春水堂 Chun Shui Tang Taiwanese Restaurant In Kwun Tong Hong Kong

春水堂 Chun Shui Tang Taiwanese Restaurant 

In Kwun Tong Hong Kong

春水堂 Chun Shui Tang Taiwanese Restaurant In Hong Kong! Chun Shui Tang specializes in bubble tea but also serves a wide range of Taiwanese cuisine. This restaurant is famous for its classic Taiwanese dishes, many made with ingredients sourced from Taichung. So, if you're a fan of the hearty rich beef noodles, you are in for a treat!

Cart Noodles At 大茶飯 TAI CHA FAN Tseung Kwan O Hong Kong

Cart Noodles At 大茶飯 TAI CHA FAN 

Tseung Kwan O Hong Kong

Hi Everyone! Winter is coming… so it’s time for some good ol’ cart noodles! How can one say no to a comforting bowl of cart noodles? 

The classic Cart Noodles, like Dim Sum and Siu Mei (Cantonese-style BBQ meats), are iconic Hong Kong food staples loved by both foreigners and locals.

湯•米 Soup And Rice Hong Kong Offers Taiwanese Fare In Tseung Kwan O Hong Kong

 湯•米 Soup And Rice Hong Kong

 Offers Taiwanese Fare In Tseung Kwan O Hong Kong 

Checking out the Taiwanese fare in Hong Kong for dinner and had Hotpot dishes at 湯・米 Soup and Rice. The menu features a variety of Taiwanese Rice, Handmade Noodles Set Meals, and 10x Hotpot selections. 

Din Tai Fung Restaurant ~ Joyous Spring Chinese New Year Dinner Menu 2015

Flavourful Festive Menus With A Difference

 ~ Din Tai Fung Joyous Spring CNY Dinner ~      

Din Tai Fung Outlet ~ Pavilion Kuala Lumpur

Embrace the Year of the Wooden Goat with award-winning restaurant - Din Tai Fung Joyous Spring Chinese New Year Dinner Package. The fourteen-course meal offers a "family-oriented-dinner", specially designed for family reunions and friends get-together meal. Din Tai Fung's offerings are also for  those who wish to have a dose of difference to the must-have spread of the usual Chinese new year delights. 

The courses feature auspicious dishes such as prawns, chicken, pork and not forgetting Din Tai Fung's  exquisite 18 folds, delicate Xiao Long Bao to whet your appetites.  

Chinese New Year Set Menu For The Review

 

Din Tai Fung's CNY Set Menus range from RM 218++ for fours persons to RM 798++ for 10 persons, available at Din Tai Fung outlets at Pavilion, The Gardens Mall, Empire Shopping Gallery, 1Utama Shopping Centre and eCurve. They are serving four choices of multi-course menus featuring its signature dishes from now till March 5.

Cozy & Relaxing setting for a gathering of family and friends

Classic Oriental Theme Decor   

Armed with hardwood floors and timber panels stacked upon white walls, the eatery allows patrons to dine by dark brown modern tables and chairs while immersing in Din Tai Fung's delicacies and more.

Three Treasure Yee Sang

七彩三宝魚生 (鲍鱼, 熏蛙鱼和海蜇鱼生)（三星拱照）

The experience starts with a staple dish in any new year celebration, a prosperity Yee Sang toss. Instead of just having the standard yee sang with salmon, Din Tai Fung has taken the feast a step further by featuring not one but three specials ~ abalone, smoked salmon and jellyfish in their yee sang - to be tossed together with about 20 other ingredients.

Succulent Abalone

Yee Sang dish right before the ritual tossing starts

The ritual of tossing the yee  sang starts with the layering of shredded vegetables, raw fish, sauces and condiments along with uttering auspicious wishes for a prosperous new year for everyone at the dinner table. 

Then comes the best part - the actual tossing and the higher you toss, the higher your growth in "fortunes".

Here in Din Tai Fung, they do it in style as the staff on duty shall be assisting diners with the preparations of the yee sang, helping to add in the sauces and condiments and uttering good and favourable wishes as he/she goes along at the dinner table.

Din Tai Fung House Special 
招牌小菜(事事如意)

Start your celebration with Din Tai Fung House Special, which is a mixture of spicy with a sourish appetizer with vermicelli, bean curd strips, bean sprouts, spring onions and julienne seaweed, tossed in a tangy dressing. Bound to stir up one's appetite just before the main meal.

Stewed Wheat Gluten 

烤麸（八方锦绣）

To be followed by the simple and tasty vegetarian dish of stewed wheat gluten with black fungus, going light for a healthy wheat base flavoursome dish.

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Shaoshing Wine-Marinated Chicken 

绍兴醉鸡 (闻鸡起舞）

Healthy Choice of Wine Infused Chicken

Next we have the Shaoshing Wine Marinated Chicken, which poached healthy wine marinated chicken thigh with a light soya based broth. 

House Steamed Chicken Soup

 元盅鸡汤 （金凤报喜）

Chinese dining should not be complete without any soup, so Din Tai Fung's signature House Steamed Chicken Soup comes as part of the menu for this year celebrations. Double-boiled and prepared over long hours, this hearty tummy warming soup clears the palate and freshens up the mind as it is packed with nutrients. 

Xiao Long Bao
小笼包（金玉满堂）

Crab Roe and Pork Xiao Long Bao 

蟹粉小笼包 (龙马精神)

And of course, no meal at Din Tai Fung is complete without a basket of steaming hot Crab Roe and Pork Xiao Long Bao. Each Xiao Long Bao is wrapped in delicate yet firm, translucent skin and each dumpling has at least 18 exquisite folds. 

Steamed to perfection, these tasty cute little steamed dumplings are plump and juicy filled with a tasty broth, minced pork and crab roe. The translucent skin of the dumpling is soft and the filling is mouthwatering.

Steamed Fish Dumpling

 鲜鱼蒸饺（吉庆有余）

Prawns with Salted Egg Yolk

 黄金咸蛋明虾（嘻哈大笑 ）

Happy Dish of Prawns representing 'har-har' ~ Happiness

Rounding up the main dishes is the crowd's favourite Prawns with Salted Egg Yolk. The fresh, bouncy prawn is battered and coated with salted egg yolk, cooked beautifully with a creamy buttery sauce. This clever combination of juicy prawns, eggy gravy and wok hei tinged dish, each bite bouncy and firm is wickedly delicious. Stole the hearts of many that night!

Stir-fried Seasonal Vegetable with Garlic 

蒜炒时疏 (亲亲热热）

Fried Pork Chop 

炸猪扒 （丁财两旺）

An aromatic dish of a juicy portion of lean pork meat, well marinated with 5 spice powder.

Shrimp Fried Rice

 虾仁蛋炒饭（黄金满屋）

Shrimp Fried Rice comes with a good topping of bouncy prawns. The rice was fluffy and delicious, with every morsel evenly coated with a sheen of golden egg yolk. Even though fried rice is a simple dish to prepare, it takes a lot of skill to make it outstanding. It’s amazing how a simple dish like this can satisfy even the pickiest eaters.

Sesame Dumpling in Red Bean Soup 

豆沙芝麻汤圆（丰年团圆）

Finishing off the satisfying meal with Sesame Dumpling in Red Bean Soup. An auspicious desserts which is traditionally eaten during festive seasons, this is a simple but satisfying sweet finale to any meal. 

Boiled Papaya With Snow Fungus 

木瓜雪耳 (风调雨顺)

End the perfect meal with the refreshing and wholesome desserts such as the Boiled Papaya With Snow Fungus.

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Do note that Din Tai Fung Chinese New Year Set Menus is available from now until March 5, with an exception of two days (CNY Eve & 1st day of CNY) as they are closed for staff to rest and rejoice with their family and loved ones.

For enquiries and reservations, do contact their respective outlets as follows: 

Outlets Locations Click here: DinTai Fung Outlets

FaceBook: DinTaiFungMalaysia

Website: www.dintaifung.com.my 

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Serving up Taiwanese Delights

A lot of work goes into preparing each dish at restaurant  

Din Tai Fung had a long history dated back to 1958 when it was originally  founded as a cooking oil retail shop in Taiwan. In early 1970's threatening the survival of the business, Din Tai Fung  was transformed to a restaurant in 1972 serving Steamed Dumpling or more commonly known as 'Xiao Long Bao'. 

Head quartered in Taiwan and with outlets all over the world, Din Tai Fung was rated by The New York Times in 1993 as among the top ten restaurants of the world, the only Asian Restaurant on the list. The Pavilion branch has been voted as the Top Chinese Restaurant in Kuala Lmupur.

Other recognitions was that Din Tai Fung was ranked No.1 in the '101 Best Restaurants in Asia' list, released by US based food website, The Daily Meal and also World's Second Best Chain for travellers by CNN.

The art of making Xiao Long Bao is a delicate process. The flour wrap must be of certain consistency ie not too thick neither too thin and of the right thickness. Besides, the dumpling should not be too doughy, too thin or it will break easily. On top of that, soup consistency is important as it cannot be too greasy or too rich; nor can the meat be too overcooked.

At Din Tai Fung, each Xiao Long Bao is wrapped in delicate, yet firm with translucent skin and each dumplings must be of at least 18 exquisite folds. Steamed to perfection. the meat filling within should be plump and juicy with each bite. Each Xiao Long Bao is made fresh to order.   

Classic Oriental Theme Decor   

The interior of Din Tai Fung is a reminiscent to the simple classic. An ideal place for dine for gathering of family and friends. This family friendly restaurant is always filled to the brim with hungry patrons, a perfect cosy dining ambience with good food and excellent service.

Cozy and relaxing setting for a gathering of family and friends

At Din Tai Fung, you can take your picks from their list of tantalizing delicious Shanghainese appetizers. A bite of something cold, something sweet, something sour and something spicy, your palates are bound to be awakened to savour the next dish.

Spicy Sichuan Chicken ~ RM 15.90

Top in my list is this Spicy Sichuan Chicken. Simply a delicious dish of tender and succulent poached chicken served with spicy Sichuan sauce and generous sprinkle of crushed ground nuts, diced spring onions for the added crunch and fragrant sesame seed for the nice aroma. This dish does not disappoint diners with the sourness and spiciness nicely balanced. A Must-try if you loves chicken. 

Spicy Pickled Cucumber ~ RM 6.90

An interesting simple but tasty appetizer is the healthy Spicy Pickled Cucumber. Actually these are chilled zucchini or better known as Japanese cucumber specially selected and cut to the right size and weight, drenched in chilli oil and seasoning. I enjoyed the light, cooling and refreshing taste to these low calories appetizer.  

Fragrant Pork With Crushed Garlic ~ RM 15.00

A chilled fresh zucchini in wraps with sliced of fragrant pork and topped with a flavourful garlicky spicy bean sauce.

Din Tai Fung House Special ~ RM 6.90

Din Tai Fung House Special is a mixed of spicy with sourish appetizer with vermicelli, bean curd strips, bean sprouts, spring onions and julienne seaweed, tossed in a tangy dressing. Bound to stir up ones appetite just before the main meal.    

Stewed Wheat Gluten ~ RM 7.90

Simple and Tasty Vegetarian dish of stewed wheat gluten with black fungus.

Diners can have your fill of Xiao Long Bao  to your heart content at Din Tai Fung. These tasty cute little steamed dumplings are plump and juicy filled with tasty broth, minced pork, chicken or crab roe. The translucent skin of the dumpling is soft and the filling is mouthwatering. Served in a bamboo tray in a set of six or ten pieces, these Xiao Long Bao comes in bite-sized portion. Diners can be assured that they are all freshly made upon order and serves steaming hot at each of Din Tai Fung's outlets.  

Pork Xiao Long Bao 

~ RM 11.20 for 6 pcs & RM 17.80 for 10 pcs ~

Next are the bigger version of steamed dumplings, available in shrimp, pork, vegetable, fish and even a vegetarian mushroom variation to please their diners.    

Steamed Shrimp With Pork Shaomai

~ RM 15.80 for 6 pcs & RM 24.80 for 10 pcs ~

Steamed Vegetable and Pork Dumpling

~ RM 11.20 for 6 pcs & RM 17.80 for 10 pcs ~

Spicy Vegetable & Pork Wanton

RM 11 for 6 pcs

Condiments of Chilli Oil, Soya sauce and Vinegar

Ready to Eat - Dipping sauce to savour your Xiao Long Bao

A simple guide to enjoy your Xiao Long Bao - Pour 1 part of soy sauce with 3 parts of vinegar (1:3) into the shredded ginger dish. Dip your dumpling into the pre-mixed sauce. Next, place it onto your spoon and poke a small opening to release the flavourful broth inside. Sip to taste the broth and top with some ginger on it and enjoy it mouthful. 

Otherwise, if you're not a fan of the vinegarish dipping sauce like me, you can savour the original flavour by trying the 1st bite without the sauce. I actually like it more in its original natural taste.   

Hot & Sour Soup 

~ RM 10 (Small) & RM 15 (Large) ~

A steaming hot pot of piquant soup with many type of ingredients to dunk into a flavourful broth. Not overly spicy but with a level well bearable, not too overwhelming. Bearing similarity to the popular Sze Chuan Style Hot and Sour Soup, this is a good choice if you like something sourish to jazz up your appetite. 

Shrimp Noodles Soup

A light clear broth served with in-house made noodles ( Lai Mein), chinese cabbage and crunchy fresh shrimps.

Din Tai Fung Special Fried Rice with Pork Chop
RM 18.50 

Flavoursome Fried Rice with Eggs and Spring Onions

Pork Chop

An aromatic dish of juicy portion of lean pork meat, well marinated with 5 spice powder. Goes really well with the fried rice or even better with plain white rice for me! Yummy ....

Stir Fried Pea Sprouts ~ RM 19.50

Sauteed Baby String Beans With Minced Pork ~ RM 21.50

Golden Pumpkins With Salted Eggs ~ RM 17.50

You will like this crispy golden fried pumpkin coated with salted egg yolk sauce if you are a fan of the healthy pumpkin. Many have this hate and love relationship with pumpkin, some may enjoy it more in soup or desserts but not served as a dish like this. Anyhow, you have to try this at least once to find out. 

To end our meal, we try some Sweet version of Xiao Long Bao for desserts.

Steamed Red Bean Dumplings 

~ RM 8.50 for 6 pcs & RM 13.50 for 10 pcs ~

I actually enjoyed eating these Xiao Long Boa desserts stuffed with red bean paste despite after having tasted the savoury ones. Din Tai Fung have given a new twist to how the originals ones should be enjoyed. Nice and good blend of red bean paste in the translucent skin, skillfully wrapped. The filling was not-too-sweet, filling and with the melt-in-mouth texture. Give it a try if you like any bean paste desserts like me!

Steamed Taro Dumplings 

~ RM 8.80 for 6 pcs & RM 13.80 for 10 pcs ~

As for the taro, I find is quite bland but still has the melt-in-mouth texture as the taro paste was very smooth and nice. I would prefer to have maybe some sweet potatoes or even sweet pumpkin instead. I was expecting a sweet nutty flavour but it was clearly missing here, probably could be due to the different species used. 

   Chilled Grass Jelly Topped with Purple Glutinous Rice ~ RM 9

Steamed Chinese-Style Layer Cake

RM 6 (S) & RM 10 (L)

A soft and fluffy texture steamed cake, taste well is quite bland and best eaten with the sesame sauce and the sweeten condensed milk to bring out the taste. I was told that thin layered of the cake are binded together with pork lard. The layered steam cake may look simple to us but takes lots of effort to make it.

   

Sesame sauce and Sweeten Condensed milk

Well overall, Din Tai Fung fares pretty well in their range of dishes serves from their signature Xiao Long Bao, appetizers, noodles dishes, rice dishes, soups, vegetables to the desserts. Their focus continues to be on healthy and fresh fare, with a light hand on salt and oil to encourage the natural flavours to shine through with the use of imported ingredients.  

So if you looking to try some Shanghainese or Taiwanese dishes with your family and friends, do drop by to Din Tai Fung, "Trip Advisor - Top Chinese Restaurant in KL". Have a dim sum feast savouring their famous Xiao Lung Bao - a Big Deal in Din Tai Fung!

  

Din Tai Fung currently has 5 outlets located in Klang Valley ~ The Garden Mall, Mid Valley City, Pavilion KL, Empire Subang, e@Curve and One Utama.

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