Jade at The Fullerton Hotel Singapore is back this year with their ever-popular Jade Classics Rice Dumpling Collection, this time with a special twist – liquor-infused dumplings. The latest creation is a Moutai pork and dried scallop rice dumpling ($24), stuffed with 48-hour Moutai-infused pork belly that’s both tender and smoky. Other premium flavours include the traditional Hong Kong style abalone rice dumpling ($58) for sharing, and the vegetarian truffle five-grain rice dumpling ($20). The blue pea Nyonya ($18) and Hokkien salted egg yolk ($18) rice dumplings are also back this year by popular demand, for those who prefer to skip the modern iterations and stick with familiar flavours and ingredients.
Available for pick-up and delivery from now till June 6.
The Dragon Boat Festival or – Duan Wu Jie as it’s known in Mandarin – is soon approaching on June 10. Typically observed on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the festival has origins in China as a commemoration of the Zhou dynasty poet Qu Yuan. While it isn’t a public holiday in Singapore, the occasion is still widely celebrated across homes, with families gathering to feast on delicious, steaming hot sticky rice dumplings or bak zhang. This year, we round up the best places to order rice dumplings. From bak zhang made with traditional recipes, to innovative, modern recreations, these dumplings are great for gifting or enjoying with your loved ones.
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