Mid-Autumn Festival even sweeter.

Mid-Autumn fruit-Persimmon

When autumn comes, the round and red-orange color lantern-like persimmons are hung on the branches to add extra joy to the Mid-Autumn Festival. Many families will buy persimmons for tasting during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Persimmon has high nutritional value, rich in dietary fiber and good effect of  relaxing bowel.

In addition to the Mid-Autumn Festival fruit, there is another main element in the Mid-Autumn Festival fruit hamper-moon cake.The round moon cakes are enjoyed together by the whole family during Mid-Autumn Festival, symbolizing reunion.  Apart from the different flavors of mooncakes, there are traditional mooncakes and innovative mooncakes as well as different brands.  We believe a lot of people find it difficult to choose mooncakes with many flavors and brands when giving gifts. Let’s introduce the flavors of mooncakes and the famous mooncake brands in Hong Kong.

Moon cake flavors

White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake (2 yolks)

This mooncake flavor has the effect of softening blood vessels, regulating blood pressure and calming the nerves. It is considered the most traditional mooncake variety and it is an excellent choice for MAF gifts because of its good taste and good efficacy.

Creamy Custard Mooncake

Creamy custard mooncake is a major feature of Hong Kong-style moon cakes.It is said that chefs were inspired by the creamy custard bun and the main ingredients are butter and whipping cream.The creamy custard filling is soft and melt in the mouth, lingering with delicious sweet aroma.

Five Nuts Mooncake

Five Nuts mooncake is one of the most well-known flavors among the Mid-Autumn mooncakes, thanks to the large varieties of ingredients, this type of mooncake has enriched flavors that interest your taste buds. Most of the fillings of the five nuts mooncake are seeds of plant material, which have a certain health care effect on the human body. In addition, the minerals in five nuts mooncake are helpful for people to improve their immunity, while also preventing iron deficiency anemia in children. Therefore, in the Mid-Autumn Festival, choosing five nuts mooncake gifts to give to your family and friends is a way to express your sincere love.

Red Bean Paste Mooncake

Its main raw material is red beans. Red Bean Paste mooncake is sweet, tasty, full filling and rich in bean aroma. Furthermore, red beans also have the effects of enriching the blood, promoting heart activation, clearing heat and detoxicating. Choosing red bean paste mooncake as a gift for the Mid-Autumn Festival will ensure everyone to have a sweet and healthy festival.

Fruit Mooncake

Fruit mooncake has a unique taste with the combination of fruits and mooncake. It is deeply loved by people because it’s low in sugar and fat which gives it the reputation of "green moon cake”. Moreover, the fruit mooncake has various flavors that are favored by women and children.

Snow Skin mooncake

The highlight of snowy skin  mooncake is that one of the ingredients is glutinous rice, so the outer skin of the mooncake is white. Its production process is simple yet its texture is smooth and silky.

We understand that when choosing mooncake gifts for friends and families, not only does the flavor matter, the brand is also a crucial element to help to make decisions. Let’'s take a look at the well-known mooncake brands in Hong Kong.

Famous mooncake brands in Hong Kong

Peninsula Hotel

Peninsula Hotel is experienced in making  creamy custard mooncake, its pure handmade Spring Moon mooncake series are made with unique techniques that earned its high reputation in creamy custard mooncake at home and abroad.

Maxim

Its mooncakes are divided into two types: traditional flavor mooncakes and snowy skin mooncake. Among the traditional flavor mooncakes, lotus seed paste mooncake (2 yolks) and  white lotus seed paste mooncake (2 yolks) are the most famous.

Kee Wah

The mooncakes of Kee Wah have many series, such as Supreme Series, Egg Custard Series, Celestial Series and so on.

Mandarin Oriental

Every mooncake at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel is elaborately made. In addition to traditional style mooncakes, there are chocolate flavor, vanilla cream flavor and other flavors.

W hotel

The packaging of its mooncakes is stylish. Its mooncakes have a lot of flavors, such as  creamy custard flavor, white lotus seed paste(2 yolks),bean paste with egg yolk flavor and so on.

In addition to the fruits and moon cakes mentioned above, the Mid-Autumn Festival fruit baskets also include the following gifts.

Tea

As we all know that drinking tea is good for health. Tea has both nutritional value and health care function, so when enjoy a cup of tea while eating mooncake during the Mid-Autumn Festival, you feel refreshing and it’s beneficial for your health. In a word, sending tea gifts in Mid Autumn Festival is another gift giving option.

Wine

In the Mid-Autumn Festival, party is an essential activity. Having fine wine and gourmet food to enjoy together with family and friends is a way to add extra festive atmosphere to this traditional festival.

Snacks

Chocolate, cookies, pastries and other snacks are often seen in the Mid-Autumn fruit gift baskets, when sharing this delicious hamper with family and friends during the MAF, it is sure to create more appreciation and good memories of reunion.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is around the corner, for more special Mid-Autumn Festival gifts and hampers, please visit Hong Kong Give Gift Boutique online flower and gift shop and place your order before it’s too late!