Smart selection of New Year dishes

        In a twinkling of an eye, the New Year is coming, and I'm still worried that I can't book a restaurant for the New Year's Eve dinner on January 21, or is the risk of infection high for dining out? Taking out New Year's food is a high-quality choice for busy city people. Especially, it is not easy for family and friends to get together. This issue of "Gourmet Column" will take you to choose Chinese New Year dishes wisely and have a happy reunion.

        Three steps to arrange New Year dishes

        In recent years, the market of Chinese New Year dishes has continued to expand, and major hotels, famous restaurants, and local specialty stores have rushed in. For consumers, there are also many choices. However, how to choose and make New Year's dishes is a big learning. Don't just focus on the price, but the word of mouth is the key. You can refer to netizens' comments more and follow the following three steps to make New Year's dishes play the highest CP value.

        Inventory demand: first count how many meals and how many people need to eat. If you need New Year's food from New Year's Eve to the second day of the New Year's Day, you can choose the fresh New Year's food that is prepared on the same day on New Year's Eve, and let the frozen New Year's food come on the next two days. A set of frozen Chinese New Year dishes is about eight courses, which is enough to fill the ordinary household refrigerator. We must consider the ice storage space before selling.

        Matching skills: If there are many relatives and friends, you can match the fried green vegetables and homemade side dishes to make the dishes more diversified, and you don't have to rely on ordering all the New Year dishes.

        The leftovers can be changed into: the ribs and ribs in the Chinese New Year dish are usually thawed and then heated in water or microwave oven. If you haven't finished a meal, you can add a little black pepper sauce to simmer in brown sauce every other meal, and immediately change into another restaurant.

                [Set is the most convenient]

                01 Served Sliced Duck Monopoly Shop "2023 Happy New Year Package"

        The set meal includes eight delicious dishes, including Shanghai-Chuan and Guangdong Imperial Food Wufupin, scallops and cherry blossom shrimp rice cake, 6 pieces of simmered beef, Guangdong style pork belly stewed wings, 6 pieces of baked prawns in typhoon shelter, steamed dragon tiger spots in lotus pond manna, 8 pieces of lava black gold packets, grapefruit fragrant poplar branch manna, etc. The recommended price is NTD 7620, and the early bird pre-order price is NTD 6988. A free bottle of Faena Moscato sparkling wine will be pre-ordered before January 13, 2023. Far Eastern Department Stores, 7th floor, Zhubei, (03) 658-7615.

        02 Wacheng "Spring Festival Package"

        There are 15 Thai delicacies, plus 2 soups, a cool drinking pot, a delicious dessert BOWL, and 10 portions of selected rice. The recommended price is NTD 8500. Third floor of Far Eastern Department Stores, Tainan, (06) 208-8018.

        03 Skylark Group "Six Pieces of Jade Rabbit Spring Festival Chinese New Year Dishes"

        Rich Chinese New Year dishes include vegetable soup, curry turmeric rice, hunter-style stewed chicken, red wine stewed pork ribs, rock sugar tremella, strawberry cream cheese cake. The recommended price is NTD 3000 yuan, and the pre-order price of early bird is NTD 1780, which will be accepted before January 21, 2003. Far Eastern Department Stores "SKYLARK Foreign Food. Fanglin", 1st floor of Baoqing, (02) 2375-4730; On the 6th floor, "Rinaiye", (02) 2361-1258. Far Eastern Department Stores "Caf é Grazie", B1, Jiayi, (05) 236-0337; Far Eastern Department Stores "Rinaiye", 7th floor, Jiayi, (05) 284-3262. "Caf é Grazie", 4th floor of Far Eastern Department Stores, Tainan, (06) 236-1036.

        04 Dining Paradise "Lucky Feast"

        The eel with full seafood is carefully selected, the pork tendon rich in gelatin is specially selected, and the Q bullet abalone is used by Haomai, and the handmade dishes of imperial cuisine are used to keep the heart warm when the furnace is built. The set meal includes: Xihongyun Poached Eel Rice Cake, Lucky German Pig Feet, Hongyun Long-term Braised Beef, Delicious Seafood Double Treasures, Lucky Salt-Baked Chicken, Tiger Leap Salt-Baked Tender Pork Knee, Royal Purple Rice and Ginseng Chicken Soup. The recommended price is NTD 5288. 11/F, Far Eastern Department Stores, Kaohsiung, (07) 332-2068.

        05 Zhuji Pie Congee Shop "seven-piece set of Chinese New Year dishes"

        Seven exquisite New Year dishes, such as the signature Sealand Buddha Jumping off the Wall, Ruyi Pine Ginseng Chicken Soup, Tihu Sauce Roasted Golden Leg, Iced Shaoxing Drunken Chicken Leg, Jinyu Shaoxing Immortal Drunken Shrimp, Fuman Cuiyu Lion Head, Reunion Cherry Blossom Shrimp Oil Rice, are available in the oven. The recommended price is NTD 5298, and the recommended price is NTD 4388. Far Eastern Department Stores, B1, Baoqing, (02) 2382-5809; 9/F, Far Eastern Department Stores, Hsinchu, (03) 523-8120.

        06 Dahewu "Happy Rabbit Spring Festival"

        The super-strong New Year dish combination includes: Mitafu Jumping Wall, Sakura Shrimp Rice Cake, Fugui Youji, Xiangjiang Shuzi Seafood, Basque Cheese Cake, so that you can easily serve the laborious New Year dish on the table. The recommended price is NTD 418, and the preferential price for early bird pre-order is NTD 3688 before January 15, 2023. Far Eastern Department Stores, 7th floor, Jiayi, (05) 235-4888.

        [Soup has a theme]

                07 Tap Touchin "Sarawak Pepper Duck"

        Malaysian white pepper with 1.8KG muscovy duck completely retains the essence of plump fresh duck meat and duck oil. The recommended selling price is NTD 799. Far Eastern Department Stores, Building B3, Xinyi A13, (02) 7750-0888.

        08 Kaifanchuan Canteen "Delicious Fresh Abalone and Buddha Jumping off the Wall"

        Specially selected pig bones and fresh ingredients are boiled into amber broth, and then dozens of rare dishes such as fresh abalone are added to make it delicious. The recommended price is NTD 1472, and the exclusive discount price of Far Eastern is NTD 1398. The 10th floor of Far Eastern Department Stores Taoyuan, (03) 335-2768.

        [Single product emphasizes features]

                09 Mita grilled steak "rich fried chicken"

        Strictly select the fresh and tender boneless chicken thigh, and add the special scallion oil pickle, you can feel the delicious taste of chicken at the entrance. The recommended price is NTD 840, and the exclusive discount price of Far Eastern is NTD 798. 9/F, Far Eastern Department Stores Taoyuan, (03) 334-9518; 12/F, Far Eastern Department Stores, Kaohsiung, (07) 338-0078.

        10 Zhuji Pie Congee Shop "Iced Shaoxing Drunken Chicken Leg"

        Select the local chicken leg, remove the bone by hand, and match with the health preserving Shaoxing drunken juice, which is specially prepared. After thawing, slice it, and pour a little soup in the bag to eat. The chilled meat is more delicious and appetizing. The recommended selling price is NTD 630. Far Eastern Department Stores, B1, Baoqing, (02) 2382-5809; 9/F, Far Eastern Department Stores, Hsinchu, (03) 523-8120.

        Note: The "preferential price" shall be subject to the Group's employee identification card, and 10% of the service fee shall be calculated separately, and the term shall be from today to January 31, 2023.

        Warning: Don't drive while eating alcoholic food

        #