The coming Chinese New Year in 2023 – the Year of the Rabbit – will fall on the twenty second January 2023. Given the present state of affairs, you possibly can count on an ample choice from a number of the prime Chinese eating places and lodges for pen cai to your reunion dinner. As with final yr, there are a number of institutions providing takeaway or islandwide supply providers for Chinese New Year reunion dinners. If you select to dine-in, attempt to reserve early as most of the common eating places get booked out weeks upfront.
Pen cai or Poon Choi is a conventional Cantonese dish comprised of a lot of substances together with meat, seafood and greens. Contrary to common perception in Singapore, pen cai isn’t just consumed throughout Chinese New Year by Cantonese communities. Traditionally, pen cai is eaten throughout main festivals, non secular rituals and even wedding ceremony banquets. In Singapore nevertheless, it’s largely eaten through the Lunar New Year as a logo of concord.
Without additional ado, I’ve tried my finest to listing them down right here to your comfort. This listing shall be expanded over the following few days as new institutions come onboard with their pen cai for CNY 2023 so bookmark this web page for future reference.
PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay (Peach Blossoms)
peach blossoms abalone treasure pot (supply: peach blossoms)
Peach Blossoms’ Blossoming Abalone Treasure Pot (S$629.10) contains 10-head abalone, roast duck, braised pork trotter and a choice of premium seafood in a one-pot braise. Good for 8 individuals, a vegetarian model can be out there from S$393.7. Orders have to be made no less than 3 days upfront.
Dates: third January to fifth February 2023 (ordering is obtainable now)
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Shangri-la Singapore (Shang Palace)
abundance treasure pot pen cai (supply: shangri-la singapore)
Guests could bask in seasonal specials such because the takeaway Abundance Treasure Pot (S$498). Good for 8 individuals, it hosts a treasure trove of prized substances together with abalone, fish maw, entire dace fish, sea cucumber, pork knuckle and extra, epitomizing its symbolism of abundance and prosperity. The dish is laboriously ready over six hours to carry out the very best flavors of every ingredient.
Dates: 2nd January to fifth February 2023 (ordering is obtainable now)
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Tam Kah
tam kah pen cai (supply: tam kah)
Tam Kah is a seafood wholesaler that additionally prepares cooked seafood dishes for supply. For CNY 2022, they’re providing both the Prosperity (from S$168) or the Superior (from S$218) pen cai. Both forms of pen cai are available in 5-pax and 10-pax variations. Expect substances comparable to 6-head abalone, sea cucumber, fish maw, dried and recent scallops and extra. This is sort of a very good worth pen cai if you’re searching for a inexpensive choice this yr.
Dates: Ongoing
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Tung Lok
Tung Lok’s pen cai, the Prosperity Pen Cai (S$325), is sweet for 10 individuals and comes with substances comparable to abalone, prawn, fish maw, roasted pork stomach, braised pork shank, fish puff, bean dough and extra. Each order of their pen cai additionally comes with a free claypot and conventional nian gao.
Delivery: Free pen cai supply with minimal order of S$100
Dates: tenth January to third February 2023 (ordering begins now)
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Four Seasons Hotel Singapore (Jiang Nan Chun)
Jian Nan Chun’s Pen Cai (from S$888) presents a lot of mainstays from this traditional Cantonese dish. The pot comprises mushrooms, dried oysters, dried scallops, sea cucumber, roast pork stomach, pig’s trotter, child abalone, pork ribs, fish maw, soy sauce hen, signature roast duck, recent prawns and black moss.
Dates: 1st January to fifth February 2023
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Pan Pacific Singapore (Hai Tien Lo)
hai tien lo superior treasure pot (supply: hai tien lo)
For CNY 2023, Hai Tien Lo at Pan Pacific Singapore is providing two forms of pen cai. The Classic Treasure Pot (begins from S$338) options 8 Head Whole Abalone, Bird’s Nest, Sakura Chicken, Dried Scallops, Wontons and Broccoli. The Superior Treasure Pot (begins from S$598), however, comes with 15 stellar substances like 8 Head Abalone, Lobster, Roast Duck, Pork Knuckle, Dried Oyster, Black Moss and extra.
Dates: 27 December 2022 to five February 2023 (ordering begins on the nineteenth December 2022)
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Conrad Centennial Singapore (Golden Peony)
golden peony pen cai (supply: golden peony)
Golden Peony’s Prosperity Abalone Pen Cai (from S$318) and is obtainable in 2 sizes – one good for 4 to six and one other good for six to 10. Expect an abundance of premium substances on this pot together with conpoy, fish maw, mushrooms, black moss, sea cucumber and oysters.
Dates: 2nd January to fifth February 2023 (ordering begins now)
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Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium (Xin Cuisine)
xin’s conventional pen cai (supply: vacation inn sg atrium)
For an genuine pen cai, the restaurant’s Xin’s Traditional Pen Cai (S$368) for takeaway brims with premium substances comparable to entire abalone, recent scallop, deep-fried fish maw, sea cucumber, reside prawn and roast meat to call a couple of. You also can lux it up and go for the Xin’s Prosperity Pen Cai (S$368 / S$518) which has the identical substances as the normal pen cai however with added lobster and no duck.
Dates: Now till fifth Feb 2023 (assortment begins twenty first Dec)
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