Xin’s Flavours of Prosperity
Joining
in the coming Chinese New Year of the Wooden Goat, Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur is set to bring out the best Chinese
New Year scrumptious treasures at Xin
Cuisine this auspicious year. No stranger to Xin Cuisine, I am particularly fond of this restaurant for their
servings of sumptuous traditional classics of Cantonese married with some
nouvelle ones. Xin Cuisine is also
one of the very few Chinese restaurants in a hotel that is non-halal. I have
also heard that Xin Cuisine serves
some of the best dim sum and they are usually a crowd favorite for these
popular breakfast or brunch delights.
This
year, Chef Wong Pak Seng together with his team of Chef Ng Meng Loong and Chef
Kou Kim Hai and the kitchen team has taken the more traditional route of
classic dishes in their festive 9-course set menu. The team set their menus on
premium ingredients prepared the classic ways, bringing back warm memories of
the simple and traditional flavours.
I
caught a taste of this year’s CNY feast at Xin
Cuisine recently and I was very satisfied with Chef Wong’s menu. Kicking
off the feast is the always the favorite Yee Sang for a prosperous Lou Hei!
Xin Cuisine has six auspicious Yee Sang on
their menu this year which showcase Jelly Fish, Duck, Octopus, Abalone,
Norwegian Salmon and Snow Pear Vegetarian. These come in regular or large
portion. Yee Sang is included in all the festive set menus and can also be
ordered a la carte.
We
had the Prosperity Norwegian Salmon Yee
Sang with Traditional Condiments which is beautifully tasty with succulent
pieces of salmon. The Yee Sang has got a great balance of sweet and sour notes
with lots of textures from all the ingredients.
From
Yee Sang, we moved on to an
essential element in every Chinese meal which is soup. There are quite a few
choices of soups in their set menus and one of them is the Mini Buddha Jump Over The Wall. The lavish double boiled seafood soup
is a precious pot of premium ingredients like abalone, scallop and sea
cucumber. The essence of the seafood and meat is a clear proof of the long
hours of dedicated effort put into this lavish soup.
Xin
is famous for their barbeque meats and showcases a full set of prime roasts in
their menu. Whatever you may order from their Crispy BBQ Suckling Pig, to Roasted Duck, Roasted Sesame Chicken,
Roasted Pork, Char Siew or the lux up Crispy
Charcoal Grilled Suckling Pig with Glutinous Rice, you will definitely be
treated to a majestic platter of mouth-watering roast meats.
Our
platter of 5 Happiness Assorted BBQ Meat was heaven on a plate. What a sight to be drooling at! I was pretty
sure that everyone at the table was lusting after these perfectly roast meats
like I did. The Crispy BBQ Suckling Pig
was magnificent with its signature golden crispy skin coupled with little bits
of tasty fat.
The
Roasted Pork was moist with layers
of undeniable temptation and crispy crackling.
Roasted Duck was also perfectly lacquered and
retained that succulence in the meat while the Char Siew also vies for the top spot with its caramelized edges.
An
old school Chinese Tied Pork Knuckle
is also available where pork knuckle is put through a tedious process to boil,
flavour and chill the meat. It’s hardly available these days since the dish was
more preferred by the older generation.
From
the land, we moved to the sea. Holding court in the seafood course was the Teochew Style Steamed Dragon Grouper. It
cannot get any fresher as the fish was gorgeously firm and sweet. Coupled with
the preserved vegetable, mushroom, bean curd and lots of spring onions, the harmonious
balance of savory, sweet and sour is familiar and delicious. There is also Steamed Dragon Grouper with Superior Soya
Sauce for those who like the minimalist touch.
Our
vegetable of the evening was Braised
Baby White Cabbage with Fresh Crabmeat. Small long white cabbage is braised
in stock till tender and flavourful. The cabbage is served with a side of
broccoli. The stock is then cooked further with crab meat, mushrooms and
vegetable and poured all over the cabbage. It is such a comforting dish and the
crabmeat is sweet and goes really well with the sweet soft cabbage.
Assorted Preserved Waxed Meat Rice
in Claypot is arguably
one of the best claypot waxed meat rice I have eaten so far. Chef Wong has
skillfully cooked the rice in the pot to achieved crusty layers and steamed it
with the waxed duck, preserved bacon and two types of sausages. A light splash
of special soy sauce produced fluffy and aromatic rice grains, further perfumed
by the oils of the waxed meats.
I
can’t help but to keep lusting after the rice… simply a Must-order at Xin Cuisine!
Xin Cuisine has always made extra efforts when
it comes to CNY desserts. Each year, their Nian Gao desserts are much sought
after and this year is no different. Choose from three choices of Special Nian
Gao desserts of Sweet Potato Nian Gao
with Macadamia Nut, Pine Seeds with Osmanthus Nian Gao and Baked Peanut Nian Gao.
The
Nian Gao here stays soft and smooth
even after it is cool because they used a special Hong Kong recipe for the Nian Gao at Xin Cuisine. I was particularly fond of the one with crushed
macadamia nuts.
We
also had another dessert, this time served cold. Chilled Bountiful Dessert of Jackfruit Puree with Sago Pearls and Red
Beans is a great rendition of the famed mango version. Our chilled sweet
dessert is lightly creamy and the jackfruit flavours made a nice stand out from
the usual mango. The slivers of jackfruit, red bean and sago pearls gave some
texture to the dessert as well.
If you are looking for
honest-to-goodness classic Chinese cuisine, Xin Cuisine is the place you might want to check out this festive
season. Food here is comfort dishes prepared with an air of refinement. Xin Cuisine offers three festive set
menus – Prosperity at RM1188++ per
table, Abundance at RM1388++ per table and Fortune at RM1588++ per table and a list of festive a la carte
dishes available from now till 5 March 2015.
Xin
Cuisine is closed
on the first day of Chinese new Year, resume for business on the second day
with dim sum breakfast (starts at 9am) and new year specials. Concorde Ballroom
will also be open for dim sum from the second day to the seventh day. Kun Seng
Keng lion dance performance kicks off at 11am at the Hotel Lobby followed by
exciting and fun activities for everyone.
For further enquiries,
please call 2144 2200 extn 2338 or 2144 8750. Guests can also enquire on private
reunion dinners at Xin Cuisine and Ballroom.
XIN
CUISINE CHINESE RESTAURANT
Concorde Hotel Kuala
Lumpur
2 Jalan Sultan Ismail,
50250 Kuala Lumpur,
Tel: +603 2144 8750 or
+603 2144 2200 ext 2338
Fax: +603 2144 1628
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