CHASING FOOD DREAMS: CNY

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January 12, 2020

CNY Menu 2020 @ The Oriental Group of Restaurants

Noble Offerings for New Lunar Year

The Oriental Group of Restaurants is out to make headlines again this New Lunar Year! Executive Chef Justin Hor and his culinary team never fails to curate sumptuous Chinese New Year menus every year. Diners can expect nothing but the very best of ingredients coupled with the talents of the Chef Hor and his culinary brigade.

We caught up with Chef Hor at Noble Mansion for a sneak preview of this year’s finest Chinese New Year menu to usher in the Year of the Rat. Noble Mansion, the exclusive Chinese mansion inspired restaurant, serves delicacies of Shunde, the renowned food province in Guangzhou. Expect premium and fresh ingredients prepared with fine culinary methods, served in an elegant and grandeur ambiance. Diners can opt to dine in the main dining room or any of their large private rooms available.

Executive Chef Justin Hor and his Noble Mansion team

Going all out, this year’s prosperity Yee Sang takes on the King of Crab in Alaskan Spider Crab Vegetable Yee Sang (RM198 – medium | RM298 – large). It may just be the dish of year if one is set out to impress your dining companions!

CNY Menu 2020 @ Zuan Yuan, One World Hotel Petaling Jaya

Merriment of Spring

Usher in the Year of the Rat with a Merriment of Spring Feast at Zuan Yuan Chinese Restaurant at One World Hotel Petaling Jaya. Zuan Yuan has been a constant favorite Chinese restaurant for authentic Cantonese specialties as well as dainty morsels of dim sum.

The beautiful grandeur interior is perfect for fine dining entertainment and offers a seating capacity of 380 pax. The main dining room is spacious, and all decked out in a gold and black theme with majestic chandeliers and even includes a stage as well as sights of open kitchen. There are quite a few private rooms available as well.

For this year’s festive menu, Executive Chinese Chef Tommy Choong Chan Hoo and his culinary brigade has curated three festive set menus as well as a la carte dishes and dim sum for diners to choose from. Using the finest local ingredients for the festivity along with premium ingredients, the festive menus are filled with glorious dishes that represents the joyous New Lunar Year celebrations with family, friends and business acquaintances.

This year’s Full of Cheer Yee Sang menu offers six variations of the obligatory dish. One that particularly stood out was the Yee Sang with Alaskan Scallop, Crispy Fish Skin, Black Truffle Paste & Crystal Pear.

CNY Menu 2020 @ The Emperor Restaurant, Dorsett Grand Subang

Eat Your Way to A Yummy New Year

A new Lunar year of celebration begins with feasting! To usher is the Year of the Rat, Dorsett Grand Subang serves up a banquet feast fit for royalty at The Emperor Chinese Restaurant. The acclaimed Muslim-friendly Chinese Restaurant is helmed by award-winning Chinese Executive Chef Bryan Teh whose repertoire consist authentic Chinese aged-old dishes and contemporary creations.

Chef Bryan Teh most recent acclaimed accomplishments include a Gold Medal from the Shanghai International Top Chefs Invitation competition; Gold with Distinction Medal from the 2019 Malaysia World Elite Chefs Championship for Individual Hot Dish, Gold Medal from 2019 Asian Culinary Exchange competition in Japan and a Silver Medal from the 2019 World Master Chefs competition for Cantonese Cuisine held in Macau. Along with his culinary team, diners are in for a sumptuous Chinese New Year treat with 3 festive menus of Prosperity, Wealthy and Happiness for a table of 10 pax.

CNY Menu 2020 @ Still Waters, Hotel Maya Kuala Lumpur

Ushering in Lunar New Year with Chinese and Japanese Cuisine

Located on one of the busiest streets in the city, Hotel Maya Kuala Lumpur is joining in the festive Chinese New Year cheer with offerings of Chinese set menus and Festive Yee Sang menu at their contemporary dining venue at Still Waters.

This pork free eatery features Japanese cuisine fused with European and Asian flavours as well as contemporary Cantonese inspired cuisine by their talented Chef Meng, Chef Zainurin bin Mohd Salleh and culinary team. Set is a modern contemporary design; Still Waters also has a private dining area available in addition to their main dining area flanked by the serene sounds of waterfall backdrop.

For the festive CNY set menu, reservations are a must. Still Waters offer three CNY Set Menus starting from RM888nett to RM1388nett per table of 10 persons. CNY Yee Sang menu is also available with 5 options of yee sang with assorted seafood.

We had a sneak preview of various dishes from the three set menus. The dishes are generous in portions and beautifully presented.

First up, a Japanese Yee Sang with Condiments to usher in the festive season with a Japanese twist. The bountiful platter is filled with salmon slices, salmon roes, fish roes, seasoned baby octopus, jelly fish, Japanese seasoned seaweed salad, Japanese fish cake, Japanese crab stick, cucumber, pickled radish, crisp greens, pickled ginger, crushed nuts and crunchy pok chui. The yee sang sauce is Chef Zainurin’s own concoction of plum sauce along with Japanese sesame sauce.

CNY Menu 2020 @ Le Mei, Le Meridien Putrajaya

Celebrate New Beginnings at Le Mei

A New Lunar Year signifies new beginnings. Le Meridien Putrajaya is set to usher in the festive Chinese New Year with a specially curated menu to bring diners togethers for sumptuous gatherings. Le Mei, the hotel’s Chinese restaurant, is well-known for exquisite contemporary Chinese dining. Step into a fine and elegant ambiance of traditional Chinese art and culture while savoring fine Chinese cuisine this festive season.

Le Mei welcomes a new Chinese Executive Chef Lim Kian Meng this festive season. Diners are in for a gorgeous festive menu as Chef Lim brings a repertoire of over 20 years of culinary experience from his international stints from Macau, Russia and Malaysia. His contributions to his culinary team in Bi Ying Restaurant was key in the outlet being awarded the Recommended Restaurant by GHM Cordon Bleu in Hong Kong in 2016. The following year, Chef Lim was once again instrumental in Bi Ying Restaurant being awarded the Recommended Restaurant in 2017 Michelin Guide Hong Kong/Macau 2017,

When asked what inspired his festive set menu this year for Le Mei, Chef Lim concurred that festive get togethers are made even better with comfort flavours. Hence this year’s menu features classic and comfort flavours to celebrate the warmth of many family and friends get togethers.

CNY Menu 2020 @ Tao Chinese Cuisine, Intercontinental Kuala Lumpur

Auspicious Celebrations in Style

Festive season beckons for reunions with family, friends and business acquaintances. To usher in the New Lunar Year of the Rat, Intercontinental Kuala Lumpur is ushering the festive season with a sensory dining experience at Tao Chinese Cuisine. Executive Chinese Chef Wong Lian You along with Master Dim Sum Chef Lo Tian Sion and culinary team has curated 4 exclusive Chinese set menus for the festivity.

Tao Cuisine redefined Oriental roots by taking their diners on a memorable dining experience. The restaurant ambiance alone is always an impressive conversation starter with the stunning contemporary designer light in the main dining room. The injections of Chinese inspirations are visible through all the dining area inclusive of the six private dining rooms named after dynasties in China. The restaurant even has its own signature tea infused with rosehip oil to be paired with the modern Chinese menu.

This festive occasion, Tao Chinese Cuisine is offering four Chinese set menus along with a Yee Sang menu, Dim Sum and Chinese New Year Special Ala Carte. Available from 30 December 2019 to 8 February 2020, diners will savor Chef Wong’s seasonal creations such as Double-boiled Mini “Monk Jumps Over The Wall”, Braised Dried Golden Oyster, Mushroom, Sea Moss & Goose Web, Roasted Goose with Truffle Sauce, Stir-fried Australian Black Angus Tenderloin with Black Pepper, Sautéed Scallops with Star Jelly & Truffle Sauce and more.

Chynna CNY 2019 Menu @ Hilton Kuala Lumpur

Year of Blooming Abundance

Feast on Chinese soul food this New Lunar Year at Chynna! Hilton Kuala Lumpur is wishing all their guests a Year of Blooming Abundance and there is not better wish to start the year than a festive CNY menu at the fine dining Chynna. Executive Chef Lam Hock Hin and the culinary team is bringing back soul food to take diners back to a gastronomy trip down memory lane.

Chynna has been serving fine Cantonese cuisine set in a Tang style opulent ambiance. Vibrant bold red, gold and dark wood Oriental theme, Chynna features an extensive menu of eclectic mix of Cantonese and Shanghainese cuisine. The dining experience includes a tea master that acrobatically pours the house signature 8-Treasure Welcome Tea through a metre-long spout gold kettle that will leave diners in gleeful notes.

This festive Chinese New Year, Chef Lam has curated 4 special festive set menus along with a list of a la cartes and Yee Sangs. The 4 festive menus include Abundance, Prosperity, Wealth and Grand Fortune that starts from RM288nett per person to RM688nett per person.

Injecting a little fun of the West, this year’s highlight from the Yee Sang list is the Yu Sheng with Macadamia Nuts and American Strawberry. For those who do not eat raw fish or simply prefer non-seafood, this Yee Sang hits all the right notes.

The burst of fresh and juicy tang of strawberries brought Yee Sang to a new level of lusciousness. So delicious, the usual slices of raw fish was not overly missed. Instead of the usual peanuts, premium macadamia nuts made an appearance here. The sauce, a fruity one as well, married everything else in harmonious flavours. Simply delicious!

For the soup course, the Braised Assorted Dried Seafood with Vegetarian Fins, Crab Meat and Fish Maw was sublime. The thick soup exuded gorgeous seafood essence in every spoonful. Traces of fatt choi ran through the soup along with sweet crab meat, strands of prized fish maw and vegetarian fins. It’s a soup to be enjoyed slowly for its depth of flavours.

Perhaps Chef Lam knows best in terms of comfort classic flavours. His creation of Steamed Wild Caught Giant Grouper Slice with Congee, Fried Ginger and Tou Chu Chili Sauce had diners reminiscing about soothing flavours of delicate poached giant group slices in silky and smooth congee. A generous sauce of moreish and nutty bean paste and chili along with thinly julienned ginger and fresh herbs boosted the flavour of the fish and congee.

Another unusual creation, the Braised Abalone Cubes with Sea Cucumber, Pumpkin Sauce and Crispy Smoked Meat featured prized abalones and sea cucumber smothered in creamy golden pumpkin sauce. The presentation was albeit a plate of mess but the flavours are really sublime once you tasted it. The abalone and sea cucumber cooked well and the sauce had a beautiful umami note that goes very well with the seafood. The sprinkling of minced smoked meat added a touch of smoky and sweet note to finish the dish.

The Batter Fried Crispy Chicken with Yellow Curry Sauce is best savored hot for the full flavours and textures. Crispy and juicy boneless chicken coated in a creamy unctuous curry sauce would please even the discerning diners. Sliced lady fingers and chilis added touches of unusual textures to the dish.

Chef Lam aimed to inject comfort in all his menu this year. The next dish of Stewed Cabbage with Yam and Shrimps Served in a Claypot beckoned for steamed rice. Honing into more earthy notes, the creamy stew of powdery yam with soft sweet braised cabbage and large prawns evoked yesteryear flavours of pleasure. A dish that is absolutely soothing and very enjoyable…

For touches of healthy note, Chef Lam is serving up a Ten Grain rice stuffed with Chicken Floss. The rice has an al dente texture from the mix of ten grains and is nicely jazzed up with seaweed, crispy chicken floss and a drizzled of creamy sauce. Definitely unusual but it made a nice change from the usual glutinous rice or preserved waxed meat rice.

Dessert was Coconut Jelly and Nian Gao Roll with Cheddar Cheese, Musang King Durian and Macadamia Nuts. The odd thought of pairing nian gao with cheese and durian turned out to be a decent creative dessert from the approvals of the many diners there that evening. On the other hand, the coconut jelly with wolfberry sauce had a lovely sweet and fresh ending.

The festive set menu was definitely unusual from the standard but had a pleasing comfort flavours that will leave diners a sense of what festive season from yesteryears are all about. Chef Lam and the culinary team has really outdone their sense of creativity and effort so make sure to check out Chynna menu.