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Mooncakes in Buenos Aires

Published: Oct 3, 2012 · Modified: Oct 3, 2012 by Felicia Lim · This post may contain affiliate links

Yesterday I met up with Berwine, a CHIJ Katong primary school classmate whom I hadn’t seen for almost a decade!

This year we started chatting again on Facebook, as she’s on a month-long vacation before starting a new position based in Bangkok. She’s covering Argentina, Brazil and a couple of other Latin American countries. But… first stop was Buenos Aires – so we decided we had to meet up!

Our little rendezvous after almost 10 years!

We met for a quick tea yesterday evening at Café Tortoni, a coffeehouse located at 825 of Avenida de Mayo in Buenos Aires. Inaugurated on 1858 by a French immigrant whose surname was Touan, the café was named Tortoni after the local in Paris at Boulevard des Italiens where the elite of the Parissiense culture gathered in the 19th century. Inspired by Fin de siècle coffee houses.

Cafe Tortoni from the outside

Inside this traditional Porteño cafe

I reached Café Tortoni as soon as I could get out of the office, and it was such a wonderful time catching up! Man, 10 years’ worth of conversations and catching up, and simply being fascinated with how each other’s lives are now so completely different. Obviously one afternoon tea was not enough for all the snippets of life and gossip we need to catch up on, so we’ve arranged for dinner tonight at the famous grill restaurant La Cabrera.

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Berwine also brought along a little Singaporean surprise!

Across oceans and continents, she had brought with her mooncakes – but not just any mooncakes – but the ones from Goodwood Park Hotel! I haven’t broken down and eaten the mooncakes yet – but I’m dying to!


For those who are wondering what mooncakes are… here’s how they look like:

How mooncakes typically look like

Intersection of a mooncake with lotus paste

What exactly are mooncakes?

According to Wikipedia, mooncake is a Chinese bakery product traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiu). The festival is for lunar worship and moon watching, when mooncakes are regarded as an indispensable delicacy. Mooncakes are offered between friends or on family gatherings while celebrating the festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the four most important Chinese festivals.

Typical mooncakes are round or rectangular pastries, measuring about 10 cm in diameter and 4–5 cm thick. A rich thick filling usually made from red bean or lotus seed paste is surrounded by a thin (2–3 mm) crust and may contain yolks from salted duck eggs. Mooncakes are usually eaten in small wedges accompanied by Chinese tea. Today, it is customary for businessmen and families to present them to their clients or relatives as presents, helping to fuel a demand for high-end mooncake styles. The caloric content of a mooncake is approximately 1,000 calories (for a cake measuring 10 centimetres (3.9 in), but energy content varies with filling and size.


While Mid-Autumn Festival is already over this year, these mooncakes sure make me feel closer to home and I’m now completely over the bout of homesickness that I was suffering last week!

Here are the mooncakes that Berwine so thoughtfully gave me! They came in a beautiful golden yellow hardcover box, which was prettily decorated with what looks like a red lotus flower. Ahh, I’m in bliss. Thank you Berwine!!!

Goodwood Park Hotel’s famous mooncakes

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About Felicia

Hey you! I’m Felicia, a Singaporean girl who moved to Buenos Aires for love. A couple of things about me: I love food, writing and food photography. I wrote a grain-free ecookbook that I know you’ll love and I also do freelance writing and photography if you want to work with me. Follow me on this blog as I navigate the world of cooking gluten-free, dairy-free and egg-free.

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  1. easybaked says

    October 06, 2012 at 9:53 am

    I love unique international desserts. These are beautiful- love the box too!

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    • rosewithoutthorns says

      October 07, 2012 at 11:20 pm

      Thanks Ruthanne! Yes these are beautiful Asian desserts. Once a year delicacy! 🙂

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