Now that Christmas and New Year is out of the way, the next BIG celebration for us is Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year in 2012 falls on the 23rd January and this year is the Year of the Dragon.
The restaurant interior
We have previously dined in this restaurant when it was still known as Zing Cantonese Restaurantand really liked the food and dining ambience here. So when an invitation came in to sample their Chinese New Year menu, I gladly accepted the invite. Same chef, still serving great Cantonese food, just a different name.
Chinese New Year is the time of the year where we get to partake intossing the yee sang! To celebrate the Year of the Dragon, Chef Leong Weng Heng of Lai Ching Yuen has meticulously prepared fresh yee sang (prices from RM58++) with either salmon, giant clam, crispy fish skin, fresh scallop, sliced abalone and many others for either dining in or as gifts.
We were served the Prosperity Yee Sang with Fresh Scallops, mango and crystal pear (RM118++ for half portion, RM228++ for full portion). I usually like th! e act of tossing yee sang, not so much eating it but the yee sang here looks totally mouthwatering (anyone who's been reading this blog knows that I love scallops a lot!). The scallops were huge and fresh, just lightly blanched . Instead of plum sauce, the chef has cleverly used a unique strawberry sauce instead... this has to be one of the best yee sang I've ever tasted. Light and appetizing, making you want to go back for more.
Big, juicy scallops!
First time for me having yee sang with fresh scallops but it really works!
Those crackers are very addictive!
Hubby with his long chopsticks, getting ready to toss!
Toss toss toss for good luck!
Our favorite dish of the evening was the Roasted Crispy Duck Hong Kong style (RM68++ half duck, RM128++ whole duck). It smelled fantastic.. we were still tucking in to the yee sang when the duck arrived and instantly all our eyes were on the glistening duck! The duck meat was succulent, fair to say we could easily have eaten a whole duck simply cos it was so good.
Thepronunciationof fish ("yu") means abundance in Chinese, so you will always see fish served during Chinese New Year. I thought it was quite clever of the chef to serve this to the diners in individual portions. Although the cod fish was just lightly steamed with soy sauce and topped with coriander, I loved it. The freshness and natural sweetness of the fish just shone through. And just how fresh, well-cooked cod fish is meant to be, beautifully flaky.
The baked pork rib marinated with lemon grass (RM25++ per piece) is a dish worth getting your hands dirty for. It was placed on a bed of chicken floss and a cute carved out onion decorated the plate. It looks a little like a pumpkin, don't you think?
We also enjoyed the stir fried prawns and asparagus in golden basket(RM38++ for small portion, RM80 for big portion) -- the prawns were big and juicy!
I love the umami-ness of the gravy from the braised dried oyster and bean curd skin with black sea moss (RM98++ for! small portion, RM196++ for big portion). One of those dishes that my mum often makes during second day of Chinese New Year :) Lots of good meaning in this dish -- "fatt choy" (black sea moss) for prosperity and "hou see" (dried oyster) for good luck.
I'm not a huge fan of waxed meat, but all my fellow diners were singing praises for the Claypot Rice with Waxed Meat (RM25 per person). The chef uses premium waxed meat specially imported from Hong Kong. I did try this, the lap cheong had a very nice fragrant aroma from the Chinese wine.
To finish, we had the simple and satisfying black sesame rice dumpling with ginger tea(RM12 per portion). Perfect cure for a rainy day.
There are also Reunion Dinner menusat RM1,280++, RM1,480++, RM1,680++ and RM1,780++ and served for 10 persons.For enquiries and reservations, please call Lai Ching Yuen at +60 3-2117 4180.
Yummy yee sang
Our favorite dish of the evening was the Roasted Crispy Duck Hong Kong style (RM68++ half duck, RM128++ whole duck). It smelled fantastic.. we were still tucking in to the yee sang when the duck arrived and instantly all our eyes were on the glistening duck! The duck meat was succulent, fair to say we could easily have eaten a whole duck simply cos it was so good.
Thepronunciationof fish ("yu") means abundance in Chinese, so you will always see fish served during Chinese New Year. I thought it was quite clever of the chef to serve this to the diners in individual portions. Although the cod fish was just lightly steamed with soy sauce and topped with coriander, I loved it. The freshness and natural sweetness of the fish just shone through. And just how fresh, well-cooked cod fish is meant to be, beautifully flaky.
Steamed Cod Fish with light soy sauce (RM38++ per piece)
The baked pork rib marinated with lemon grass (RM25++ per piece) is a dish worth getting your hands dirty for. It was placed on a bed of chicken floss and a cute carved out onion decorated the plate. It looks a little like a pumpkin, don't you think?
We also enjoyed the stir fried prawns and asparagus in golden basket(RM38++ for small portion, RM80 for big portion) -- the prawns were big and juicy!
I love the umami-ness of the gravy from the braised dried oyster and bean curd skin with black sea moss (RM98++ for! small portion, RM196++ for big portion). One of those dishes that my mum often makes during second day of Chinese New Year :) Lots of good meaning in this dish -- "fatt choy" (black sea moss) for prosperity and "hou see" (dried oyster) for good luck.
I'm not a huge fan of waxed meat, but all my fellow diners were singing praises for the Claypot Rice with Waxed Meat (RM25 per person). The chef uses premium waxed meat specially imported from Hong Kong. I did try this, the lap cheong had a very nice fragrant aroma from the Chinese wine.
To finish, we had the simple and satisfying black sesame rice dumpling with ginger tea(RM12 per portion). Perfect cure for a rainy day.
There are also Reunion Dinner menusat RM1,280++, RM1,480++, RM1,680++ and RM1,780++ and served for 10 persons.For enquiries and reservations, please call Lai Ching Yuen at +60 3-2117 4180.
Full set of photos available to view here.
Non-halal.
Opening times: Lunch; Monday to Friday 12.00pm - 2.30pm, Sat & Sun 11.00am - 2.30pm. Dinner; 6.30pm - 10.30pm daily.
Location: Lai Ching Yuen, Grand Millennium Hotel, 160 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tel: 03-2117 4180
GPS Coordinates: 3.147694, 101.712338
Non-halal.
Opening times: Lunch; Monday to Friday 12.00pm - 2.30pm, Sat & Sun 11.00am - 2.30pm. Dinner; 6.30pm - 10.30pm daily.
Location: Lai Ching Yuen, Grand Millennium Hotel, 160 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tel: 03-2117 4180
GPS Coordinates: 3.147694, 101.712338
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