Here’s a look at where to buy mooncakes Calgary 2021.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture and some people compare it to North American Thanksgiving.
The most iconic food associated with the Mid Autum festival is mooncake.
The mooncake is stuffed traditionally with red bean paste, fruit, egg yolk, nuts or lotus seed paste. Its round shape symbolizes “unity” or “reunion” and best wishes.
In general, you can find mooncakes sold at Chinese bakeries and supermarkets.
From the traditional to the modern and unique, here are a few specific places in Calgary that offer mooncakes for your Mid-Autumn Festival celebration.
Rainbow Bakery
Rainbow Bakery in Chinatown offers freshly made mooncakes.
Rainbow Bakery
328 Centre St S #135 Calgary, AB
www.facebook.com/rainbowbakeryyyc
T&T Supermarket
T&T Supermarkets takes the “cake” in terms of options of mooncakes.
They import many mooncakes from Asia including brands like The Peninsula Hotels, Hang Heung, Wing Wah and so forth.
T&T also have their own branded mooncakes.
T&T Supermarket
#800 – 999 36th Street N.E. Calgary, AB
#1000 – 9650 Harvest Hills Blvd. N. E. Calgary, AB
25 Heritage Meadows Way SE, Calgary, AB
888 Meridian Rd NE, Calgary, AB
Hiep Hoa Asian Food Market
Hiep Hoa Asian Food Market has a selection of imported mooncakes:
Princess Moon
3pc Red Bean & Dried Longan Mini Moon Cake
3pc Lotus Seed Paste & Egg Yolk Mini Moon Cake
Jubilee Moon
4pc Double Egg Yolks w/ Lotus Seed Paste
Grand Palace Moon
2pc Large Red Bean Moon Cake
2pc Large Egg Yolks w/ Lotus Seed Paste Moon Cakes
Heroic Moon
4pc HK Mini (2pc Assorted Nut + 2pc Lotus Seed Paste w/ Egg Yolks)
4pc Canton Mini (2pc Jujube Paste w/ Walnuts + 2pc Mountain Yam w/ Dried Longan)
Dreamy Moon
4pc HK Mini (2pc Assorted Nuts, 2pc Lotus Seed Paste w/ Egg Yolks)
4pc Ice Q (Lychee, Apple, Blueberry, Mango)
Charming Moon
4pc Ice Q (Lychee, Apple, Blueberry, Mango)
Bubble Tea Moon
4pc Original Bubble Tea Mini
4pc Earl Grey Bubble Tea Mini
4pc Jasmine Tea Bubble Tea Mini
Lava Custard Moon Cake
9pc Custard Lava Mini Moon Cakes
Hiep Hoa Asian Food Market
4710 17 Ave SE, Calgary, AB
Diamond Bakery
Diamond Bakery is a place which has offered mooncakes in the past.
Diamond Bakery
101-111 3 Ave SE, Calgary, AB
www.facebook.com/pages/category/Bakery/Diamond-Bakery-YYC-109733900802382