In celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, JIA, the contemporary Chinese restaurant at Shangri-La Jakarta, offers a delightful selection of delicate snow skin and baked mooncakes that come in 11 exquisite flavours, perfect to be enjoyed with family and friends. A seasonal delicacy during the festival, mooncakes are best shared with loved ones, when families reunite and come together to admire the luminosity of the full moon. In Chinese culture, the round shape of mooncakes symbolises the completeness and reunification of one’s family for the Mid Autumn Festival.
The culinary chefs at JIA bring together a sumptuous taste of heritage, featuring authentic flavours of White Lotus and Red Lotus with single and double yolk options. A timeless symbol of purity and enlightenment, the lotus is regarded as a regal flower in Chinese history and commonly used in traditional desserts. Other flavours waiting to be savoured include guest-favourites of Bamboo Charcoal Pandan, Red Bean Paste, along with new mooncake specialties of Black Sesame Paste with Single Yolk and Mini Baked Cappuccino with Cashew Nuts.
Apart from the classic baked mooncakes, guests can revel in JIA’s delicate mini snow skin mooncakes. The luscious delicacies come in two sweet fillings of creamy Egg Custard with Durian, as well as the perennially sought-after Green Tea Ganache, the perfect companion to a light and refreshing cup of tea.
The mooncakes come in three regular packages and two premium packages. Traditional flavours of White Lotus and Red Bean Paste are priced at IDR368,000 nett for a box oftwo mooncakes and IDR598,000 nett for a box of four mooncakes, while mooncakes with additional yolk fillings, Red Lotus, Bamboo Charcoal Pandan, Black Sesame Paste with Single Yolk and Assorted mooncakes are priced at IDR388,000 nett for a box of two mooncakes and IDR628,000 nett for a box of four mooncakes. A box containing six delightful mini baked or snow skin mooncakes are priced at IDR588,000 nett per box.
To further impress your family, friends and business partners, JIA presents the Mooncake Hampers that consists of four pieces of baked mooncakes and four cookies at IDR1,508,000 nett, along with Shangri-La’s signature 10-piece set of Mini Baked Custard with Bird’s Nest at IDR1,988,000 nett, an enticing addition to be savoured at the reunion table.
JIA at Shangri-La, Jakarta
Jalan Jenderal Gatot Subroto Kav. 18 Jakarta, 12710
