It was a 9-course dinner priced at RM1,088. There were ten of us and we started with the fresh salmon fish 'yee sang'.
OK, the green chillies are not supposed to be served with the 'yee sang', but it was placed there when I took the photo! LOL! The two white plates contain the raw salmon fish.
The above photo shows the 'yee sang' up close before we added in the fresh salmon fish.
After we added the salmon fish, I had no time to take photos as everyone started to use their long chopsticks to stir the 'yee sang'. As you know, stirring the 'yee sang' (or what we call 'lou sang') is considered auspicious and I would not want to miss out on the action! Haha!
See how long the pair of 'lou sang' chopsticks is compares to the normal chopsticks that we use to eat with!
Within minutes, this was what remained of the big plate of 'yee sang'.
Since I love 'yee sang' a lot, I guess I ate most of it! LOL!
After that delicious 'yee sang', came the shark's fin soup with crab meat and crab roe.
I wondered why it was orange in colour! This is my bowl of shark's fin soup.
Unlike shark's fin served in some restaurants, this one used genuine shark's fins. Can you see this big chunk of shark's fin? Yummy!
I know! I know! We are not supposed to be eating shark's fin right? But I was invited and this dish was already on the table. It would be pointless to reject it!
Next on the list was roasted whole smoked suckling pig. Now I know some of you don't eat pork, but this was really delicious! Sorry about that!
See that huge pig head on the plate? I kind of felt sorry for the pig actually!
But the meat dipped into a little of the sauce was scrumptious! And I have to say it went down very well with a glass of red wine, courtesy of my friend!
The next food on the menu turned out to be my favourite dish for the night! It was steamed garoupa fish with chop ginger and preserved bean paste.
The flesh was smooth and it was tasty! I love this dish a lot!!
After the fish, came the deep fried sea prawns with garlic, salt and pepper.
I found the prawns a little too salty. Did not really like this one!
Next was braised top shell fish with mushroom, dried oysters and 'fatt choy'.
I am never a fan of this type of dish but I guess it was healthier than all the fried prawns and roasted pig we had earlier!
Finally, it was time for fried glutinous rice with waxed meat. I was already quite full by then, but I could still take in some more, haha!
It was not bad although we could not finish it! So in the end, we had to 'ta pau' (take away) whatever remained on the plate.
After resting our stomachs for a while (giving our stomachs time to digest all those food!), we were served desserts. The first dessert was chilled mango puree with sago and pomelo.
It may not look very appetizing, but believe me, it was quite delicious! Can you see the slices of pomelo I scooped up?
The second dessert was steamed 'nian gao' and lotus paste pastries.
The steamed 'nian gao' with shredded coconut was nice.
The lotus paste pastries were not too bad either.
Overall, I would say the food here were quite good although slightly pricey, but I would definitely return for the steamed garoupa fish!
Before we left, I took a quick snap of the front entrance of this restaurant.
And just in case you would like to book for a Chinese New Year dinner there, here are the details.
Grand Imperial Restaurant,
Lot F33-F35, First Floor,
Hartamas Shopping Centre,
No. 60, Jalan Sri Hartamas 1,
Sri Hartamas, 50480 KL
Tel : 03-6201 3777
Fax : 03-6201 7226
FIRST COMMENTER
wow..a big feast!
For that price, I believe the food's well worth it isn't?
I enjoy yee sang only...for the raw salmon. Otherwise, I am not really into those sweet crunchy stuff.
Btw, that nian gao with coconut looked interesting. The version I am familiar with is fried nian gao with yam or sweet potatoes.
what a lavish spread Foong!
Restaurants should consider not serving sharks fin soup. Maybe there's a better alternative that reducing the numbers of shark species in the world?
wow, it looks so grand as the name. hey foong, let's go karaoke, long time didn't meet you liao.
wow!! who invited you and belanja you that RM1088 dinner?? so lucky~~
seems like every CNY dinner must start with the "lou sang".. so how many times have you lou-ed already??
and all the "yee sang" taste the same.. i have did it two times so far, and started to feel a little sick about it already, hahaha!!
haha, of course you got more "real" shark's fin, cos you were priced at RM1088 ok??
but i think they have put generous amount of crab roe in it, else it won't look so orangy in color.. so worth the pay??
another thing is that i also pity the little pigs, they are just maybe few days old, never have enjoyed their lives and now they are already being roasted on our dining table.. haiz!!
hmmm, the garoupa.. i would think it may look better if served in a whole instead of cut into pieces??
anyway, i know why the cook cut it into pieces.. so that each piece can absorb the ginger and preserved bean paste to the maximum, so they taste much better.. hehe!!
oh prawns!! you know what?? i only eat prawns if they are cooked on their own - not campur here campur there with other seafood.. strange huh?? but i don't know why..
too salty for you?? hmmm, but i am quite interested to sprinkle the salted garlic pieces onto the rice.. must be very tasty!! haha..
I like suckling pig but seldom have chance to eat because all my family members dont eat that. But if it comes with the menu then I usually had the biggest share. :)
actually when it comes to this kind of 9 course CNY dinner.. one of my favourite will be the braised mushroom/vege/beancurd.. just love that..
it's like something refreshing after so many dishes of meat and meat and meat.. so a little vegetarian is good in the middle..
and also another favourite is the rice session.. be it fried rice, or glutinous rice with waxed meat!! hahaha..
no matter how stuffed i already am after so many dishes.. i would still want to eat some of the rice, i just love rice with flavours!! haha.. if you just give me plain rice, i won't even touch a single bit of them..
oh, the deserts!! i always look forward ot the deserts, always come in pairs - one soup type and one cakes type..
the mango with pomelo and sago is very refreshing right?? and what are those black dots in that ah?? poppy seeds?? i love the pomelo sacs, bit and the juice burst into mouth, very satisfying~~ :p
hey, the steamed glutinous cake and lotus paste pastries both look so lovely!! i'm sure to help myself with the second servings, hehe!! i have sweet-tooth you know??
oh btw, you didn't take a photo of the menu?? i'm sure every dish is given an auspicious name for the sake of CNY..
i had one a day before CNY eve for my dad's birthday.. then next thursday with colleagues, then next friday with friends.. hmmm, just 3 and i think shouldn't be too much right?? haha~~
Wow! What a setup and such an exotic selection!!! Looks fun! Love when you show your food!!
So nice to feast with you!
Aloha, Friend
Comfort Spiral
wow! first of all, i want to say that i really like your new layout foong!!!
i haven't taste shark's fin, the only exotic fish i tasted in my entire life is the meat of a sting ray....other than that...nothing...
oh my i love that roasted pig... here in Phil. we usually serve roasted pig in very occasion and that's a tradition..
i love it especially the crispy skin...yum yum''
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"chilled mango puree with sago and pomelo" should taste nice. Have not tried with pomelo yet.
Poor suckling oink! Never had much opportunity to suck milk..
Dunno why almost all CNY celebration do not quite fancy the food at home coz they are mostly all meat. Only veg I can miserable find are the 'sang choy', mushroom, cucumber & my fav arrowhead.:(
Would love 'yee sang' with lots & lots of pomelo especially semi sweet sour pomelo.
Sorry cannot understand how to taste shark fins it's sort of 'tasteless' & crunchy. I'm just as hopeless like the shark who knows only how to wallop. I gather most of the taste comes from the gravy itself?. Need to consult foodie foongpc on this.
nice food.. my favourite would be shark 's fin soup with crab meat! =D
kenwooi.com
Ohhhhhhhhh 'flied lice' sorry I'm *burp* excuse me, very full to the brim can ta pau bro?..haha.
Usually this is the very last dish that I seldom eat in any dinner functions. By the time the 6th or 7th dish arrives almost 90% full. Only a spoonful of fried rice suffice it all.
Lou Sang is not part of our culture over here.
By the way, this is luxury!
wow....very sumptous!! i only lou sang twice so far..i want more!!!
Wow what a grand dinner!!
Aside from the Miss Piggy lol.. everything else looks yummy!
Ooooooh got yee sang here today, this one looks best... sure yummy! Stil haven found my yeesang tho...
Happy CHinese New Year again to you and your family, don forget to save some of ur ang pows for ur u know what he he... :)
Yummy.... it looks so appetizing
Hello Foong,
OMG! those food? They make me hungry. Very hungry. Happy belated Chinese New year to you yeah. And nice blog layout you have here.
I am salivating!
恭喜发财！
fuyooo... new blog layout. Looks like I will need to update my blog layout too. :)
Great feast... Looks really yummy. :P
Gosh.
I went to the same place.
Had the same food as u.
At the same time I reckon.
LOL.
ps: i blogged about it too, few days ago.
anyway, happy cny =)
Restaurants certainly know how to cater to the needs of their customers. Many Chinese restaurants in my city offered auspicious 8 or 9 course meal for Chinese New Year. Yours is truly different. I've never had any of those dishes. Of course I had nian guo but not with shredded coconut. We didn't dine out though. My parents are traditional...gotta cook and eat at home.
Xin Nian Kuai Le!
i damn like lou sang very much!
but never use the long chopsticks to lou... :(
wah... that why the cost is higher... they provided the big chunk of shrk's fin and not thee fake bihun sharp fin... mmm
overall... it is worth rm1088!
nice restaurant.
How nice to be invited to a RM1088 9-course sumptuous dinner. Is it value for money and not an inflated CNY price? Think it's around that range. Garupa & Yee sang looks good. Thanks
Hi all is very interstice Chinese food all is very nice keep it up.
invited free ar? even if u have to pay i will say it is worth every single cent hahahhah
That's a very festive dinner. I'm drooling now! ha ha.. I really love Chinese cuisines. So yummy!
Looks good! :D
Gong xi gong xi!
Were you there during night of reunion dinner or day afteR?
Haha. Could've bumped into you without knowing it. lol.
anyway, good feast nonetheless =)
wow, all the dishes look good!
foong foong foong foong!!! I've not been here for sometime now.. sorry.. BUT.... I love your new look!!!! Pheeee weeeett!!!!! NICE :D
Are they using drum sticks & modified them into chop sticks haha Looks like 2 feet long lah.
Oh oh! poor little Babe can you please turn its head facing the other way a bit scared to look at its pitiful face.
Hi Foong, first up...Happy New Year! Hope the new (Tiger) year started well for you.
Yee Sang looks nice in an equally nice lacquer dish. For some strange reason, the best Yee Sang dishes that I've tasted are always at hotel Chinese restaurants. It must have something to do with the freshness of the ingredients and the right portions of the sauces and condiments.
Tossing the Yee Sang is great fun esp with all the unusual and amusing requests. Neat chopsticks, those.
I agree with Bananaz that sharkfins are tasteless. It's the soup with the other ingredients that are flavourful. Still that soup with crab roe looks delicious. I enjoy this soup with a dash of vinegar. It enhances the taste IMO.
Instead of sharkfin soup, one great alternative is the chili hot and sour veg soup. You've got to try this at Mandarin Oriental. Yum!
1088!!!! that's exp!
Fish not served whole? Quite unusual during CNY. But most importantly, it tastes good, eh?
That prawn dish reminds me of one such I had the other night but it was Nestum prawns. The Nestum bits were nicer than the prawns, I must say.
What's top shell fish, Foong? Abalone is normally used in this dish. I hope it tastes better than it looks. :p
Nice neen koh.
Happy new year again, Foong..
Btw, nice new template. I like..
It looks like we have a new food blogger here...
mei teng, yeah a big feast indeed! Haha! Yes, the food is good though I still think the a little bit pricey! Well, it's CNY, so can't complain much! LOL!
You mean you only like yee sang with salmon? If no salmon, you won't eat the yee sang? I love yee sang even without salmon, but I also don't fancy the crunchy stuffs : )
Actually I prefer fried nian gao with yam or sweet potatoes but this version with shredded coconut is not bad : )
lina, a lavish spread, indeed! : )
mei teng, actually I don't mind if they serve fake sharks fin soup - I actually just like the soup with added vinegar in it.
But considering the price they are charging, of course I want the genuine thing, haha! : )
saucer, sure, let me check my schedule yes? You and witch must sing your wedding song Endless Love for me! : )
SK, yeah I feel very lucky, haha! But too bad it was not during CNY, if not can get angpow some more! LOL!
How many times lou sang? Many, many times! Countless! Haha!
Yeah, they better have real sharksfin considering the price! Though I'm not the one paying, haha!
I agree the suckling pig is unhealthy and oily, but it's nice and tasty! OKlah, just eat it once or twice a year only : )
yeah, poor little piglets! I also pity them! But already cooked and on the table, so eat lah! : )
At first, we also wondered why they cut up the fish! But like you said, the pieces of fish can absorb the ginger and bean paste better. And they were excellent!
Yeah, actually I also like prawns cooked on their own, otherwise you are just eating the taste of the sauce and not the prawns.
I also like the fried rice or glutinous rice, so I think I ate the most there! But still coiuld not finish them, cos everyone ate too little! So in the end, must bungkus! : )
I am sweet tooth juz like you, haha! I also look forward to the desserts no matter how full I am! Of course, I took 2nd and 3rd helpings of the desserts! LOL!
Yeah, I took a photo of the menu but it didn't turn out nice, so didn't post it here, just use as my reference since I can't remember the name of all the dishes! Too bad I'm banana, can't read the nice Chinese names of all the dishes!! : (
molly, haha! I like suckling pig but try not to eat too much cos it's really oily and unhealthy! : )
heidi, haha! Thanks! : )
cloudia, thanks! Come to Malaysia for a gastronomical holiday! : )
bluedreamer27, thanks! Glad you like my new layout! : )
Oh, you should come over to Malaysia and try the shark's fin, haha! But I think it's not as tasty as stingray! It's only the soup of the shark's fin that make it nice!
You love the crispy skin of the roasted pig? Yeah, yummy!! But don't indulge too much yes, cos it's unhealthy! : )
bananaz, wow! So many 8! I feel dizzy reading your comments! Haha!
Yes, the chilled mango puree was nice!
Well, I think most people like meat that's why restaurants have mostly meats on the menu! Pretty unhealthy right?
As for the shark's fin, you are correct. It's pretty tasteless if not for the soup or gravy : )
I like fried rice or glutinous rice so even if full, still will eat one bowl of it! Haha!
kenwooi, ooh, shark's fin soup with crab meat is your favourite? : )
jam, what? No lou sang in Sibu? Really? I thought all Chinese in Malaysia practise lou sang during CNY!
Yeah, this is luxury dinner looking at the price tag but I ate for free, haha! : )
chrisau, there are many more days left of this CNY, so you have lots of opportunity to lou sang! Haha!
mariuca, grand dinner indeed! Still haven't found your yee sang? Try the ones sold in Jusco - the one with raw salmon priced at around RM30 - RM45. They are quite good.
Yes, definitely saving my angpows for my trip! Haha!
quirky-malaysia, yeah it is appetizing! : )
willie, thanks! Hope you are having a nice holiday as well! And glad you like my new layout! : )
irenelim, wah! Long time you didn't come here already! Visiting me for CNY? Haha! Salivating? Go and dine there! : )
angie tan, haha! Thought of wanting to update my blog layout since it's CNY! Bring in the good chi! : )
Yummy food! Love it! : )
mizzsharon, visited your blog : )
rose belle, never had any of these dishes? Oh, you must come to Malaysia and try them! Eat at home is good also, you get home cooked food, which I think is the best! : )
CH Voon, you also like to lou sang? Gimme five! : )
Yeah, price is expensive so better serve real stuffs! Haha! Yeah, poor piglets, but i like the dish - just once or twice a year is OK I guess.
cheahs@n, yeah it's nice to be invited to a dinner and don't have to fork out a single sen! Haha! I think it's slightly expensive but it's CNY so not much to complain about! : )
shopping in las vegas, thanks! : )
manglish, really? I think if I pay, slightly expensive lah : )
beng gee, you like Chinese cuisines? Do you have a lot of Chinese restaurants in Philippines?
day-dreamer, gong xi fa cai to you! Hey, how come cannot access your blog?
mizzsharon, oh I was there one week before CNY, haha! Not during CNY itself. So impossible to bump into you, haha! Yeah, a good feast! : )
wenn, yes, they look and taste good! Most of them anyway : )
merryn, thanks! Glad you like my new layout! : )
cheahs@n, drum sticks modified into chopsticks? LOL!
happysurfer, happy CNY to you! It's a great start to Tiger year!
I guess you are right. The freshness of ingredients for yee sang do make a lot of difference!
I love tossing the yee sang! : )
I also love shark's fin soup with a dash of vinegar. Yummy!
Oh, I must try your recommended chili hot and sour veg soup at Mandarin Oriental! Is it available any time or only during CNY?
Yeah, we were quite surprised the fish did not came whole, but I guess they cut it up to better absorb the sauce.
I do not quite like prawns mixed with other stuffs actually, hence I didn't like this prawn dish.
Top shell fish? Er...actually I also don't know. Haha! It tastes quite OK though I'm not really into abalones and mushrooms. I like the broccoli though : )
Glad you like my new template. A new year needs a new look : )
zewt, well it's CNY! Actually, not too expensive for the food is good! : )
khengsiong, haha, not really. I don't want to be known as a food blogger : )
The restaurant China Imperial did they return to New Orleans are they move to another area of town?
Wow, that's a heck of a lot of food :D
foong, gone are the dayz when we both use the same template :D
wah..foongpc, notice u have a new house.. so different.. looks more classy now.. very nice..
Invited? So do you still have to pay for part of the Rm1k dinner? Goodness.
Awww....I wanna eat those Salmon fish too...Just look at those orange coloured fresh salmon fillets. Who can resist them? :p
Yeah...how come it is in orange colour bro? What happened? Because of the crab roes? :p
I love suckling pig too. But sometimes...I feel bad about eating them... :(
War...all...I can say is...RM1k is too damn expensive for the above food. :)
wah! Such big feast Foong.
I guess for so many dishes, RM108 per person isn't that bad :o) considering you're only having them once a year.
wow, what a sumptuous spread but it's rather expensive for such dishes.
the suckling pig is not my cup of tea but you can't go wrong with the steamed nian gao with shredded cocounut, absolutely yummy!
Love your YeeSang served in lacquer dish have place a link to my latest entry on 'Human Day'. tQ
looks extremely yummy! ill put this in mind for next year! :)
hanging lamps, huh?
nick phillips, you can say that again! haha! : )
merryn, yeah, those were the days. Haha!
reanaclaire, thanks! Glad you find it nice : )
tekkaus, no it's free for me, haha. I can't resist those salmon fish too! Yummylicious!
Don't know why the sharks fin is orange in colour.
So you feel bad about eating the pigs too? Haha, me too. But I still love to eat them, what to do?
Yes agree it's quite pricey but then again this is KL, not Melaka. Hehe.
ai shiang, yeah, actually I don't mind paying for such a dinner once a year. But I got to eat this for free! Yippee!! : D
life ramblings, yeah rather pricey but it's CNY after all!
So you don't like the suckling pig? It's actually nice but unhealthy! The steamed nian gao is yummy!
bananaz, thanks for the link! : )
quachee, it's not too late to go there this year! ; )
was there last night... some dishes look familiar! same dessert, rice.. actually i enjoyed the smoked roasted duck the most that came with the set.
Amazing!I am feeling very hungry now. You made me so.
Thanks for posting.
The restaurant China Imperial did they return to New Orleans are they move to another area of town?
lechua, oh I didn't eat any smoked roasted duck - was not on the menu! Would love to try that!
bob, glad I made you hungry, haha! : )
hanging lamps, huh? Don't quite get what you are saying : )
that's a feast foong!
Foong, that chili hot and sour soup is served all-year round.
wah such a luxury!!!
wish you a very happy chinese new year for every chines person.
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