Food-tasting Invite
Chinese New Year is my most favorite festival in a year. The reunion meals, excessive steamboat sessions, red and huat everywhere and the joyous faces I see, all make me feel really happy. Every year, I look forward to many lo hei with family and friends, and the sumptuous Poon Choy of course! I have to say that while many restaurants offer different versions of Poon Choy, not every one is delicious or worth the money. Last weekend, my family was invited for a food tasting session at Wo Peng Cantonese Cuisine to try their CNY offerings as well as their signature dishes, and we had a great time. I love savory food with strong flavors and that’s exactly what I got that day.
Wo Peng Cantonese Cuisine is conveniently located in Furama City Centre Hotel. I love the traditional feel of the restaurant that makes you feel like you’re in Hong Kong. Such restaurants always promise good food!
My all-time favorite dish is usually the first dish to be served. The sweet & tangy taste of this dish makes it a perfect appetizer! Wo Peng’s Lo Hei uses vegetarian raw salmon slices, crispy fish skin & crackers, so you can feel assured enjoying it. I guess in view of recent incidents, many restaurants would be substituting their raw salmon with abalone or vegetarian options. I am personally not a fan of raw salmon so I don’t eat them. These vegetarian ones taste like firm jelly with a good texture and goes really well with the whole dish. Apparently, that’s what they serve to vegetarians in Japan too!
Absolutely love the idea of crispy fish skin in Lo Hei – It’s ingenious! And adds such a nice crunch to the whole dish. :)
Let 2016 be a year that we prosper and huat in every area of our lives!
Next up, a huge pot of Poon Choy was served to our table!
Look at that abundance of abalones, scallops, prawns, mushrooms, sea cucumbers, fish maw and dried oysters! Every one at the table could not stop smiling while savoring this dish. So savory, flavorful and tummy-happy! Wo Peng is very generous with their portions, so you can be assured that your family and friends will enjoy this dish tremendously together.
The next dish was a Chicken Soup with cordyceps flowers, black garlic, wolfberries and herbs. This soup is really healthy and wholesome, and there’s a surprise inside the chicken!
The chicken’s stuffed with glutinous rice! =D
This next dish was interesting. It’s Sauteed Peach Resin with Egg White and Green Vegetables. I’ve never seen peach resin or tasted them before, but apparently, they are very high in proteins and collagen! They are tasteless, but adds a unique touch to the dish with its agar agar-like texture.
This is what dried peach resins look like!
This next dish was a crowd-pleaser. Even the kids couldn’t stop eating it. This Smoked & Roasted Duck with Camphor & Tea Leaves was first smoked, then roasted, infused with tea leaves. Slightly crispy on the outside and succulent on the inside – Yummy!
We also enjoyed this last dish before desserts were served. The Wok-Fried Glutinous Rice with assorted sausages was delicious, fragrant and filled with generous ingredients. Very hearty and a total comfort food!
Desserts was a plate of fried Nian Gao and carrot cake. Love the nian gao – So soft and sweet! What better dish to end off a CNY food-tasting than this? :)
Check out what Wo Peng has to offer for this upcoming Chinese New Year!
Chinese New Year Menu 'Dine In'
Starts from only $368/6 pax and $598/10 pax
CNY Menu: http://wopeng.com.sg/celebrations/
CNY Menu: http://wopeng.com.sg/celebrations/
CNY Menu: http://wopeng.com.sg/celebrations/
Poon Choy 'Take Out'
Option A: $228 for 5 pax (Usual Price $298)
FREE $48 Yu Sheng with payment made by 31 Jan 2016
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Option B: $428 for 10 pax (Usual Price $568)
FREE $68 Yu Sheng with payment made by 31 Jan 2016
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CNY Set Menu 'Take Out' (FREE TREASURE POT!)
Option C: $298 for 5 pax includes four dishes:
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Wo Peng Poon Choy Braised Australian Abalone w/ Dried Assorted Seafood in Casserole
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Prosperity Crispy Fish Skin, Vegetarian Salmon Yu Sheng
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Wok-Fried Glutinous Rice w/ Assorted Chinese Sausages
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Deep-Fried Red Bean Pan Cake
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Option D: $528 for 10 pax includes four dishes:
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Wo Peng Poon Choy Braised Australian Abalone w/ Dried Assorted Seafood in Casserole
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Prosperity Crispy Fish Skin, Vegetarian Salmon Yu Sheng
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Wok-Fried Glutinous Rice w/ Assorted Chinese Sausages
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Deep-Fried Red Bean Pan Cake
Poon Choy's 13 premium ingredients: abalone, conpoy, pattern shitake, fresh prawn, sea cucumber, fish maw, dried oyster, black moss, broccoli, pig tender, roasted pork, pig skin, tianjin cabbage
Vegetarian salmon Yu Sheng that Japanese restaurants cater for their Japanese diners so no worries about GBS raw fish disease!
For daily dine in reservation:
Furama City Centre Hotel (6533-2282)
My Village，Serangoon Gardens (6634-7666)
CNY Menu: http://wopeng.com.sg/celebrations/
CNY Menu: http://wopeng.com.sg/celebrations/
CNY Menu: http://wopeng.com.sg/celebrations/
Disclosure: The J Babies was invited for a media food-tasting session at Wo Peng Cantonese Cuisine. No other financial compensation was received. All photographs and opinions expressed in this post are ours.
