I had my first yusheng this year at Concorde Hotel Singapore, during a tasting for their Lunar New Year Special menu. I always had the impression that they are a more westernised restaurant and was surprised to find very traditional chinese flavours.
Here are the items sampled:
Salmon & Tuna Yu Sheng
Tossing my first yusheng for the year
Live Prawns with Chinese Herbs and Wine
Baked Pork Rib with Sweet Orange Sauce
Tender and moist
Steamed whole Garoupa with Soya Sauce and Fried Garlic
Check out the large chunk of tender Garoupa
Braised Lobster and Abalone with Chinese Mushroom and Kai Lan
Assorted Wax Meat in Fragrant Rice on Lotus Leaf
Steamed New Year Nian Gao with Grated Coconut
The highlight for me was the baked pork ribs with sweet orange sauce. I like the colour to the dish and the use of orange was just right for Chinese New Year. The glaze was beautiful and the meat was tender and moist when you sink your teeth in. All in all, an auspicious and pretty looking dish to savour at the start of the year.
The other dishes were mostly standard fares and were of consistent quality. The nian gao with grated coconut at the end was a nice mix of local flavours to a traditional chinese ingredient.
This menu is available from 9 to 22 February.
Yu Sheng (Salmon and Tuna served with Plum Sauce or Nonya Sauce)
Date: From Monday, 9 February to Thursday, 5 March 2015
Time: 12 noon to 10.30pm
Price: $28.00++ (Small) / $48.00++ (Medium) / $68.00++ (Large)
Enjoy special price for yu sheng at $18++ (small), $28++ (medium) or $38++ (large), when dining at the Singapore Flavours Buffet Lunch or Harvest of the Sea Buffet Dinner.
Chinese New Year Reunion Lunch
Date: Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Spices Cafe: Only à la carte menu will be served during lunch at Spices Cafe.
Chinese New Year Reunion Buffet Dinner
Date: Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Time: 6.30pm – 10.00pm
Spices Cafe: Adult: $95.00++ *Child: $48.00++ (Includes one complimentary serving of braised lobster (200gms) with baby abalone, fish maw & mushroom per diner, one platter of salmon and tuna yu sheng per table, and free flow soft drinks)
Concorde Ballroom: Adult: $75.00++ *Child: $38.00++ (Includes one complimentary platter of salmon and tuna yu sheng per table and free flow soft drinks)
Chinese New Year Buffet Lunch
Date: Thursday, 19 February – Sunday, 22 February 2015
Time: 12 noon – 3.00pm
Adult: $48.00++ *Child $24.00++ (Includes one complimentary platter of salmon and tuna yu sheng per table)
Chinese New Year Buffet Dinner
Date: Thursday, 19 February – Sunday, 22 February 2015
Time: 6.30pm – 10.00pm
Adult: $68.00++ *Child $34.00++ (Includes one complimentary serving of braised lobster (200gms) with fatt choy per diner, and one platter of salmon and tuna yu sheng per table)