Chinese New Year 2024: All the best new year puddings, turnip cakes and poon choi to order

Aside from the popular turnip cake with cured meats (HK$318), coconut milk cake (HK$238), water chestnut cake (HK$238) and white peach osmanthus jelly cake (HK$258), Tsui Hang Village has added the black truffle and Chinese yam cake (HK$318) to the festive collection this year. Bites of fresh Chinese yam and crisp jicama are complemented with black truffle for a healthy, guilt-free treat this holiday. 

The New Year treats are also wrapped in new packaging. Guests can also opt for the no-box lightweight version for a special discount in the name of sustainability. Order here.

Aside from classics like turnip (HK$278) and taro cake (HK$278), Little Bao’s Chef May Chow offers two interesting twists—the beetroot turnip cake (HK$268) and the golden pumpkin cake (HK$298). Both made with Chinese sausages from 60-year-old producer Sam Hing Loong, these treats add pops of natural colours to your festive spreads. A bestseller for the past decade, the former has replaced the traditional turnip with the rosy vegetable. The latter, meanwhile, has paired local pumpkins with succulent salted egg yolk for the perfect umami marriage. Order here.

Executive chef Siu Hin-Chi marks Lunar New Year with an elegantly classic turnip pudding with conpoy and air-dried meat (HK$298)—a bestseller that reveals mouthfuls of preserved Chinese sausage and bacon, black mushrooms and dried shrimps. For the sweet tooth, chef Siu has infused the fragrant tea leaves into a traditional pudding recipe to make coconut milk pudding with Ceylon tea (HK$238)—an unforgettable balance in texture and flavours to welcome the fierce dragon. Order here.

Paying homage to the traditional dragon dance, the thrilling beats of the drums and the mythical creature itself, The Peninsula's chef Tang Chi-Keung has added the all-new red date with ginger juice (HK$248) plus dried fig with walnut and honey (HK$498) to its festive offerings. Otherwise, impress families and loved ones all the same with the classic turnip pudding with whole abalone and XO chilli sauce (HK$688) or the classic Chinese New Year pudding (HK$228). You can never go wrong. Order here.

Grand Hyatt Hong Kong’s festive goodies are the way to any relative's hearts—parents, grandparents, in-laws, you name it. The coconut pudding (HK$228) is made from refined black sugar cane, while the turnip pudding (HK$228) combines premium dried shrimp, cured meat and delicious Chinese sausage, which is best paired with One Harbour Road’s signature X.O. chilli sauce for the full, finger-licking experience. Those who are indecisive can opt for the Grand Hyatt Chinese New Year Pudding set (HK$432), inclusive of the sweet and savoury duo. Order here.

The team behind restaurants like Akanoshou, Mango Tree, Modern Shanghai and Paper Moon celebrates the Year of the Dragon with a pudding gift box (HK$218) that opens up to two classic treats—the turnip pudding with dried scallops and preserved meat, plus the Chinese New Year pudding with coconut juice. Bite into a delicious concoction of dried scallops, preserved meat, dried shrimp and fresh turnip in the savoury former; while the latter will fill the room with refreshing coconut. 

Aside from traditional seafood-laced turnip cakes and new year puddings of red dates and coconut from resident Cantonese restaurant Ming Court, Cordis welcomes the fiery dragon with a beautiful mandarin milk chocolate hazelnut cake (HK$358 up) by executive pastry chef Roy Ma. The citrus-forward cake of Japanese mandarin is a layered creation of hazelnut dacquoise, mandarin curd and jelly, plus fluffy mandarin milk chocolate mousse and hazelnut milk chocolate crunch—what a delectable symbol of fortune and success! Order here.

This Cantonese institution’s bestselling poon choi bowls make a comeback in the Year of the Dragon with selections for six (HK$2,480) or 12 persons (HK$4,880). Ring in a year of health and happiness ahead with a sharing tradition combining layers of the finest, seasonal ingredients, such as whole 10-head abalone, sea cucumber, fish maw and more—all within the comforts of your own home. Order here.

Crafted by executive Chinese chef Jacky Chung, Yue’s sumptuous poon choi (HK$2,388) is spring in a festive bowl. Relish in the succulent six-head African abalone, delicate fish maw, delicious conpoy, bmack Moss, giant tiger prawn, tender pork knuckle and so much more. Seasonality reigns even in the selection of stapes like heart-warming Chinese yam, turnips, baby Chinese cabbage, mushrooms and even the deep-fried bean curd sheets.

Helmed by chef Raymond Wong, Shang Palace takes auspiciousness to a whole new level with poon choi bowls for four (HK$2,088) and eight persons (HK$4,888). Indulge in the crème de la crème of ingredients like six-head African abalone, lobster, goose web, conpoy, fish maw, braised sea cucumber and more within the comforts of your own home. An even more interactive choice is the Chinese New Year lo hei with abalone (HK$988), bringing together a toss up shredded carrots, tea melon slices and golden crackers for a colourful year to come! Order here.

Relish in the whistles and bells this Lunar New Year without the guilt with this vegetarian outlet’s plant-based poon choi that is overflowing with healthy bamboo and elm fungus, lotus root plus vegetarian prawns, abalone and other “seafoods” and “meats” so cleverly done that you'll forget they’re not the real thing. Select from options that serve four to six (HK$888) or 10 persons (HK$1,388). Order here.

A tower of 15 ingredients that's designed for sharing amongst six people, the Prosperity Poon Choi (HK$4,888) is a treasure chest of the ocean, opening up to prestigious catches like lobsters, South African abalone, scallops, Japanese mushrooms, fish maw, sea cucumber, fish curd, dried oysters and more. This scrumptious bowl is drizzled with a decadent sauce of black moss, sweetened chestnut, Jerusalem artichoke and tofu sheets—what a treat!  The Prosperity Poon Choi can be enjoyed at the restaurant or ordered for self-pick up.

The longstanding restaurant is ringing in extra luck this Lunar New Year with a poon choi (HK$988 per person, six persons up) highlighting 18 scrumptious ingredients, namely the Australian sea cucumber; 33-head South African dried abalone, black sea moss, goose web, whole dried scallop, tea-smoked local Ping Yuen chicken, roasted goose and so much more. Guests can also opt to add on braised dried oyster for more wealth to come in the Year of the Dragon. Complimentary delivery to one single address is available on selected dates. Order here.

Executive Chef Chi-Ki Wong of the Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant has prepared a seafood fiesta in his Prosperity Abalone Poon Choi tailored for four (HK$1,688) to six persons (HK$2,388). Dive into a mountain of South African Abalone, Goose Web, Dried Oysters and must-have staples like shiitake mushrooms and Chinese chicken – all doused in a decadent abalone sauce. Sweet tooths shouldn’t miss out on Wong’s brown sugar and ginger New Year pudding (HK$298), now helmed with a whimsical packaging that will “pop” your mind. Order here.