Cover Treasure Delight hamper (Photo: Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur)
Treasure Delight hamper (Photo: Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur)
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Choose the perfect gourmet gift to welcome the Lunar New Year
Exchanging gifts with your loved ones on Chinese New Year symbolises good fortune, prosperity, and well wishes—a means to physicalise your appreciation. A ritual intrinsic to the occasion, gift-giving conveys connection through the tangible. Amidst trips to hometowns, celebratory preparations, and family reunions, partake in this tradition with meaningful presents everyone will love.
Edible gifts consistently prove a hit with their ability to fortify any spread. We’ve compiled a list of epicurean gifts that will complement festive feasts, whether you’re looking for traditional snacks or treats infused with celebratory flavours.
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Mu Artisan Soy Sauce’s Seven Dragons Series Gift Set
Mu Artisan Soy Sauce, a purveyor of handcrafted soy sauce, has released five new flavours for the festive season: soy salt and sesame oil. Inspired by culturally significant Chinese porcelain, each flavour represents the qualities embodied by this year’s zodiac—the dragon. Pomelo soy sauce symbolises prosperity, gula Melaka soy sauce for love, and aged soy sauce conveys wisdom. These are just some of their seasonal creations. Add a bottle into a gift hamper or as a set for hosts of upcoming feasts to incorporate into their celebratory dishes.
Godiva’s Chinese New Year Collection
Above Godiva’s seasonal flavours (Photo: Godiva)
Above Godiva’s festive packaging (Photo: Godiva)
Godiva’s seasonal flavours (Photo: Godiva)
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Famed chocolatier Godiva has released an assortment of seasonal gourmand indulgences that pay homage to the Year of the Dragon. Clad in packaging reflective of the Lunar New Year’s vibrancy, these treats would be the perfect start to any sweet tooth’s year. Passionfruit caramel white chocolate, hazelnut praline milk chocolate, and caramel dark chocolate are available in gift boxes of 10, 12, or 15 pieces.
Baker Next Door’s Seasonal Pies
Releasing exclusive Chinese New Year flavours each year, Baker Next Door has released two new flavours for the Year of the Dragon. The fittingly coloured Maroon Aurum—sugar sweet plums and Australian peaches on a bed of red velvet—and the mandarin orange speckled Le Noirange are the pie specialist’s tributes to new beginnings and prosperity.
Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur’s Hampers and Gifts
Above Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur’s Prosperity Treasure hamper (Photo: Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur)
Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur’s Prosperity Treasure hamper (Photo: Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur)
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Lemon Garden 2Go has curated edible tokens of appreciation to gift family and loved ones this Chinese New Year. Three opulent gift hampers that blend tradition and luxury will be available until February 24. Pineapple tarts, kuih bangkit, and Chinese New Year-themed cupcakes are also available for smaller presents to add to a reunion dinner's dessert table.
Amazin’ Graze’s Gift of Health Boxes
Above A collection of Amazin’ Graze’s snacks (Photo: Amazin’ Graze)
Above One of Amazin’ Graze’s gift boxes (Photo: Amazin’ Graze)
A collection of Amazin’ Graze’s snacks (Photo: Amazin’ Graze)
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This season of indulgence, Amazin’ Graze strives to inspire positive change for the new year by allowing you to give your loved ones the gift of health. Showcasing Asian flavours and classic snacks with a healthy twist, three gift boxes will be available throughout the season. The Lunar Fortune and Flaming Fortune boxes feature hummus chips and nut mixes flavoured with coconut, pandan, or curry leaves.
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TWG Tea’s Grand Dragon Tea
Above TWG Tea’s Grand Dragon Tea (Photo: TWG Tea)
TWG Tea’s Grand Dragon Tea (Photo: TWG Tea)
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An ode to the dragon’s wisdom and tenacity, TWG Tea has created Grand Dragon Tea—pale-green tea leaves delicately accented with notes of mandarin orange. Evocative of vitality and strength, this seasonal blend makes the perfect gift, encased in a collectable emerald green tin.
Venchi’s Chinese New Year Gift Boxes
Welcome the new year with love, joy, and chocolate with Venchi’s illustrative gift boxes. A collection of its best-selling flavours, Venchi’s limited-edition gift boxes are a work of art and great introductions to their array of sweets.
Sugar and I’s Chinese New Year Flavours
Institutional SS14 bakery, Sugar and I has released two new flavours to usher in the new year. Lemon cheesecake bombolonis topped with coconut and a twist on pineapple tarts, pineapple cream cheese bombolonis, will make thoughtful accoutrements to balance any savoury spread.
Voilà Patisserie’s Auspicious Dragon Gift Box
Festive flavours define Voilà Patisserie’s tribute to the season’s tradition of gifting. Its Auspicious Dragon gift box is filled to the brim with sweet treats perfect for any celebratory gathering. Gula melaka financiers, cacao and sea salt galettes, and jasmine madeleines are just some of the patisserie’s offerings.
Licky Chan’s Lou Sang Cake
Above Licky Chan’s lou sang cake (Photo: Licky Chan)
Above Licky Chan’s lou sang cake (Photo: Licky Chan)
Licky Chan’s lou sang cake (Photo: Licky Chan)
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Licky Chan has put an inventive spin on traditional yee sang to ring in the new year. A sticky date cake with five spice and honey biscuit forms the base of this treat. You’ll even be able to toss auspicious toppings of candied pineapple ginger, Dewar’s Whisky goji berry, pumpkin seeds, candied cashew, almond crumble accompanied by a Dewar’s Whisky butterscotch sauce.
Hennesy’s Dragon Odyssey Collection
Hennesy XO and V.S.O.P (Photo: Hennessy)
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Liven up your get-togethers this year with a bold, festive spirit. For the festive season, Hennessy V.S.O.P, Hennessy Paradis, and Hennessy XO have been decanted into limited-edition bottles crafted in the image of the dragon by acclaimed artist, Yang Yongliang. Drawing on the Year of the Dragon’s ethos of positive energy, each bottle will make thoughtful gifts or centrepieces to welcome the new year.
Somersby's Mandarin Orange 0.0
Above Somersby Mandarin Orange 0.0 (Photo: Somersby)
Somersby Mandarin Orange 0.0 (Photo: Somersby)
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Highlighting Chinese New Year’s defining citrus fruit, Somersby has unveiled a non-alcoholic mandarin orange cider. Zesty and refreshing, the limited-run beverage will make the perfect complement for festive plates or an on-theme gift to bring to reunion meals. Elevate this citrus cider by repurposing it as a celebratory punch or mocktail base.
Unbox’s Chinese New Year Collection
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In preparation for the Year of the Dragon, Unbox boasts three exclusive gift boxes throughout the Chinese New Year. From its Lóong Shine Gift box filled to the brim with health remedies to its Hoi Toi Lóongather gift box of mini pork bakkwa, Unbox is offering gifting options for everyone. Celebrating the spirit of togetherness, also on offer is the Lóong Cha Cha gift box, comprised of glutinous rice Pu Erh tea and Da Hong Pao tea.
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Chelsea is a Dining Writer for Tatler Malaysia. When she’s not eating or writing about eating, she’s probably deciphering which oat milks froth the best for homemade flat whites.
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Chelsea writes about where to find great food and is passionate about exploring the cultural significance of different cuisines.
