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7 new Lunar New Year puddings to enjoy from The Peninsula Boutique, Sexy Crab, China Tang and more – sweet, savoury and classics with a twist
- The Peninsula Boutique’s savoury turnip cake mixed with dried conpoy, air-dried meats and its famed XO sauce comes topped with a whole South African abalone
- Vegan chef Tina Barrat at Ma … and The Seeds of Life has created an umami-flavoured turnip cake using Japanese daikon combined with a variety of mushrooms
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The Year of the Tiger is around the corner and despite the recent cases of Covid-19 variant Omicron in Hong Kong, people are still keen to celebrate the Lunar New Year by eating new year puddings.
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Aside from the classic savoury steamed turnip or radish cake with Chinese sausage, and the sweet glutinous rice pudding with brown sugar, this year there are some new options for foodies to sample.
Not only do these puddings make delicious gifts for loved ones to wish them a happy and healthy new year, they’re also a nice treat to enjoy at home.
Here are some of the newest flavours that are creating a roar this year.
1. The Peninsula Boutique
The hotel has several new flavours on offer, including a savoury turnip cake mixed with dried conpoy, locally made air-dried meats and the hotel’s famed XO sauce, topped with a whole South African abalone for HK$668 (US$80). There is also a new red date and longan pudding at HK$208.
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