Where to find the most auspicious, sought-after puddings to enjoy with your beloved ones to celebrate the arrival of Lunar New Year
Chinese New Year is just around the corner, which means it’s time to reunite with family and friends, hunting festive presents to gift and indulging in scrumptious feasts to ring in the new year on a high note. Of course, no Chinese New Year celebration is complete without pudding (aka leen goh in Cantonese). It's known as a traditional, auspicious treat which symbolises reaching new heights of prosperity in the coming year.
Whether you’re after classic flavours or innovative varieties, there’s certainly something for everyone:
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1. The Royal Garden
Usher in the Year of the Rat with scrumptious treats handmade by executive chef Ho Wai-Sing from the acclaimed Cantonese establishment, The Royal Garden.
Aside from classic flavours such as dried mandarin peel with red bean and lotus seed pudding, water chestnut pudding and taro pudding, The Royal Garden also welcomes the return of two of their best-selling creations—deluxe turnip pudding and low sugar red date pudding. Made with premium red dates specially sourced from Xinjiang, the low sugar red date pudding is aromatic without being too sweet. A perfect alternative for health-conscious eaters.
The turnip pudding and low sugar red date pudding are priced at HK$398 and HK$308 each respectively, while other classic flavours such as water chestnut pudding and taro pudding are available for HK$298 each.
Online orders are available here