What’s the better way to welcome Chinese New Year with a bunch of favorite friends right?

If you are considering a pork-free CNY set but with budget in mind, this might be a good place!

Bangsar Venicia Restaurant is strangely located in Bangsar Puteri Condo, like a neighborhood restaurant, opposite Bangar Shopping Center.

The RM398 set dinner comprises of shark fin soup and prawns which we have swapped with roast duck and vegetables.

Yee Sang was alright, wish they had more salmon though

The 4-seasons platter came as a surprise as the portion was huge!

There was even a yam basket with about 10 pcs of big scallops! We were already half full when we had the first 2  dishes.

Hello roasted Donald!

The meat was juicy and tasted not too bad.

Herbal chicken was only mediocre as the herbal fragrance was not strong enough.

Asam Sek-Ban’s gravy was not bad though the fish was a little fishy.

Here comes the vegetable dish, love the crispy lotus root and macadamia nuts!

Claypot tofu.

And we had longan and sea-coconut drink as dessert to complete the meal.

Overall, I think this is an okay place as it is quite a quiet restaurant it will not cause u an arm or a leg. And apparently the hit dish is the Jiang Nan prawns but too bad few of us are allergic to seafood so if you do go, order it!

Restoran Venicia (03-2094 2010) – Map
41-02-02, Level 2
Bangsar Puteri Condominium
41, Jalan Maarof
Bangsar.

Thanks to Big Boys Oven and photography crew, we had the chance to lou sang in style in House of Tang

We foodies wish everyone a blasting Tiger year!

Nom nom nom! Can you identify us?

Top row from left : Shirley , Jessica,Witch ,Coco

Bottom row from left:  Sunny ,me , Bok, Saucer

We love chit-chatting our way to joyous tiger year!

Pretty girls welcoming you to House of Tang.

Stunt men – doing the standing tiger poses.

Lou sang time!

Love the fish *yum*

And crispy crackers!

Master Chef Koh preparing the dish for us personally. *honored*

Huat ah! Lou ah! There was not much left on the plate after the fight. LOL.

Specially prepared for us – prawn.

There will be recipes at end of this post. Whip out the dish for your family!

Sizzling baked pork ribs.

And crispy rice cake.

And latest creations from Big Boys Oven!  If you don’t understand, the cupcakes read: Gong Xi Fai Cai.

I adore the baby tigers! Aren’t they cute? They mean a lot in the movie – Woo Hoo.

Place your order on BigBoysOven.com if you would love some baby tigers too!

Happy new year and gong xi fat cai!

Be a harimau this year ok?

Hari hari pun mau.

Photos credit to:

Ken – www.foodpoi.com

Andrew – www.travelfoodies.com

Chai – www.mypixelgallery.com

Alex Ang

Recipes:

Chrysanthemum Rice Cake

Ingredients A:
- Boiled water 1.3kg
- Chrysanthemum 10gm
- Vietnamese Rice Net Wrappers10 pcs

Ingredients B:
- Glutinous flour 1.2kg
- Tang flour 240gm
- Santan flour 1 pack
- Corn flour 240gm
- Cooking oil 120gm
- Sugar 600gm

Steps:
1. Boil the water, put in Chrysanthemum and let it soak for about 20 mins. Sift the Chrysanthemum and keep the water for use.
2. Mix Ingredients B then mix the Ingredients A evenly. Pour onto a plate and steam for 2 hours. Let it cool.
3. When it is cool, cut it into pieces and wrap with Vietnamese rice net wrappers. Deep fry till golden brown and serve.

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Pork Ribs

Ingredients:
- Pork ribs 1kg
- Ginger in fine slices 20gm

Marinate:
- Garlic 1 spoon
- Oyster sauce 1 spoon
- Sugar 1/2 tea spoon
- Tapioca flour 1 tea spoon
- 1 egg

Sauce:
- Water 1 spoon
- Black vinegar 1 spoon
- Sugar 1 spoon
- Dark soy sauce a little bit
- Sesame oil a little bit

Steps:
1. Cut the pork ribs into square for about 2 inches, marinate with the ingredients above for 3 hours.
2. Place the pork ribs into pre-heated oven till 180c to bake for 15 mins till golden brown and cooked.
3. Deep dry the fine ginger slices in hot oil till crispy and place on top of the pork ribs, and pour the sauce over, and serve.

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Prawns

Ingredients A:
- 2 large prawns
- Huge cabbage 2 pcs
Note: Slice the prawns into half to butterfly shape, add a little salt and pepper to marinate for about 5 mins. Then fry the prawn till cooked.

Ingredients B:
- carrot 20gm
- Enoki mushroom 20gm
- Mushroom 2 pcs
- Celery 20gm

Ingredients C:
- Chick peas 20gm
- Green peas 20gm
- Corn 20gm

Marinate:
- Garlic 1 tea spoon
- Oyster sauce 1 spoon
- Sugar 1/2 tea spoon

Steps:
1. Boil the cabbage till soft, sift and let dry.
2. Slice Ingredients B thinly, boil, and sift dry.
3. Sauteed the garlic and pour in the Ingredients B and stir fry.
4. Wrap the ingredients with cooked cabbage into roll, and cut half.
5. Sauteed Ingredients C with butter and add sugar 1/2 teaspoon and salt 1/2 teaspoon. Cook with medium fire for 3 mins and pour onto the plate.
6. Serve the prawn on top of the cabbage roll on the plate with Ingredients C.

Crabs aside. They have launched some special dishes for Chinese New Year!

Hello CNY dishes!

Sea cucmber and seafood on a boat of dragon – RM150 onwards

See the beautiful carrot sculpture? It is amazing that how the chef could sculpt the dragon on a carrot! I usually struggle to even cut carrot into slices. If you have elderly in the family, I am sure they will love this!

Sea-cucumber contains zero cholesterol, even though it tastes like fatty pork.

Braised pork trotter with vegetables and lotus roots – RM28 onwards

Pork is not bad all the time, look at the companion of vegetables and lotus roots, it’s a healthy dish! I love lotus roots

Last but not least, lotus leaf rice with brown rice and salted egg yolk – RM50. 

There is a salted egg yolk buried underneath the rice, nice! And the unique feature is, it is a mixture of brown and white rice. You hardly see brown rice elsewhere right?

If you have no idea where to go for CNY dinner with friends/family, try Mei ChiXuan!

p/s: It’s better to call for booking to avoid disappointment.

Restaurant Mei Chixuan (03-6141 6122)
No. 32A1, Jalan PJU 5/10,
PJU 5,Dataran Sunway,
Kota Damansara,
47810 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor.

If you are also looking for a place to eat out, you might want to consider this House of Tang in Bangsar, the Chinese New Year Prosperity Set Menu starts from RM488+, RM688+, to RM888+ for 10 pax.

All collages are clickable for huge views.

行運齊撈生

Salmon Yee Sang with Crispy Shredded Treasures in Plum Dressing

For a start, of course we need to lou sang to kick off the CNY mood! I love the colorful dish, although it practically tastes similar everywhere, the trick is to have sufficient plum sauce the jazz up the dish!

福星添高照 干貝蚧肉冬瓜盅

Shark’s Fin Soup with Crab Meat and Dried Scallop in Winter Melon

The winter melon was one of the highlights as it looks REALLY cute! And the soup is so sweet.

榮華又富貴 紅燒元蹄

House of Tang Braised Pork Trotter

Everyone’s favorite of the night has to be this pork trotter. The meat was so tenderly soft, and with the gravy,the combination was perfect!

日式椒鹽明蝦 Japanese styles fleshy prawns (ming ha) and 亞參冬炎石斑魚 Assam ‘Tom Yam’ Garoupa Fish

When we were presented with the prawns, all of us admired the presentation. Don’t you just have to love the carrot-crafted pagoda?

The assam fish was done just right, not too sour nor spicy. We polished the plate with white rice.

香草燒焗雞 Baked Chicken with Herbs and Coconut Black Chicken.

I love the baked chicken as it was still juicy when served. And…ahhhh black chicken boiled in coconut! There was this unique taste in the soup, it is sweet yet light with all the coconut essence! Highly recommended!

東坡肉 Braised Pork with Soya Sauce

Ahh! Did you see the glazy pork? And thank god the fat is layered! So, at least I could skipped the top part

Top left: 蓮藕花腩煲 Claypot Pork Belly with Lotus Root
Top right:金銀堆滿屋 荷葉臘味飯 Steamed Rice with Waxed Meat in Lotus Leaf
Bottom left: 如意添好市 海參蠔士鮑螺發菜 Braised Dried Oysters with Fatt Choy, Top Shell, Sea Cucumber and Wok Fried Greens
Bottom right: Cute bun from the meat

My favorite of the lots has to be the lotus root. It was sliced thinly and crunchy. Love it!

欖菜肉碎炒桂豆 French Beans with Preserved Olives and Minced Meat and 千層菜莆豆腐 Special Homemade Layered Beancurd

The beancurd was really special as there was even meat fillings in it!

Believe it or not, hokkien mee is actually one of the house specialties! I bet it would taste even more heavenly if it were hot from the wok.

全家好團圓 海底椰湯丸 Glutinous Rice Dumplings with Sea Coconut in Iced Lemon Syrup

No meal is complete without dessert! Love the colors of the dessert

步步高升好 香炸年糕 Crisp Fried Chinese Brown Sugar Cake and tau fu fah.

I am sure you have eaten  年糕 many times, but have you ever tried one which is white in color?

This concluded our grand CNY dinner..thanks to the wonderful host and Richard for arranging this.

Thank you chef Koh for making the night excellent!

House of Tang

One Bangsar
No 63B, Jalan Ara, Bangsar Baru, 59100 KL. (03-22821111)
www.houseoftang.com.my

All collages are click-able for mega huge view.

I like how the culinary team in Prince Hotel always have creative ideas and surprise us. If you squint a bit (or click on the picture), you can see the deco of the plate in the top left corner prawn picture, it is food and art.

Master Chef Ricky is proud to showcase his dish!

Ying-Yang Yee Sang (Tuna and Salmon Roulade)

What’s Chinese New Year without the Yee Sang right? Did you see the rolls of salmon slices in picture?

Lou ah!!! 

For health, wealth, and food!

Braised pearl shark fin’s with fish maw in supreme golden broth,  Braised duck with dried fish maw and scallops

The soup was awesome, the broth was thick and very flavorful. I wish I had more

The braised duck was also one of the hit items of the night, we literally polished the plate!

My mom is a great cook too, and I think her braised duck can match this too. ^_^

The mega star of the night: Steamed cod fish with pickled radish and garlic in supreme soy sauce

I was so greedy I kept telling the guy who was serving to give me the biggest piece! The fish was thick and fresh, and the meat was so soft that it just melted in my mouth! Ahhh! Give me the fish and I will give you everything else.

Fried rice with seafood and baby abalone, Braised dried oysters with fatt choy, Mexican soy clams, sea cucumber and wok fried greens

Ah! Baby abalones with fried rice, how glamorous right?

All of us loved the dried oysters with the baby bak-choy. The gravy went superbly well together with the fried rice. Yum yum.

Last but not least, dessert!

Deep-fried batter-dipped prawns tossed with fresh lime dressing, Double-boiled hasma with red dates and glutinous rice dumplings

See the presentation of the prawns! Love how the dish is served and the prawns were fried just nice, juicy on the inside.

And lastly, a bowl of hasma as dessert to complete the meal. Hasma is great for skin, or so I heard. My mom used to boil it for us, but the thought of eating bird’s saliva somehow turns me off..oh well. Think about the great skin…

If you plan to eat out with your family, do consider Prince Hotel.  They have 3 sets for you to select from:

1.  Chinese New Year Prosperity Set – RM988 per table of 10 persons
2. Chinese New Year Fortune Set – RM1188 per table of  10 persons
3. Chinese New Year Wealth Set – RM1388 per table of 10 persons

For Chinese New Year Reservations, 

Opens daily for lunch from 12 noon – 2.30 daily and dinner is served from 6.30pm-10.30pm daily.

Acrobatic Lion Dance Performance : 21/2/2010 -12 noon at the Hotel’s Grand Lobby.