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FOOD & WINE
Top Spots for Festive CNY Feasting
by Portfolio Magazine
17 Jan 2022
17 Jan 2022
Usher in the Year of the Tiger with an unforgettable feast. Here are our top five picks.
- CRYSTAL JADE
- MIN JIANG AT GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL
- YÀN
- CASSIA AT CAPELLA SINGAPORE
- SUMMER PALACE AT REGENT SINGAPORE
Crystal Jade Dining IN CNY menu
The ever-dependable homegrown F&B group Crystal Jade (and its roster of restaurants) is sure to have something for everyone this festive season. The extensive CNY menus available are anchored by the new Opulence 3-head Abalone Yusheng, created by Group Executive Chef Martin Foo. Crowned with lightly-torched abalone slices from Australia, the dish also includes jellyfish, salmon roe, deep-fried yam strips, and slices of red dragonfruit that lends the entire dish a beautiful red hue after it is tossed.
Other highlights include Double-boiled Australian abalone with Chuan Bei and Walnut at Crystal Jade Palace, Grilled Tiger Prawn with ‘Puning’ Soya Bean Paste at Crystal Jade Golden Palace, and Double-boiled Fish Maw and American Sea Whelk and Matsutake Mushroom at Crystal Jade Dining IN. Set menus and vegetarian options are also available at various outlets.
- CRYSTAL JADE
- MIN JIANG AT GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL
- YÀN
- CASSIA AT CAPELLA SINGAPORE
- SUMMER PALACE AT REGENT SINGAPORE
MIN JIANG AT GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL
Lunar New Year menu at Min Jiang at Goodwood Park Hotel
Welcome the Year of the Tiger at Min Jiang at Goodwood Park Hotel, which not only features a prosperous lineup of savory dishes, it also boasts an assortment of tiger-themed desserts. Toss to a prosperous year with the Trio of Prosperity Blessings ‘Lo Hei’, which includes lobster, abalone, and raw salmon. The dine-in option will feature a platter adorned with a beautiful tiger illustration hand-painted by Master Chef Chan Hwan Kee.
Other specialties include Braised Spring Chicken with Iberico Pork Rolls & Abalone in Pot and Double-boiled Chicken Soup with Abalone & Matsutake Mushrooms in Claypot. Meanwhile, one of Goodwood Park Hotel’s signature durian delights is transformed into something more festive with the Mao Shan Wang Tiger Swiss Roll, alongside the black and orange striped Tiger Gâteau and Pan-fried Nian Gao with Pumpkin & Coconut.
- CRYSTAL JADE
- MIN JIANG AT GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL
- YÀN
- CASSIA AT CAPELLA SINGAPORE
- SUMMER PALACE AT REGENT SINGAPORE
YÀN
Dine-in set menu at Yàn
A CNY feast at Yàn always begins with their popular yusheng, which is slightly more savory compared to other restaurants. This year, feast on the Abalone & Salmon with Gold Foil Lo Hei in ‘Shun De’ style, which is comprised of a mountain of crispy vermicelli, shredded purple and yellow sweet potatoes, pickled ginger, and gold flakes.
Fish dishes are a must too, so opt for either the Double-boiled Chicken Soup with Morel ‘Yang Du Jun’ and Fish Maw or the Steamed Soon Hock with Preserved Lemon Peel Sauce. Finally, the Yàn Harvest Pen Cai is sure to be a showstopper, which is made up of 18 luxurious delicacies that include 6-head abalone, sea cucumber, prawns, collagen-rich pork tendon, king grouper filler, scallops, roast pork, roast duck, soya chicken, whole conpoy, and more. An abundance of takeaway options and festive gifting items are also available.
- CRYSTAL JADE
- MIN JIANG AT GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL
- YÀN
- CASSIA AT CAPELLA SINGAPORE
- SUMMER PALACE AT REGENT SINGAPORE
CASSIA AT CAPELLA SINGAPORE
Prosperity Lo Hei with salmon and kiwi sauce
For Chinese New Year, you’ll be spoilt for choice at Cassia at Capella Singapore, which introduces two reunion set dinner menus, as well as a dim sum lunch menu and various à la carte options. However, starting the meal with the Prosperity Lo Hei is a must, which is comprised of a vibrant medley of ingredients with salmon and kiwi sauce to symbolize good health, wealth, and success.
For the set menus, choose between the Prosperity Reunion Set Dinner ($149++/person) and the Fortune Reunion Set Dinner ($169++/person), which include double boiled soups and broths, a variety of seafood dishes, and other highlights. As for the dim sum lunch, featured delicacies include Steamed Barbecued Ral d’Avinyó Pork Bun with Black Truffle and Wok-fried Carrot Cake with Chinese Sausage, Prawn, and Scallop in X.O. Chilli Sauce.
- CRYSTAL JADE
- MIN JIANG AT GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL
- YÀN
- CASSIA AT CAPELLA SINGAPORE
- SUMMER PALACE AT REGENT SINGAPORE
SUMMER PALACE AT REGENT SINGAPORE
Tiger-themed dishes at Summer Palace
Michelin-starred Summer Palace at Regent Singapore marks the Lunar New Year with themed dishes that are a nod to the year’s zodiac. For the Year of the Tiger, Chinese Executive Chef Liu Ching Hai introduces specialties like the Fried Tiger Garoupa with Crabmeat Sauce and Broccoli and Deep-fried Sea Moss with a Tiger Prawn Stuffing and Salted Egg Yolk Roll.
But for those who want to usher the New Year with a bang, dive right into the ultra-decadent Grand Dynasty menu, which is priced at a prosperous $8,888. The lavish 9-course menu showcases the most premium ingredients and the experience – situated in Summer Palace’s intimate Pearl private room – is personally presided by Chef Liu. The menu (which requires a 72-hour advance order) features dishes like Sashimi-Grade Alaskan Geoduck and Ikura Caviar Prosperity Toss, Double Boiled Treasures Soup with Cordyceps Sinensis, Barbecued Crispy Suckling Pig with Apple wood-smoked Foie Gras, Steamed Pacific Garoupa, Double Boiled Bird’s Nest with Almond Cream served in Young Coconut, and more.
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