In the past week, people are buzzing with edible 24k gold-plated moon cakes with prices up to 6 million VND/box. So is this cake really worth the price it costs to cut into pieces like the one above? Let’s explore right in the article below.
1. Origin of 24K gold-plated mooncakes 2022
24K gold-plated mooncake is a product created and made by the talented hands of a professional chef at Dolce by Wyndham Hanoi Golden Lake hotel. To create this cake model, the hotel took up to a year of research and testing many times to produce batches of real edible gold-plated moon cakes to introduce to Vietnamese consumers during the Tet reunion season. 2022.
Briefly talking about Dolce by Wyndham Hanoi Golden Lake Hotel, this is also a quite famous hotel in many newspapers since opening in the capital in 2020 until now. The hotel’s attraction to tourists is its luxurious royal-style architecture, completely plated with real gold inside and out. Even the cutlery, spoons and bowls… in the banquet room are also plated with gold, along with a menu with many gold-covered dishes such as whole Australian abalone, Angus beef tenderloin steak, dessert cakes…
Returning to the 24K moon cake, the specialness of this cake is shown by the ingredients selected by the hotel and imported directly from Hong Kong. Next is the closed processing process that is strictly monitored and meticulously performed by a chef from Hong Kong.
To bring an exquisite handmade moon cake with a luxurious golden color and completely free of preservatives called Hi Nguyet Kim An. Representing the meaning under the golden moonlight, wishing peace.
2. Characteristics and price of 24K real gold-plated moon cakes
Regarding packaging design, the 24K gold-plated moon cake box is designed with the main color tone of warm Burgundy red combined with elegant copper-gold details, representing the full moon hanging above. The hotel’s gold-plated building, below are the lotus petals of the poetic Giang Vo lake.
Design of 24K gold-plated moon cake box
In terms of shape, the cakes are made with 2 weights: 125 grams (filled with 1 egg) and 175 grams (filled with 2 eggs) with 6 flavors including: Hong Kong lotus seeds, Five spice, Red beans, Durian, Taro, Green Tea.
6 premium mooncake flavors from the Hi Nguyet Kim An collection
The retail price of each set of 6 flavors will be about 760,000 – 6,000,000 VND/box (price includes VAT). Specifically:
– Box of 4-flavored moon cakes, 125g, priced at 760,000 VND (no gold-plated cakes)
– Box of 4-flavored moon cakes, 175g, priced at 920,000 VND (no gold-plated cakes)
– A box of 4-flavor mooncakes with 1 to 2 gold-plated cakes will cost from 1,180,000 VND or more.
In particular, the signature cake box model in the Nguyet Hi Kim An collection, Royal Golden MoonCake, will cost 6,000,000 VND/box. The cake set will include 6 flavors of ½ egg-filled baked cake covered in gold (each cake is 55g), each box will come with a luxurious 24K gold-plated cutlery set. This is considered an extremely classy gift, showing the giver’s appreciation for his or her business partner or relative.
Royal Golden MoonCake mooncake box costs 6 million VND
Furthermore, according to confirmation from Dolce by Wyndham Hanoi Golden Lake hotel, 24K gold-plated mooncakes do not have any negative effects on the internal organs or health of consumers. On the contrary, finely ground gold powder also helps strengthen the body’s immune system because it is a highly antibacterial ingredient.
Above is general information about the 24K gold-plated mooncakes that are currently being sought after. Hopefully with this content, you will have more useful knowledge to refer to for the list of ordering moon cakes given as classy and luxurious gifts.
