Prince Hotel Chinese New Year at Tai Zi Heen

Chinese New Year is a-coming! To usher in the year of Tiger, the award-winning Tai Zi Heen’s culinary team has specially prepared a selection of auspicious dishes to commemorate the occasion.

Table setting

Elegant setting

Prosperity ‘Yee Sang’

Toss your way into the Lunar New Year for a prosperous year ahead with Tai Zi Heen’s special selection of Yee Sang that includes abalone, salmon, tuna, shell fish, shark’s fin, snow pear with mixed vegetables salad, traditional condiments and plum dressing. It is sold during lunch and dinner as well as take-away from RM88++ onwards for a full portion.

Ying-Yang Yee Sang (Tuna and Salmon Roulade)

Tuna and Salmon Roulade

We had the privilege of meeting the man behind the scenes, Master Chef Ricky Thein who created an extensive Chinese New Year Set menu for your dining pleasure.

Master Chef Ricky Thein with his proud creations

The braised shark’s fin with fish maw was extremely generous with shark’s fin! There was a huge piece of shark’s fin hidden beneath the thick broth, in addition to the fish maw and juicy mushroom.

Braised pearl shark’s fin with fish maw in supreme golden broth

Individual bowl serving

Generous fish maw

For a prosperous new year ahead, one must not miss the ‘fatt choy’ since it signifies prosperity and money in the Chinese custom. Needless to say, Tai Zi Heen perfected this dish with the addition of dried oysters, sea cucumber and some vegetables.

Braised dried oysters with fatt choy, Mexican soy clams, sea cucumber and wok-fried greens

The star of the night, might I say, was the super thick, huge and delicious cod fish! The fish was also extremely fresh, with smooth and flaky flesh that practically melted in my mouth. Also, the supreme soy sauce was unlike any other soy sauce that you can find from the supermarket, it really brought out the best of the fish.

Steamed cod fish with pickled radish and garlic in supreme soy sauce

Individual serving of cod fish

My second favourite dish was the deep-fried prawns, which was served in a very generous portion. Each person on the table of 10 could have at least 2 pieces of this savoury prawn. The very strong aroma was already enough to keep our senses perked. Eating it eventually brought out a sense of explosion in the mouth since each piece was bursting with flavour!

Deep fried batter-dipped prawns tossed with fresh lime dressing

Fantabulous prawns

After the seafood, came the poultry. Instead of the typical chicken, Tai Zi Heen presented us with duck. The braised duck was done just right without the meat being too gamey. Simple yet elegant.

Braised duck with dried fish maw and dried scallops

Moving towards the end of the meal, we were served with fried rice. The special fried rice here even had mini abalones on top! So cute! The rice was very fragrant and fried with enough heat. Each morsel of rice was in perfect shape with no clumping altogether.

Fried rice with seafood and baby abalone

Last but not least, the dessert was a health concoction of hasma, red dates and glutinous rice dumplings, or ‘tong yuen’. The ‘tong yuen’ is a famous Chinese dessert during Chinese New Year as it represents the whole family bonding together, just like the balls of flour, as tight as it could be.

Double-boiled hasma with red dates and glutinous rice dumplings

The meal was definitely above satisfactory, with the star going to the cod fish. It was simply the best, I kid you not. To have a taste of this special Chinese New Year menu, do head on to Prince this Chinese New Year.

1. Chinese New Year Prosperity Set

Salmon yee sang with crispy shredded treasures in plum dressing

or

Tuna yee sang with crispy shredded treasures in plum dressing

or

Snow pear yee sang with crispy shredded treasures in plum dressing

Braised shark’s fin with dried scallops and sea cucumbers in superior broth
Braised dried oysters with fatt choy, black mushrooms and shell fish
Steamed sea bass with a sweet and spicy prosperous sauce
Wok-fried tiger prawns with butter and Taiwanese bread crumbs
Tai Zi Heen crispy roasted chicken with plum sauce and fragrant salt
Fried rice with scallops, prawns and spicy homemade dried shrimp paste
Glutinous rice dumplings with sea coconut in iced lemon syrup
Crispy fried Chinese brown sugar cake

RM988++ per table of 10 persons

2. Chinese New Year Fortune Set

Salmon yee sang with crispy shredded treasures in plum dressing

or

Tuna yee sang with crispy shredded treasures in plum dressing

or

Snow pear yee sang with crispy shredded treasures in plum dressing

Braised shark’s fin with dried scallops and sea cucumbers in superior broth
Braised dried oysters with fatt choy, black mushrooms and shell fish
Steamed Australian grouper with a sweet and spicy prosperous sauce
Deep-fried battered prawns tossed with fresh lime dressing
Tai Zi Heen garlic marinated roast chicken with plum sauce
Fried rice with spicy homemade seafood paste topped with crispy dried scallops
Double-boiled snow fungus with lotus seeds and glutinous rice dumplings
Crispy fried Chinese brown sugar cake

RM1188++ per table of 10 persons

3. Chinese New Year Wealth Set

Ying-yang yee sang with crispy shredded treasures in plum dressing

or

Shark’s fin yee sang with crispy shredded treasures in plum dressing

or

Snow pear yee sang with crispy shredded treasures in plum dressing

Double-boiled shark’s fin soup with premium dried seafood and baby cabbage
Braised dried oysters with fatt choy, top shell, sea cucumbers and wok-fried greens
Steamed cod fish with pickled radish and garlic in supreme soy sauce
Stir-fried prawns with butter and fragrant salted eggs
Braised duck with dried fish maw and dried scallops
Steamed glutinous rice with baby abalone wrapped in lotus leaves
Double-boiled hasma with red dates and glutinous rice dumplings
Battered Chinese brown sugar cake layered with yam

RM1388++ per table of 10 persons

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