Winter is all about nourishment @ Ziyuexuan

The temperature has dropped a lot recently and we can finally feel the arrival of winter! In addition to Christmas, the Winter Solstice, the New Year's Eve and the beginning of the new year are also days to be celebrated. Chinese people, of course, celebrate festivals by eating Chinese food. On this day, I enjoyed a nourishing Chinese meal as a Winter Solstice meal with my friends in advance. We chose Zi Yue Xuan in Crowne Plaza Hotel Kowloon East in Tseung Kwan O for this dinner. We had tasted the hot pot many years ago and was left with a very good impression. This was our first time and we were very much looking forward to it. The interior decoration of the restaurant is very modern yet elegant. It also has a variety of different types of comfortable seats. The place is spacious and very comfortable to sit in. After ordering, the waiter brought the baked stuffed crab shell in a short while! The golden and plump crab shell is fresh and hot when it comes on stage, which is very attractive. The outer layer is fried until golden brown, crispy and not greasy, and the inside is full of fresh crab meat mixed with onions, which is sweet and delicious. It is such a pleasure for everyone to eat one selfishly. Next, we chose the chrysanthemum and five-snake soup which was just right for the season! The snake soup has a rich soup base with snake meat, and is paired with mushrooms, black fungus, winter bamboo shoots and other ingredients to make it very rich in taste. The addition of chrysanthemums adds a fresh aroma, and it is a must-try in autumn and winter as it can improve eyesight, clear the liver, invigorate energy and replenish blood. Everyone here is also a fan of Peking Duck! Order the New Zealand Honey Peking Duck for two for $578. The chef slices the duck right in front of the restaurant. The Peking duck with New Zealand honey as the skin has a very bright color. In addition to the sweet fragrance of the duck, it also adds a refreshing sweet and sour taste. Friends who are bored with the classic Peking duck can try this new flavor. The second dish, duck stew wrapped in lettuce, has plenty of ingredients and is fried very deliciously! The taste is super tempting when it is wrapped in crispy lettuce. Next comes the warm-up Shandong Black Grass Lamb Brisket Pot! It is served hot from the stove, fragrant and accompanied by seared Chinese lettuce and delicious fermented bean curd sauce. The lamb brisket is very flavorful and has just the right amount of fat and lean! There are also ingredients such as water chestnuts and winter bamboo shoots inside, which are very rich and flavorful. Everyone is very satisfied with the meal. The delicious fermented bean curd sauce is a perfect match with Chinese lettuce! The crisp lettuce and the salty and flavorful fermented bean curd sauce are so delicious that you can’t stop eating. The fried Chencun rice noodles with three shrimps in casserole is full of the fresh flavor of the ocean, so charming! The Chencun vermicelli is topped with sweet and refreshing prawns, tasty dried shrimps and salty and fragrant shrimp roe. The salty and fresh taste is very mouth-watering. Finally, there is Nuanlili’s original Ma You Salted Egg Black Pork Meat Pie Claypot Rice! Ma You salted fish is definitely a good match with rice. With the chewy black pork patties and sweet and fragrant salted egg, I can eat a whole bowl. For dessert, I ordered the very nourishing Date Cake! I really like its chewy and soft texture as well as the rich sweet flavor of red dates. Other friends also tried the protein peach gum almond tea! The snow-white almond tea is also added with peach gum which is nourishing and beautifying. It is sweet and delicious and also adds a lot of taste. The products of Zi Yue Xuan are of very high quality and I like them very much! If you are still worried about where to have a festive meal, why not give this a try?