A scrumptious dinner at Grand Harbour and some snow-skin mooncakes I bought from local Chinese grocery,
by Maxims Hong Kong. click photos to enlarge.
Nice food, pleasant company and a few laughs over drinks.
Isn’t that how we spend most festive seasons?
Tags: dining, festival, food, grand harbour, mid-autumn festival, mooncake, seafood
September 18th, 2008 at 2:48 am
the packaging is really nice & not to mention the food.. nyum nyuum…
CC: Yea, I like the packaging, not too fancy and straight to the point.
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September 18th, 2008 at 2:49 am
Oh such delicious and glorious food. Colourful mooncakes too! Is that icewine?
CC: Yes, that’s sparkling wine. Has a sourly sweet note to it, fruity. Very nice.
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September 18th, 2008 at 3:05 am
my boss told me this brand moon cake is very famous n delicious, but dun hv opportunity taste it
CC: Yea it is very famous and delivious. I buy it every year. You should try it out! Thanks for dropping by.
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September 18th, 2008 at 3:30 am
I like your pics. Not only that.. the layout is very nice too.
CC: Thanks Choonie. Glad to hear that.
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September 18th, 2008 at 3:43 am
cc,
Aren’t those minimooncakes?
I don’t think in Perth, they have this Snow Skin Mooncakes. Boo for Perth.
CC: Yes they are mini snowskin mooncakes, first time buying them. Cute! Maxims is a popular brand for monncakes here, most Chinese groceries imports them every year.
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September 18th, 2008 at 4:02 am
food yesssssssss.
CC: Haha, us Malaysian and our longing for food. LOL
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September 18th, 2008 at 4:12 am
Really fantastic photos. Just hope I can produce something like yours.
CC: Thank you! I’m sure you can do it too!
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September 18th, 2008 at 4:13 am
haha yah, festive seasons give us chance to enjoy each other’s company
CC: That’s the greatest thing about it, the gathering.
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September 18th, 2008 at 4:24 am
Which fish is on 3th foto?
And beyond all question, i am hungry now(o:
CC: That’s Marble Goby. One of my favourite fish dishes. It’s steamed to perfection and melts in your mouth!
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September 18th, 2008 at 4:39 am
Ohhh…CC, don’t worry bout the tag. It’s just a game. Love your recent post. Nice mooncake. How was it? Is it good?
CC: Thanks! It is nice, I heart Maxims mooncakes!!
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September 18th, 2008 at 5:34 am
CC!!!! you got to buy me a new keyboard now!!! my saliva dripping all over the keyboard now coz ur pics!!! its 1.33am here!!! hahahaha….
by the way, that mini mooncakes? omg!! its so cute!!!! colorful!!! just like the box…
CC: Hahaha….I better give warning next time huh!!
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September 18th, 2008 at 5:37 am
should have drink tea! but i dont see it.. erm.. if drink with tea.. the taste combination is really great ! anyway.. this year i dint enjoy it this way also… when i younger.. my parent do make tea and it is really enjoy.. wah. haha
CC: I didn’t eat the mooncakes the same day I took the photos. We do usually have Chinese tea to compliment it.
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September 18th, 2008 at 5:58 am
yum. your food shots are very hunger-inducing! =) of course, with meals like this, no need to use the oven. grin.
CC: If only I can have it more often eh!
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September 18th, 2008 at 6:06 am
Yay! My Firefox didn’t crash and I can comment!
I normally don’t like snow skin mooncakes, but your picture of it actually makes me want it now!
CC: WOHOO! Good to have you back girl!
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September 18th, 2008 at 6:19 am
so quaint and delicate. i will feel like a bull if i sat there eating.
CC: Watch out people! Bull alert!
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September 18th, 2008 at 7:16 am
Festivities are always such good excuses for keeping pleasant company & renewing acquaintances! I still haven’t come to grips taking intimate pics of food shots! Got to get u to teach me sometime! Haha!
CC: You’re right about that. Nothing beats a good excuse for a feast huh! Just shoot away and share with us!
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September 18th, 2008 at 8:19 am
nyam nyam… the mooncake really looks tempting.. should have taken a picture of lantern too.. then it would be a perfect celebration of the Mid autumn festival… haha
CC: They all do! I was so tempted I almost wanted to get a few more! Haha. Didn’t light lantern this year, planning to do that next year!
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September 18th, 2008 at 8:27 am
YUMMY!!! the mini-mooncake’s so cute
CC: They really are!
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September 18th, 2008 at 8:43 am
Why are you showing me these pictures? I’m fasting! So hungreh!!
CC: My bad, please come back after sun down. LOL
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September 18th, 2008 at 9:00 am
nyum = nyam = mňam (in czech) isn’t it?
CC: Is it? Not sure about that.
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September 18th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Great photos! What is the 3rd food in the 2nd row? Is it a dessert or cheese?
CC: Those are mooncakes, it’s a traditional Chinese delicacy we have during Mid-Autumn Festival. It is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon in lunar calendar. You can read more about the festival and the mooncake here and here.
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September 18th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
How much did that cost?…I prefer mooncakes with the traditional baked skin, and that reminds me! I’ve got a post on mooncakes and I haven’t got down to it yet! Almost a week past the festival already! LOL!!!
CC: It’s about $40 I think. Expensive but delicious! Well, only once a year.
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September 18th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Yummy, steamed fish.
CC: I LOVE fish!
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September 18th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
wow..the mooncakes looks very pretty in its packaging
CC: It is, they all come in fancy packaging nowadays!
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September 18th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Wah…very nice. That’s the best way to enjoy any festive. Eat, drink and chat. I love it.
CC: Yea, the best way I know how.
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September 18th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Oh I prefer snow skin mooncakes to the baked ones too! There are so many varieties with mooncakes now, it’s mind-boggling!
CC: I like them both, also bought the backed ones, but I haven’t tried the jelly types before.
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September 18th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Oh….nice dinner
. I love snow skin mooncakes. What flavor of mooncake is that in the pic? The color doesnt seem like the lotus we have here.
CC: These are fruit flavours, sesame, strawberry, green tea with chunky chestnut and mango. Quite special.
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September 18th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
They look colorful and ‘mini’.
Are they mini mooncake?
CC: Yes they are mini, very cute!
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September 18th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
I like the mooncake packaging. The last 3 photos are my fav.
CC: I like it too! I’m quite a sucker when comes to packaging. Haha.
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September 18th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
What a lovely day with great company and yummy food
CC: I really was a lovely day.
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September 18th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Definitely, especially for M’sians who love food
CC: With food this great, who wouldn’t?!
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September 18th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
i lurve 冰皮 ones…but this year i ate a 臭酸one
CC: Oh, hope you get to eat those yummy ones next round!
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September 18th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
The seafood looks really fresh and yummy! As always you take wonderful shots… are you using your DSLR in the restaurant?
CC: Thanks! Yes I am, haha, already used to the occasional stares. LOL
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September 18th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
the fish on the 3rd picture looks like as if it was saying “whhhhhhhhhyyyy…?”
CC: Way to work my guild, it’s not working. Hahaha I love fish!!
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September 18th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
wow……the abalone is evil…. damn
*drool drool drool*
CC: It is!!! I want more!
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September 18th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Nice food, nice photos. Did you finish all the mooncake?
CC: Not yet, I bought this and another box of backed ones. We’re taking our time to finish them.
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September 18th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
yummy, yummy……id love to have those chicken wings. *burp* oops, sorry. just had kfc….finger freakin’ good. hehehe. im still drooling over the food =)
CC: KFC is evil!!! Haha.
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September 18th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
first of all, the pic of the fish looks cute.
secondly, that snow skin moon cake looks really yummy.
thirdly, the packaging looks wonderfully chic.
and finally, i’m going to eat now, after i wipe the drool off my lap top…
you sure know how to enjoy life, cc. go girl!
CC: Marble Moby always looks like that when cooked. Gotta live a little some times!
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September 18th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
i’m testing the htc touch pro now n glad i pick ur blog to browse! ur photos r very amazing! heheh i wan makan!!
CC: Hey, new gadget?
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September 18th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
I didn’t do anything special that day. I couldn’t even remember what I did. Sigh!
CC: Well, there’s always next year.
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September 18th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
The mooncake pics are great!
CC: Thanks!
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September 18th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
glad u had a meaningful festive celebration
CC: Yea, didn’t really celebrate last year, so made it a point to do so this year.
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September 19th, 2008 at 12:34 am
waaa
waaaaaa
waaaaaaaaa
ur blog hits rocketed.
or maybe i was too ignorant to notice the comments before. lol
but great celebration u had there.
happy belated mid-autumn!
CC: Still pretty much the same, just the few people who visits decide to share their views. I’m glad! The more the merrier!
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September 19th, 2008 at 2:14 am
时那家餐厅吗？
真美味 yummy
CC: 對，就是海港。
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September 19th, 2008 at 11:49 am
hmmm..is that a fish or what?it seem very small..can’t reconise from the picture..i mean the 3rd picture
CC: Yes, that’s Marble Goby (筍殼魚).
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September 19th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Very nice photos.
And the food sure looks pretty nice 
CC: My favourite seafood!
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September 19th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Mooncakes imported from HK? Must be terribly expensive…
CC: This box is about NZ$40, 8 mini snowskin mooncakes.
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September 19th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
I love all the photos! And that steamed fish is yum yum…i love steamed fish!
CC: I LOVE fish, absolutely delicious!
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September 19th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
The packaging of mooncake is getting nicer nowadays. This is because packaging is very important in getting good sales.
CC: Well yea, I’m a big sucker of good packaging. Haha…
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September 20th, 2008 at 2:05 am
I really enjoy looking at your pictures, everything is just so.. fine!
CC: Thank you yung, that’s very encouraging to know.
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September 20th, 2008 at 4:25 am
WAH… Nice packaging
CC: Yea, i can use the box after I’m done with the mooncakes. LOL
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September 20th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
ahh… good times… good times.
CC: Yea, great times!
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September 21st, 2008 at 3:18 am
I love snowskin mooncakes! Now every year I only buy these kind of cakes..no more the traditional ones..and now they have so many new flavours..
CC: I like them both, so delicious, especially when eaten with chinese tea.
This is the first time I tried these new flavours, fruity!
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September 22nd, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Wah… So many nice foods…
But I don’t like Snow Skin Mooncake, haha~
I prefer ordinary skin with innovative filling, haha~!
CC: I used to buy only the baked skin ones, but decided for a change this time around.
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September 26th, 2008 at 12:17 am
wow…u capture d pictures so beautiful!!
CC: Thanks!
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September 26th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
yr photographs are beautiful
CC: Thanks QuaChee.
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