Dragon Boat Festival 2024 – Celebrate With Delicious Rice Dumplings in Stunning New Flavours!

It’s that time of the year when we all get excited about rice dumplings, again. Every year, award-winning restaurants come up with innovative rice dumplings and there are always new flavours to look forward to. This year, we bring to you only our favourite dumplings that will 100% win over the hearts of both the young and old.

Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant, Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza

Award-winning Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant at Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza impresses, once again, with two new exciting flavours and thoughtful gift bundles this year.

A culinary masterpiece, the Crab Meat with XO Conpoy Sauce Rice Dumpling ($28) is an umami-packed parcel. The house-made XO conpoy sauce is made from quality shredded dried scallop and chilli spices before generous chunks of Sri Lankan crab meat are folded in. This indulgent creation is then poached for approximately six hours, allowing the ingredients such as salted egg yolk, black bean and fragrant glutinous rice to meld together perfectly.

Embracing traditions with a modern twist, the new Pandan Gula Melaka with Shredded Coconut & Quinoa Glutinous Rice Dumpling ($20) will remind you of the well-loved Ondeh Ondeh Kueh. Expect a smoky caramel-like gula melaka and nutty shredded coconut centre enveloped with creamy purple sweet potato, all wrapped in pandan-infused glutinous rice, wholesome quinoa and green bean. We absolutely adore the play on textures!

The luxe 5-Head Abalone with Karasumi & Iberico Pork Rice Dumpling ($38), renowned for its exquisite flavours, makes a grand return due to popular demand. Boasting only the finest and most premium ingredients such as 5-head abalone, scallop, the highly sought-after karasumi (dried mullet roe), and tender Iberico pork, this superior rice dumpling will awaken your taste buds.

Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant’s Signature Pork & Salted Egg Rice Dumpling ($25), and vegetarian option — Cordycep Flower & Purple Glutinous Rice Dumpling ($20) — are also available for purchase. Those looking for gift sets should go for the Premium Bundle (4 pieces – 5-Head Abalone with Karasumi & Iberico Pork, Crab Meat with XO Conpoy Sauce, Pandan Gula Melaka with Shredded Coconut & Quinoa Glutinous Rice, Signature Pork & Salted Egg) which is going for $79.90 nett from now to 13 till May 2024.

From 14 May – 10 June 2024, guests can enjoy a 15% discount off gift bundles simply by quoting “RD15” when placing an order via https://bit.ly/whricedumplings, +65 6831 4605 or mhrs.sindt.fb.reservations@marriotthotels.com.

Hai Tien Lo, Pan Pacific Singapore

Drum up the Dragon Boat Festival with a sumptuous selection of rice dumplings intricately curated by the Chefs at Hai Tien Lo. We recommend the abundant Hai Tien Lo’s Supreme Rice Dumpling (海天楼至尊鲍鱼干贝烧鸭粿蒸粽 – SGD45), which is generously filled with ingredients such as pork belly, roasted duck, whole dried scallops, chestnut, green beans, lotus seed, premium glutinous rice and a whole abalone. It is a real treat that’s perfect for 4 to 6 persons.

Don’t miss Hai Tien Lo’s latest handcrafted creation — the Pan Pacific Black Pepper Foie
Gras Sausages Rice Dumpling (泛太平洋黑椒鹅肝热狗粽 – SGD22) — a stunning parcel filled with savoury Pan Pacific homemade smoked duck, roasted chicken, chicken cheese sausages and black pepper foie gras sauce. Well, it’s as delicious as it sounds!

Other delectable options include the Black Glutinous (Pulut Hitam) Nyonya Rice Dumpling(黑金糯米娘惹粽 – SGD22) filled with a perfect blend of premium black and whiteglutinous rice, pork, candied melon, Japanese mushrooms, shallots and garlic, and the
Hokkien Rice Dumpling with Pork and Salted Egg Yolk (福建咸蛋鮮肉粽 – SGD16) packed with scrumptious ingredients such as pork belly, salted egg yolk and green beans.

Inspired by the beloved orh nee, the Teochew Dumpling with Yam Paste, Chestnuts and Gingko Nuts (潮州白果金粟芋泥粽子 – SGD13), which is a dream come true for orh nee fanatics, will certainly leave an impression.

If you are looking for gift sets, Hai Tien Lo has got you covered with their Premium Bundle (端午金装 – SGD150) and Classic Bundle (端午套装 – SGD110), comprising six dumplings in a range of flavours, packaged with a bottle of Hai Tien Lo’s Signature Homemade Premium XO Chilli Sauce, and Sweet and Sour Spicy Bean Paste Sauce respectively.

Hai Tien Lo’s rice dumplings are available for purchase from now till 10 June 2024. Delivery or self-collection will be available at Pacific Emporium (Deli Counter), located at Level 1 of Pan Pacific Singapore, from 10 May to 10 June 2024, 10:00am to 8:00pm. For more information or to order, please call 6826 8240, email specialevents.ppsin@panpacific.com or visit panpacificsingapore.oddle.me.

Man Fu Yuan, InterContinental Singapore

Celebrate the time-honoured traditions of Dragon Boat Festival with Man Fu Yuan at InterContinental Singapore as the Michelin-recommended Cantonese restaurant presents seven artisanal rice dumplings, inclusive of two new flavours, along with three gift bundle sets.

Each order of five rice dumplings will be housed in a beautiful rectangular teal box adorned with ornate illustrations of birds and flowers, and accented with a golden tassel. The boxes can be transformed into an elegant oriental shoulder bag.

Taking center stage this year is the new Nonya-Style Rice Dumpling with Plant-Based Meat, Sweetened Winter Melon, and Mushroom (传统娘惹植物肉粽, $23.90nett), a meatless spin-off of Man Fu Yuan’s popular Nonya-Style Rice Dumpling with X.O. sauce (X.O. 娘惹豚肉粽, $23.90nett) that is generously filled with minced pork, homemade X.O. sauce, sweetened winter melon and dried shrimps. For those with a penchant for sweetness, the new Glutinous Rice Dumpling with Red Bean, Honey Date and Red Date (红豆甜蜜枣红枣粽, $20.90nett) is not to be missed.

After it’s successful debut last year, Man Fu Yuan Giant Classic Cantonese Rice Dumpling with Red Quinoa (满福苑经典裹蒸粽, $98.80nett) makes its return. This limited-edition 1kg dumpling is all things Cantonese in a rice dumpling — expect two 5-head South African abalones, five-spiced pork belly, giant dried shrimps imported from Hong Kong, and more. Similar to last year, this is a limited-edition flavour with only 88 pieces available, so get your orders in quick!

Of course, the all-time favourite Signature Wild Rice Dumpling with Smoked Duck and Yunnan Black Gold Garlic (云南黑金蒜熏鸭粽, $23.90nett), and the Traditional Hokkien-Style Rice Dumpling are back as well.

Enjoy 15% early bird savings on selected items for purchases made before 19 May, and a 10% discount between 20 May and 10 June 2024. For more information and to place orders, please visit singapore.intercontinental.com/dragonboatfestival, email sinhb-festive@ihg.com or call them at +65 6825 1008.

Do get your orders in early to enjoy the early bird savings! Team Tam Chiak wishes you and your family a happy dragon boat festival filled with yummy dumplings!