Chinese New Year’s Delights at Yào Restaurant, Bangkok
By Lifestyle+Travel
To celebrate the Chinese New Year, Yào Restaurant at Bangkok Marriott Hotel The Surawongse will serve up special culinary delights including Chinese set menu and auspicious menus to mark the blessed beginning of the year of Tiger in a stylish setting, with a mesmerising view.
The Chinese set menu (THB 5,888++ per set per person) starts with Peking duck rolled with foie gras and caviar, followed by a bowl of precious fresh fish maw and baby abalone soup. Main course starts from steamed sea mud crab with minced pork, steamed black grouper with dried orange peel & black bean sauce, grilled king river prawn with salty egg yolk and black truffle, and poached green asparagus with golden broth topped with dried scallop. End the course with Chinese dessert exclusively for Chinese New Year, Chinese rice cake with pear, pudding and ice cream.
Popular belief has it that having abalone of the Chinese New Year will bring good fortune throughout the whole year. To wish you a great year ahead, Chef Bruce Hui presents an array of auspicious dishes comprising abalone: Wok Fried Australian Baby Abalone with shrimps stuffed morel and asparagus in oyster sauce, Braised Australian Baby Abalone with chicken and Chinese chestnut in soy sauce, Baked Australian Baby Abalone with king mushroom tarts, and Salt-Baked Australian Baby Abalone with spring onion.
The Chinese New Year’s specials at Yào Restaurant will be available from 31 January to 6 February 2022. Lunch during Chinese New Year is served at the restaurant from 11:30 to 14:30 and dinner from 18:00 to 22:30. Private rooms or VIP chambers that can accommodate 6-20 people are available. For reservation and more information, call +66 (0) 2 088 5666, LINE OA: @marriottsurawongse, or visit www.yaobangkok.com
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