Author: Alex Chua
Spring is here. Toss to a prosperous year of great success and wealth this Chinese New Year with Din Tai Fung! Din Tai Fung 鼎泰豐 – a name synonymous with quality Chinese cuisine is arguably the most successful, internationally-acclaimed Taiwanese restaurant in Singapore and even in some other countries.
For the Year of the Dog, Din Tai Fung presents 3 perennial festive favourites, with special highlight on the restaurant’s signature Prosperity Smoked Salmon Yu Sheng 发财鱼生 (image above). Served with 3 colourful twirls of white radish and carrots, crispy yam strips, fresh pomelo pulp and Tianjin roasted chestnut. Topped with Norwegian smoked salmon and drizzled with a self-concocted sweet and tangy plum sauce, the dish is fragrant, refreshing and satisfying crunchy from the pulp and chestnuts.
If you want more ‘huat’ this year, you can ‘Top-up’ your Yu Sheng order with succulent Fried Salmon Skin, Pine Nuts, and the premium Smoked Unagi is also available for a fragrant twist!
Prosperity Smoked Salmon Yu Sheng
Standard (serves 2-3): $32.80
Deluxe (serves 4-6): $48.80
Citibank Cardholders get to enjoy 10% off any purchase of Prosperity Yu Sheng. Do note that the discount is not applicable to ‘Top-up’ ingredients
A new dessert addition to sweeten up your year’s journey, the Steamed Layered Red Date Cake oozes out the natural sweetness and luxurious fragrance of premium red dates in every bite. Free from any additives and prepared with simple ingredients, this smooth, chewy textured delicacy is bound to delight!
Steamed Layered Red Date Cake
Lunar New Year Festive price: $13.80 (U.P. $16.80), serves 6-8
Filled with delicious golden-yellow flowy lava custard that oozes out with every bite, the Steamed Custard Bun is served to melt diners’ heart like mellowy sunshine. The salted egg yolk, quite a trend here, adds a savoury depth, resulting in a perfectly balanced sweet-savoury custard.
Each Steamed Custard Bun is stamped with a golden ‘Fu’ which symbolizes prosperity to signify well wishes for the diner. While the custard bun is bigger than the regular ones, who doesn’t like their favourite dish to be mega-sized? No complain here!
Steamed Custard Bun
$2 per bun. Exclusively at Paragon Shopping Centre and Northpoint City
Of course, besides the 3 new CNY menu, if you’re there do remember to order the pork chop. It’s THE signature dish that spells Din Tai Fung’s fame from Taiwan to across the world. Juicy, tender with a slight crisp, this is the must-have whenever I visit the place.
Who can also not mention the Xiao Long Bao? The famous steamed pork dumpling in Din Tai Fung’s signature rendition consists of juicy meat filling wrapped in a melt-in-your-mouth skin with a minimum of 18 exquisite folds. It’s simply marvellous!
Do check their website for the list of locations and Lunar New Year operating hours
