For this coming Chinese New Year, the kitchen of New World Beijing Hotel’s signature Chinese restaurant, 8 Qi Nian, is offering a month of creative, auspicious menu with traditional significance  to convey our  best wishes for the Year of the Dog.

The restaurant’s Chef Yuen has combined age-old Chinese recipes with modern preparations and the freshest seasonal ingredients to create new signature dishes such as the traditional New Year favourite Yee Sang , made with salmon, fresh fruit, vegetables and flavourful sweet and sour plum vinaigrette. Lohei or Prosperity Toss, tossing of the yee sang whilst reciting good quotes for a new year is considered a symbol of abundance, prosperity and vigor. for  the Year of the Dog.

A Chicken dish is a must have during the family reunion. In Chinese, the word for chicken sounds like “ji,” meaning good luck, so is a fitting addition to 8 Qi Nian’s auspicious Chinese New Year menu. Chef Yuen’s secret recipe for Zhangjian  Crispy Chicken includes fr