Hong Kong’s best Lunar New Year treats to gift in 2022: think Michelin-star restaurants, Forum’s affordable puddings and Man Wah’s Dashijie collab for Year of the Tiger

Jan 25 , 2022

Celebrate Lunar New Year with the luxurious turnip pudding with whole abalone and black truffles at Shang Palace. Photo: Kowloon Shangri-La

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The city’s finest eateries from Tin Lung Heen to Shang Palace have pulled out all the stops for festive feasts, with plenty of fresh twists on the Cantonese classics

We may have to remain socially distanced this Lunar New Year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t share the fortune and good will with a good old fashioned gift. And nothing says joy and prosperity quite like pudding.

Here’s STYLE’s wrap of the best festive treats to share with friends and family, courtesy of some of Hong Kong’s Michelin-worthy eateries.

Man Ho

Man Ho just gained its second year of a Michelin-star rating, and its puddings are decadent takes on the classics. Made with Chinese red dates and a dash of coconut milk, the Lunar New Year pudding with gold leaf (HK$328/US$42) is set to impress, while turnip pudding with preserved meat (HK$348) showcase locally-sourced preserved sausages alongside Japanese dried scallops.

The opulence does not end there, you can also order Man Ho’s signature XO Sauce (HK$328), candied walnuts (HK$138) and seaweed cashews (HK$138) to take your gifting to a new level.

3/F, JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong, 88 Queensway, Admiralty

Ying Jee Club

Another Michelin-starred establishment is carrying on with tradition. Ying Jee Club’s puddings are preservative-free and handcrafted daily by executive chef Siu Hin-chi. The classic turnip pudding with conpoy and air-dried meat (HK$298) is back, while chef Siu has taken a new approach with a coconut milk pudding with red bean and Ceylon tea (HK$238) that is filled with fragrant tea aroma.

Shop G05, 107-108, Nexxus Building, 41 Connaught Rd Central, Central

China Tang

From the talented craftsmanship of Michelin-recommended China Tang’s executive chef Menex Cheung and dim sum chef Mok Wing-kwai come Lunar New Year puddings with a modern twist. The turnip pudding with dried tiger prawn (HK$388), with its extra large shellfish portion and local preserved meat, and handmade rice pudding with Taiwanese brown sugar and crunchy purple rice (HK$388), are made with top-notch ingredients that will impress any connoisseur.