Prep & Cook Time: 20 mins Serves: 2 pax Nian gao in Mandarin is basically a sticky rice cake made with mainly glutinous rice flour. It has become one of the auspicious Chinese New Year foods because of its homophone with other words like nian (year) gao (high), which means may you attain higher every year. In this dish, slices of…
Prep & Cook Time: 20 mins Serves: 2 pax Buddha's delight, often transliterated as Luóhàn zh?i, is a vegetarian dish that is well known in Chinese and Buddhist cuisine and as well as a common dish served during Chinese New Year. The dish is traditionally enjoyed by Buddhist monks who are vegetarians, but it has also grown in popularity throughout the world as a common dish available as…
Prep & Cook Time: 20 mins Serves: 2 pax Abacus seeds (or Suan Pan Z in Mandarin) is an auspicious dish that is popularly served during the lunar new year as the round yam abacus represent reunion and signifies wealth and prosperity. It is called abacus seeds as it looked like the seeds in an abacus. And it carries a very…
Prep & Cook Time: 30 mins Serves: 2 pax Eight Treasure Stuffed Chicken is the traditional way of serving this dish and it is a rather popular dish that is served during those twelve-course Chinese dinners. Apparently, it’s called “Eight Treasure” Stuffed Chicken because it features eight nostalgic Treasure ingredients producing a bold flavor perfect for clan gatherings. This festive dish…
