Chuan Ji Bakery makes a rare confection – the Hainanese Mooncake. But with master baker Wong Chih Lian getting on in years, her son is turning to machines. Can automation serve up the goods?

Host Elizabeth Boon finds out, when she spends a few days with the mum-and-son duo. From frying shallots to molding the crust, Elizabeth gets a taste of what it takes to preserve this century-old recipe. As the Mid-Autumn Festival draws near, son Chong Suan is under pressure to make sure his machines work, to meet the growing demand. But building a machine from scratch is fraught with unexpected challenges…

0:00 Introduction
1:33 Can you tell the mooncakes apart?
2:45 Origins of Hainanese mooncake
4:29 Ingredients in Hainanese mooncake
5:42 Fried shallots for Hainanese mooncake
8:02 Making Hainanese mooncakes
13:59 Automating mooncake baking process

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