It’s A Wrap: Rice Dumplings To Try This Dragon Boat Festival

By Staff Writer | May 18, 2016 0 Comments

With the Dragon Boat Festival (Duan Wu Festival) making its way this June, here’s our round-up of rice dumplings to share with your loved ones.

What is the Dragon Boat Festival without some rice dumplings to celebrate with? Whether you like your rice dumplings traditional style, or something a little more unconventional, we’ve got you covered.

Here’s our top picks for the upcoming festival:

Shang Palace

Be spoilt for choice with Shang Palace’s latest selection of rice dumplings. Riding on the popularity of salted egg yolk dishes, Shang Palace will entice salted egg yolk fanatics with their new Bird’s Nest Rice Dumpling with Salted Egg Yolk and Custard (SGD 42.80 per piece). Savour luxurious ingredients in their new Abalone and Porcini Pesto Rice Dumpling (SGD 40.65 per piece) and Black and White Glutinous Rice Dumpling featuring pork belly, salted egg yolk and chestnuts (SGD 23.55 per piece); or opt for the healthier Five Grain Truffle-Infused Vegetarian Rice Dumpling (SGD 19.25). Enjoy all four new dumplings in their Rice Dumpling Gift Set at SGD 104.85.

Availability:  23 May to 9 June 2016. Preorders can be made online here.

Mitzo Restaurant & Bar

 

For affordable rice dumplings infused with premium ingredients, check out Mitzo’s selection of handcrafted rice dumplings. A modern take on the traditional pork dumpling, the fragrant and savoury Truffle Kurobuta pork rice dumplings (SGD 18++ per piece) features premium Kurobuta pork, charcoal powder, homemade truffle sauce, mushroom, chestnut, salted egg yolk and lotus seeds. To please both young and old palates, the Red Yeast foie gras & duck rice dumpling (SGD 20 per piece) infuses the traditional flavours of red yeast alongside pan-fried foie gras, duck thigh meat and lotus seeds. Satisfy your sweet tooth with the aromatic Osmanthus rice dumping served with brown sugar & osmanthus honey (SGD 15++ per pair), which adds a floral twist to the Lye Water/Alkaline Water Rice Dumpling (or Kee Zhang).

Availability: 15 May to 9 June 2016. For more information on orders, visit here.

Golden Peony

Bringing its flavours even closer to home, Golden Peony offers a new Singapore Chilli Crab Rice Dumpling (SGD 28++ per piece) flavour this year. Filled with luscious chilli crab claw meat, pair the rice dumpling with the Homemade Chilli Crab Sauce for that extra oomph. Also new in this year is their Black Truffle, Morel Mushroom and Chicken Meat Rice Dumpling with Homemade Morel Mushroom Sauce (SGD 12++ per piece), featuring generous slices of fragrant black truffle and succulent chicken drumstick meat. Alternatively, go back to basics with their perennial favourite – Traditional ‘Hong Kong Style’ Rice Dumpling (SGD 28 per piece), featuring copious ingredients including Abalone, Mung Beans, Roast Pork, ‘Dong Bo’ Pork, Chicken, Dried Scallop, Salted Egg Yolk, Chinese Mushroom, Lotus Seed and Chestnut.

Availability: 8 May to 9 June 2016. For more information, visit their website here.

Min Jiang

 

This year, Min Jiang adds a local touch to its rice dumplings with two new exciting flavours. A twist on the classic Malay dish, the Wagyu Beef Cheek Rendang Dumpling (SGD 12.65 per piece) offers a mix of sweet, savoury and spicy flavours with its yellow-hued turmeric glutinous rice, premium Australian wagyu beef cheek and a homemade rempah (spicy paste) made with lemongrass, star anise and cardamom seeds. Reminiscent of the comforting flavours of home-cooked food, the fragrant Chicken with Salted Egg Yolk and Chestnut Dumpling (SGD 12.65 per piece) features steamed chicken along with minced ginger, salted egg yolk, fresh chestnuts, Chinese sausage, dried shrimp and flower mushrooms.

Availability: 23 May to 9 June 2016. For more information, visit their website here.

Jiang-Nan Chun

Jiang-Nan Chun presents a range of new and signature rice dumplings this year. Making a comeback this year is the generously packed Steamed Glutinous Rice Dumpling with Abalone, Mushrooms, Lotus Seeds, Chestnut, Dried Scallop, Roasted Pork Belly, Green Beans and Salted Egg Yolk (SGD 26). A new addition this year would be the Steamed Glutinous Rice Dumpling with Mesquite Wood Smoked Duck, Green Beans and Lotus Seeds (SGD 16), which incorporates Jiang-Nan Chun’s mesquite wood smoked duck known for its strong umami taste.

Availability: 23 May to 9 June 2016. For more information on orders, visit their website here.

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