The Year of the Tiger is on the horizon, and it’s the time for festive decor, (albeit quieter) convivial gatherings, platters of yusheng for lohei, and the planning of reunion dinners. For those of you looking to spend it in the comfort of your homes (and aren’t one to slave over the oven) with delicious CNY delivery and takeaway options, these are the places to have on your radar.
Think catering and Neo Garden’s one of the top names that come to mind. Fill your reunion table with a plethora of tempting dishes like Chilli Crab Sauce Crayfish with Fried Mini Mantou ($88.80++ per set), Truffle Roasted Duck ($88.80++), and Bountiful Crayfish ($68.80++ per set) cooked with either a laksa or butter sauce.
Its Trio Hakka Abacus Seeds will delight both young and old alike, while the Golden Chicken Katsu with Mantou DIY Set ($38.80++ per set) and a tasty yuzu mayo dip is a modern take on the kong bak pau.
You’ll be spoilt for choice with its array of eight yu sheng platters, from the adorable Golden Tiger Yusheng ($168++ per set) to Reunion Nyonya Yusheng ($88++ per set) with a sweet and spicy dressing, as well as the Rainbow Fruits platter ($88++ per set) that has a slew of colourful seasonal fruits.
Reunion dinner sets (good for eight to 10) are priced from $368.88++ per set.
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Turn your reunion dinner into an extravagant occasion with Golden Peony’s set menus (from $598 for four persons) which presents enticing dishes like ‘Bi Feng Tang’ Crispy Chicken, Jade Perch, Four Treasures Seafood Soup, Fortune Glutinous Rice, Signature ‘London Duck’, Half Lobster with poached rice and superior broth and deep-fried Soon Mabel Goby Soon Hock.
You can also curate your own feast from its a la carte menu with signature lunar new year dishes like the pen cai (from $308), Roasted London Duck ($88), and Signature Claypot Rice with Chinese Sausage, Liver Sausage, Waxed Duck and Waxed Meat ($80).
Toss to the new year with its Fortune yu sheng (you get a choice of abalone, from $92, or salmon, from $84) or go for the Fu Lu Shou Tri-star of Lobster, Abalone and Salmon (from $126). Then there’s the super-luxe Golden Peony Signature that sees tiger prawns and snow crab meat (from $168).
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You can be sure of quality food from the award-winning Minjiang, be it the restaurant at Goodwood Park Hotel or its sister outlet at Dempsey.
Celebrate the occasion with pots of goodies — for instance, you can tuck into the Braised Boneless Pork Knuckle with Abalone and Abalone Gold Bags In Pot ($368, serves six) from Minjiang, and the Double-boiled Chicken Soup with Abalone and Matsuke Mushrooms in Claypot from Minjiang at Dempsey. There’s also the Prosperity Sea Treasures in Wooden Pot ($498) and the Claypot Reunion Rice (from $118), available at both restaurants.
Six-course menus at both outlets are available too. Think sumptuous plates like Deep-fried Sea Perch Fillet with Spicy Kumquat Sauce and Lychee, and Braised Pork Belly, Sea Treasures and Baked Whole Chicken in Pot.
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A resplendent feast awaits with Hai Tien Lo’s Superior Treasure Set (from $789.66, serves six) that includes Fortune Yu Sheng with abalone and smoked salmon, Shacha Sesame Roasted Chicken, Premium XO Chilli Sauce with Dried Scallops and Chinese Taro Cake in Bamboo Basket, as well as the Superior Treasure Pot; this is filled to the brim with a whopping 15 ingredients like eight-head abalone, lobster, pork knuckle, roast duck, dace fish ball, dried oyster, sea cucumber, Australian scallops and more. There’s even a bottle of Xanadu Exmoor Shiraz to toast to the occasion.
Apart from that, there’s also the Hai Tien Lo Classic Treasure Pot (from $308.16), together with a mouthwatering array of barbequed meats to enliven your celebration. Think Roast Duck with angelica root sauce ($94.16), Barbecued Spanish Honey-Glazed Iberico Pork ($94.16), or Barbecued Pork Belly ($83.46). Can’t decide? Get a taste of all three with the Barbecued Trio Combination ($126.26, six to eight servings).
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Ring in the year of the tiger with The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore’s signature pen cai (now $261.80), which will have you tucking into a bounty of delights like 10-head abalone, sea cucumber, roasted duck, pork knuckle, yam, bean cake, and dried scallops.
For your lo hei, there’s a salmon yusheng (from $78+ for two or three persons) that you can luxe up with the addition of Hiramasa Kingfish (from $12), Hokkaido scallops (from $22) or Maine lobster (from $32).
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Treat your loved ones to a gratifying feast from Tablescape that gives your reunion dinner a modern spin.
It’s got a five-course Lunar New Year set menu (from $176 for two persons) that kicks off with yu sheng, as well as a starter of Hokkaido scallops with a green pea puree and fruits. Then dive into an indulgent Slow Cooked Pork Belly that’ll hit the spot together with an XO-scented Gold Yukon potato gratin – it’s drizzled with lashings of umami XO sauce as well as XO cognac.
We’re always up for seafood, and Tablescape is set to tempt tastebuds with the Seafood in a Bag that has seabass, lobster, prawns and mussels cooked in a broth concocted with seabass bones and white wine.
To round off your meal, a Mandarin Chocolate cake starring dark Valrhona chocolate sponge and an orange custard made with different types of oranges like mandarins and navels for a touch of complexity.
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For the lunar new year, online caterer Esseplore has a series of CNY Feastboxes that are good for get-togethers of four to 10 persons ($198 for four to six persons, $338 for eight to 10 persons). Created by executive chef KT Yeo, you’ll be munching your way through a constellation of dishes that symbolise blessings, happiness, and prosperity, including Scallop Lotus Glutinous Rice, Sichuan Prawns, Garlic Chives with Smoked Duck, and Chicken Abalone Soup.
Or take it up a notch with the chef’s Buddha Jumps Over The Wall that can be enjoyed as individual portions (from $68 for one portion to $368 for six people). Ingredients like sea cucumbers, abalone, pork trotters, and fish maw are bathed in a double-boiled soup that’s been boiled for over 14 hours. For the ultimate indulgence, get the Auspicious Alaskan King Crab (from $188 for half, approx. 900g) stewed in a buttery sauce.
Its yu sheng (good for six to 10) comes with a touch of decadence too — you can add on otoro (tuna belly) sashimi alongside gold flakes at $40 per 100g. And the health-conscious will be glad to know it’s preservative-free.
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If anything, we’re already drawn by Regent Singapore’s luxurious and vibrant lacquered tiffin boxes that come with its takeaway feast — they double as elegant containers for CNY snacks once you’re done with your meal.
For a celebration for five, there’s the five-course Peony set ($688) with dishes like Steamed Live Pearl Garoupa Hong Kong-style and Smoked Chicken with Jasmine Tea Leaves. Or amp it up with the Prosperity Set ($888 for five persons) that dishes up sumptuous Stir-fried Lobster with Superior Stock and Stir-fried Diced Beef Tenderloin with Black Pepper and Asparagus.
You’ll also want to add festive treats like the house-made Steamed Turnip Cake, Fatt Cai Yu Prosperity Jelly and Nian Gao Fish, and Tangerine Pineapple Nuggets to your cart.
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Gather the family for a mouthwatering Shang Palace 8-Course Gourmet Feast ($628 nett) that’s designed for a cosy get-together of four to five people, or The Lobby Lounge’s Peranakan Chinese New Year lunch menu. The former comes with yu sheng, braised bird’s nest soup, steamed codfish, braised chicken, as well as an Eight Treasures Wrapped in Lotus Leaf and a dessert.
If you have a penchant for Peranakan food, then the Peranakan Chinese New Year Set ($180 nett, good for four) will be right up your alley. Dive into familiar favourites like ayam pongtay, fish maw with pork ball soup, chap chye and popiah that you can DIY.
And for an afternoon treat, check out the high-tea takeaway experience ($88 nett, good for two) housed in a lantern-shaped box, and with morsels like Sesame & Yuzu Roulade and Kumquat Pound Cake.
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For a Japanese take on the yu sheng, check out the iteration by Ichiban Sushi and Ichiban Boshi ($188+, good for four to five persons) that’ll have you diving into a luxuriant pot of whole abalone, sashimi-grade scallops, snow crab leg meat, prawns, homemade chashu, and chicken roulade as well as Kamaboko fish cake. And to make it a little more festive, it comes topped with edible gold flakes.
Yu sheng-wise, there’s a salmon yu sheng platter, served with a zesty yuzu sauce and Norweigian salmon slices, from $36.80++ (good for two to three persons). Ichiban Boshi and Ichiban Sushi will be offering three prosperity bundles, each comprising a set of yu sheng and the Japanese Treasure Pot from $228+ (U.P$238.80).
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Toss to a prosperous new year with the Harmony Salmon Yusheng ($78+) or
For a lavish family feast, there’s the Golden Treasures Seafood Pen Cai ($368+) that’s laden with Australian rock lobster, Atlantic goliath grouper, baby abalone, oysters, scallops, snow crab legs, prawns and other exquisite festive delicacies slow-cooked in collagen-rich pumpkin gravy.
Equally impressive while slightly pared-down is the Bountiful Treasures Pen Cai 9$258+), a perennial favourite chock full of baby abalone, dried scallops and oysters, sea cucumber, braised pork belly, fried yam and more.
And for sumptuous dishes to round up your meal, there are new tea-inspired creations to whet your appetite. Think Longjing Smoked Sakura Chicken ($58+), Roselle Lychee Sea Prawns ($48+) and Osmanthus Honey-Glazed Pork Ribs ($48+).
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Paradise Group’s perennial favourite, the Abundance Takeaway Set (Public $338; Paradise Gourmet Rewards Member: $308, U.P. S$388) makes a return this year.
Symbolic of prosperity, the auspicious set comprises four dishes: Prosperity Abalone Yu Sheng, Grandeur Treasure Pot, Auspicious Black Truffle Kampong Chicken, and Fortune Lotus Leaf Glutinous Rice, all whipped up in-house with premium ingredients. This year, it’ll also come with Yu Sheng Fish Skin Crisps and Sweet and Sour Fish Skin Crisps, exclusively created with The Golden Duck.
We heard this is a best-seller that gets snatched up quickly, so you’ll want to make your order stat.
Available for self-collection at any Seafood Paradise, Beauty In The Pot, Paradise Dynasty, Canton Paradise, Paradise Classic, and Paradise Hotpot outlets, excluding Canton Paradise Noodle & Congee restaurants.
Download the Paradise Sg mobile app to order via its e-store, or walk-in to any Paradise Group of restaurants (except Taste Paradise, Paradise Teochew, Le Shrimp Ramen, LeNu and Canton Paradise Noodle & Congee House).