KOTA KINABALU: Chinese New Year is a time when extended families are expected to come together and enjoy the celebrations. However, it is important to note that family gatherings during this time can sometimes be stressful especially when one have to do all the cooking at home.
The best thing to do of course is cater a meal or go to one of your favourite restaurants and order a meal fit for the occasion. One of the best place to eat during Chinese New year is Silk Garden Restaurant at the Pacific Sutera Hotel.
They have a wide array of food available in three set menu. All these menu include Yee Sang and Chinese tea. The servings are for five people but one can bring a few friends with them with additional costs, per pax.
For the Tangerine Set tagged as Wealth and Good Luck, at RM588.00nett, diners will be served Silk Garden Shredded Jelly Fish Yee Sang, Double-Boiled Taro Free-Range Chicken
with Flower Mushroom Broth, Deep Fried Red Phoenix Fillet with Pineapple Tom Yam Sauce and Oven-Baked Spring Chicken with Sea Salt and “Sha Jiang” as well as Sautéed Sea Prawns with Mild Spicy Yellow Capsicum Paste. These are accompanied with Braised Dried Scallop and Dried Oyster in Inari with Seasonal Vegetables, Fried Rice with Prawns and Chicken “Yang Zhou” Style as well as Gingko Nuts with Water Chestnut and Eggs Flower Syrup and Deep-Fried “Nian Gao”. Additional Person Chargeable at RM120.00nett
For the Pussy Willow Set tagged Growth and Prosperity, going at RM688.00nett, diners will be served with Crispy Fish Maw and Salmon Fillet Yee Sang, Double-Boiled Quail with Maca Root and American Ginseng Broth, Stewed Grouper Fillet with Minced Chicken and Eggplant in “Szechuan” Chili Paste, Oven-Baked Chicken with Golden Garlic Sauce and Sautéed Prawns with Lemongrass and Mild Spicy Chili Paste as well as Braised Sea Cucumber and Dried Oyster in Inari with Seasonal Vegetables. Steamed Lotus Leaf-Wrapped Glutinous Rice with Smoked Turkey and Gingko Nuts with Barley and Eggs Flower Syrup as well as Steamed “Nian Gao” with Shredded Coconut will also be served. Additional Person Chargeable at RM138.00nett
For the Plum Blossoms Set, tagged Endurance and Courage, an array of delicious food will be served at RM888.00nett. They are Yee Sang with Sliced Abalone and Snow Pear, Double-Boiled Free-Range Chicken with White Pepper, Giant Grouper Maw and Morel, Steamed Red Suno Fillet with Yellow Capsicum Paste and Braised “Lung Guang” Chicken with Homemade Soy Sauce. There will also be Wok-Fried Flower Sea Prawns with Nestum Oatmeal and Butter, Braised Abalone and Dried Scallop with Dried Oyster Stuffed Yu Fu and Fried Rice with Prawns and Chicken in Mild Spicy Dried Scallop Paste, Chilled Osmanthus Flower with Gingko Nuts and Snow Lotus Syrup and Steamed “Nian Gao” with Shredded Coconut and Deep-Fried “Nian Gao”. Additional Person Chargeable at RM178.00nett.
Make the most of Silk Garden’s offering and enjoy the ambiance of the restaurant while celebrating an important meal during Chinese New Year, where family comes together in joy. These traditions and memories associated with Chinese New Year meals and family gatherings contribute to the richness and significance of this festive season. Information and reservations can be acquired from +6088 303 672 or +6017 833 5877.-BNN
