Yam Mooncakes were not uncommon to be found nowadays, but finding a good one would take some trial and error given all the pandemic restrictions.

With a stroke of luck, I ordered the Thousand Layer Yam Mooncakes from Yàn recently to satisfy my mooncake cravings, and I was glad that I clicked the button for it. Coming as a box of two mooncakes, which is called their Double Moon package, this S$34.00 box contained two mooncakes that were freshly made (no sealed plastic packaging) that were best consumed within three days. The skin of the mooncake was not as distinctly flaky as I would have imagined, but the yam paste filling was at a pleasant level of sweetness, less the preservatives for the most natural taste. The yam paste was also very smooth as it had a slight melt-in-the-mouth texture, which made it really delectable when paired with a light-bodied hot tea.

And because of this, most probably I would keep a lookout for this mooncake in the next few years to come.