To celebrate Chinese New Year, several hotels and renowned establishments in Shanghai have introduced some delightful New Year food.

 

The Peninsula Shanghai Hotel

• Sugar Rice Cake

To celebrate Chinese New Year, the Michelin-starred team at the Yi Long Court in the Peninsula Shanghai Hotel has crafted the Sugar Rice Cake. This dessert blends brown sugar and coconut milk to deliver a sweet and chewy delicacy.

The cake symbolizes good fortune for the upcoming year, as the Chinese word for rice cake, "nian gao", is a homonym that literally means "higher each year". This concept signifies the idea of improving each year compared to the previous one.

Location: No 32 East Zhongshan Road Number One, Huangpu district

Price: 298 yuan ($40.66) per serving

To buy online: Search "上海半岛酒店" on WeChat and buy via the official WeChat mini-program. Available until Jan 28. For more information, please email them at yilongcourtpsh@peninsula.com or call +86 21 2327-6742.

 

Grand Central Hotel Shanghai

• Poon Choi

As a mixed and auspicious one-pot stew dish, Poon Choi originated in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) and is one of the most iconic dishes in Cantonese cuisine. The Poon Choi from Grand Central Hotel Shanghai — a five-star hotel under the time-honored brand Wang Bao He — features a variety of premium ingredients such as abalone, sea cucumber, fish maw, goose feet, shiitake mushrooms, and lotus roots, arranged layer by layer. Prepared by Cantonese chefs, the dish is topped with luxurious seafood with lotus roots and mushrooms at the bottom, slow cooked to preserve the original flavors of the ingredients, resulting in a rich taste.

• Sugar Rice Cake

Grand Central Hotel Shanghai has transformed Shanghai's favorite sweet rice cake into auspicious golden ingots, a fun and creative gift during Chinese New Year. Slice and enjoy at home or pan-fry until golden. With a rich coconut flavor and a healthy, low-sugar recipe, it suits a variety of different tastes. Sprinkle with white sugar for an even better taste!

Location: No 505 Jiujiang Road, Huangpu district

Price: 788 yuan per portion for Poon Choi; 48 yuan per portion for Sugar Rice Cake

To buy online: Search "王宝和" on WeChat and purchase through the official mini-program.

Pickup

Dates: Jan 15 - Feb 12

Times: Daily 10 am- 8 pm (Jan 28: 9 am-4 pm)

Location: Coffee Shop, 1F, Grand Central Hotel Shanghai (No 505 Jiujiang Road)

Reservation: Call 021-5353-8888 ext. 60136 (Book at least two days in advance)

 

Central Hotel Shanghai

• Stewed Assorted Delicacies

Stewed Assorted Delicacies is a traditional Chinese New Year dish. Handcrafted by Wang Bao He's chefs, it includes a variety of delicious ingredients such as egg dumplings, roast duck and meatballs, symbolizing reunion, happiness, and good luck.

• Wang Bao He crab meat

The Wang Bao He crab meat gift box features carefully selected Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, meticulously prepared crab meat, and special crab oil and huangjiu (yellow rice wine) from Wang Bao He, offering an unforgettable and delicious taste.

• Wang Bao He Liquor Saturated Hairy Crab

One of Wang Bao He's signature dishes, the Liquor Saturated Hairy Crab uses aged huangjiu from the Wang Bao He Winery in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, and selects fresh Yangcheng Lake crabs from Jiangsu province to create a dish with a rich and delicious taste.

Price:

Stewed Assorted Delicacies: 308 yuan per portion

Wang Bao He crab meat: 298 yuan per bottle

Wang Bao He Liquor Saturated Hairy Crab (3 crabs): 198 yuan

How to buy: Official "Wang Bao He" WeChat mini program

 

Garden Hotel Shanghai

• Butter Cookies

At the Garden Hotel Shanghai, you can find a special 10-piece pack of butter cookies with mixed flavors. This limited-edition gift box is meant to celebrate the Year of the Snake. The box features an auspicious snake design resembling a Chinese knot. Inside, you'll discover some carefully handpicked Shanghai gifts – two flavors of butter cookie: orange peel and raisin, with five of each flavor.

Price: 138 yuan per box

How to buy: Scan the following QR code to buy

Location: No 58 South Maoming Road

 

Jin Jiang Tower Shanghai

• Shanghai Pastry Gift Box

At Jin Jiang Tower Shanghai, the Shanghai Pastry Gift Box showcases traditional pastry-making techniques with modern advancements. Through innovations in fresh-locking technology and overnight heating techniques, these pastries boast a thin crust, a juicy and sweet filling, a crispy texture, and a melt-in-the-mouth experience. Even after reheating, they retain their freshly baked quality.

Price: 68 yuan per box (Eight pieces)

Scan the QR code to buy.

Address: No 161 Changle Road

 

Shanghai First Foodhall

• Nuts Collection

Shanghai First Foodhall presents the Wonderful Nuts Collection gift box series with three options: "Wishes Fulfilled", "Abundant Blessings", and "Wealth and Prosperity", each evoking a festive feel from their names alone!

- "Wishes Fulfilled" includes walnut-flavored melon seeds, thin-shell walnuts, pecan nuts, almonds, dried tangerine peel peanuts, and green raisins.

- "Abundant Blessings" features buttery small walnuts, purple cashews, plain hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, garlic-flavored green peas, and almonds.

- "Wealth and Prosperity" contains plain hazelnuts, sea salt pistachios, charcoal-roasted cashews, walnut kernels, macadamia nuts, and pecan nuts.

Price:

- "Wishes Fulfilled" Gift Box: 198 yuan

- "Abundant Blessings" Gift Box: 298 yuan

- "Wealth and Prosperity" Gift Box: 398 yuan

How to buy: Available at physical stores. Multiple locations, including No 720 East Nanjing Road.

 

Shen Da Cheng

• Prosperous Pastry Gift Box

As the "King of Cakes" in Shanghai, Shen Da Cheng has launched the Prosperous Pastry Gift Box for Chinese New Year, featuring the auspicious Eight Treasure Rice and Steamed Rice Cake. The round shape of the Eight Treasure Rice and Steamed Rice Cake symbolizes family reunion and prosperity.

• Prosperity Bucket Gift Box

Shen Da Cheng's Prosperity Bucket Gift Box features six different kinds of lucky pastries!

Price:

Prosperous Gift Box: 39.9 yuan per box

Prosperity Bucket Gift Box: 108 yuan per box

How to buy: Search "沈大成线上商城" on WeChat and buy via the official WeChat mini-program. Multiple physical locations, including No 636 East Nanjing Road.

 

Source: Huangpu District Administration of Culture and Tourism