Festive feasts with meaningful menus

Palms Cafe at Palm Garden Hotel has a festive-themed high tea set.

CHINESE New Year dishes are all about incorporating ingredients with auspicious-sounding names to attract happiness and good fortune for the rest of the year.

This year, Summer Palace Chinese Restaurant at Putrajaya Marriott Hotel lines up Chinese New Year specials prepared by executive Chinese chef James Chai Chuan Suing.

The Fatt Choy Feast consists of three menus, namely the Golden Set, Diamond Set and Jade Set, with each menu symbolising the essence of purity, prosperity, togetherness and unity.

The Golden Set is priced at RM2,888, Diamond Set at RM1,988 and Jade Set at RM1,788 — all catered for a table of 10 diners.

The Prosperity Yee Sang menu offers six options, with prices starting from RM78 for half portion and from RM98 for a full portion.

The yee sang comes with toppings such as jellyfish, salmon skin, Hokkaido scallop and sliced abalone as well as abalone, tuna, sliced salmon and truffle oil. Each set comes in a beautiful packaging that can be taken away or delivered to family, friends or business partners.

Putrajaya Marriott Hotel’s Chinese New Year specials are available until Feb 15. For reservations, call 03-8949 8888 ext 1333 or WhatsApp [phone].

Meanwhile, Palms Cafe at Palm Garden Hotel, Putrajaya, is presenting a festive-themed high tea.

The Lunar Celebratory High Tea is served every Saturday and Sunday, until Feb 13, as well as on the first and second day of Chinese New Year.

The spread includes Fried Prawns with Salted Egg, Sautéed Beef with Ginger and Spring Onions, spring rolls, roast duck, dim sum, dumplings and Chinese-style noodles.

For dessert, there are Chinese pancakes and a variety of festive cookies.

The high tea is priced at RM98+ per adult and RM49+ per child.

For reservations, call 03-8943 2233 or 016-314 4101.